Lead Engineer, H-1B salary
What 9,437 H-1B filings report for “Lead Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Engineer?
$77k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Engineer, typically $63k to $126k, across 9,437 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Minnesota at $114k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Minnesota759$114k+$37k
- 2California1,498$95k+$18k
- 3Maryland65$95k+$18k
- 4Indiana29$88k+$11k
- 5Colorado226$80k+$3k
- 6Connecticut146$79k+$2k
- 7Virginia330$79k+$2k
- 8North Carolina344$78k+$1k
- 9Texas1,298$77ksame
- 10New Jersey513$76k−$1k
- 11Massachusetts478$76k−$1k
- 12Pennsylvania280$75k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $77kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Engineer roles are Wipro, Target, Quest Global, Hinduja Tech, and TransUnion, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Wipro7,244 filings$73k
- 2Target438 filings$131k
- 3Quest Global80 filings$75k
- 4Hinduja Tech74 filings$79k
- 5TransUnion69 filings$103k
- 6Neurealm62 filings$87k
- 7Eaton55 filings$116k
- 8Brillio46 filings$108k
- 9Best Buy41 filings$159k
- 10Astemo32 filings$111k
- 11Avis Budget Group25 filings$150k
- 12Techland24 filings$98k
- 13Prodapt North America23 filings$90k
- 14Altimetrik18 filings$102k
- 15WorldQuant17 filings$130k
- 16Automotive Robotics17 filings$90k
- 17Intercontinental Exchange16 filings$170k
- 18Isite Technologies16 filings$76k
- 19Egen Solutions16 filings$153k
- 20JCPenney16 filings$127k
- 21Capgemini15 filings$99k
- 22Impetus Technologies15 filings$100k
- 23Openet15 filings$110k
- 24Marvell14 filings$132k
- 25Cyient13 filings$74k
- 26Homesite Group12 filings$157k
- 27Yokogawa12 filings$109k
- 28SRS Consulting12 filings$110k
- 29Whirlpool11 filings$100k
- 30General Electric11 filings$119k
- 31HERE10 filings$114k
- 32Apexon10 filings$132k
- 33Sephora10 filings$161k
- 34Genpact10 filings$143k
- 35BCG9 filings$180k
- 36Synapse Design Automation9 filings$162k
- 37Populus Group9 filings$78k
- 38TechnipFMC9 filings$127k
- 39MongoDB8 filings$232k
- 40Fractal Analytics8 filings$101k
- 41Coherent8 filings$123k
- 42Nike8 filings$167k
- 43Astronics8 filings$106k
- 44American Family Insurance7 filings$143k
- 45Compunnel7 filings$87k
- 46WSP7 filings$110k
- 47Castlight Health7 filings$154k
- 48Majesco7 filings$100k
- 49Magna7 filings$110k
- 50Nokia7 filings$170k
Related titles in this family
13,564 filings carry “Lead Engineer” in the title, across 1,389 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Technology Lead - Engineering - Us574 filings$76k
- 2Senior Lead Engineer172 filings$113k
- 3Lead Engineer, Applications Development95 filings$140k
- 4QA Lead Engineer57 filings$96k
- 5Technical Lead Engineer53 filings$130k
- 6Digital Engineering Lead Engineer50 filings$109k
- 7Lead Engineer Software46 filings$145k
- 8Lead Engineer, Software Engineering44 filings$126k
- 9Development Lead Engineer35 filings$136k
- 10Project Lead Engineer35 filings$100k
- 11Team Lead, Engineering35 filings$150k
- 12Lead Engineer, Applications33 filings$142k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead Engineer”; 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.