Lead Consultant, H-1B salary
What 1,942 H-1B filings report for “Lead Consultant” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Consultant?
$94k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Consultant, typically $75k to $131k, across 1,942 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Maryland at $137k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Maryland25$137k+$43k
- 2California198$121k+$27k
- 3Minnesota26$99k+$5k
- 4New York179$97k+$3k
- 5New Jersey158$96k+$2k
- 6North Carolina77$96k+$2k
- 7Texas273$94ksame
- 8Connecticut47$93k−$1k
- 9Massachusetts41$92k−$2k
- 10Illinois144$90k−$4k
- 11Florida54$90k−$4k
- 12Pennsylvania53$90k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $94kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Lead Consultant?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Consultant roles are Genpact, ITC Infotech, Birlasoft, Virtusa, and Litmus7 Systems Consulting, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Consultant filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Genpact1,002 filings$89k
- 2ITC Infotech133 filings$90k
- 3Birlasoft112 filings$90k
- 4Virtusa90 filings$97k
- 5Litmus7 Systems Consulting83 filings$145k
- 6HCLTech82 filings$90k
- 7IBM35 filings$112k
- 8KPIT21 filings$88k
- 9Argano14 filings$162k
- 10LTIMindtree12 filings$124k
- 11GyanSys12 filings$131k
- 12Saama12 filings$112k
- 13Pharmalink Consulting11 filings$73k
- 14Xformics11 filings$100k
- 15Smart ERP Solutions10 filings$89k
- 16Syniti10 filings$145k
- 17Techland9 filings$99k
- 18VitalEdge Technologies9 filings$118k
- 19Newton Consulting8 filings$111k
- 20Egrove Systems8 filings$96k
- 21Cumberland Consulting Group7 filings$133k
- 22MTX Group6 filings$159k
- 23Rulesware6 filings$162k
- 24Big Cloud Consulting5 filings$96k
- 25Infosys5 filings$102k
- 26Instellars Global Consulting5 filings$90k
- 27Ninfo Systems5 filings$140k
- 28Systime Computer5 filings$91k
- 29Neurealm5 filings$90k
- 30SPS Commerce5 filings$114k
- 31Novartis5 filings$122k
- 32Factspan5 filings$126k
- 33Altimetrik4 filings$96k
- 34Elsoft Consulting4 filings$121k
- 35Kaar Technologies4 filings$190k
- 36Logic Information Systems4 filings$100k
- 37Vsln International4 filings$103k
- 38Xebia4 filings$103k
- 39American Information Technology3 filings$63k
- 40CSS International3 filings$180k
- 41Caprus IT3 filings$103k
- 42Cloud Software Group3 filings$146k
- 43IntegriChain3 filings$82k
- 44Kastech Solutions3 filings$103k
- 45Nividous Software Solutions3 filings$115k
- 46Palayekar Companies3 filings$107k
- 47Relanto3 filings$130k
- 48Vistex3 filings$132k
- 49Dixon Hughes Goodman3 filings$113k
- 50GSPANN Technologies3 filings$97k
Related titles in this family
8,938 filings carry “Lead Consultant” in the title, across 493 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Lead Consultant - Us3,854 filings$103k
- 2Lead Consultant - Us - Practitioner600 filings$94k
- 3Lead Consultant - Us - Professional347 filings$95k
- 4Lead Consultant - Infrastructure Management - Us256 filings$95k
- 5Senior Lead Consultant213 filings$96k
- 6Lead Consultant - 2 - Us144 filings$134k
- 7Lead Consultant - Infrastructure Management - Us - Practitio87 filings$91k
- 8Lead Consultant - Infrastructure Management - Us - Professio72 filings$91k
- 9SAP Lead Consultant40 filings$109k
- 10Lead Consultant (Software Engineer)38 filings$125k
- 11Digital Solution Cnslt. Lead Consultant29 filings$133k
- 12Digital Solution Consultant Lead Consultant27 filings$126k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead Consultant”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.