Lead Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 10,109 H-1B filings report for “Lead Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Software Engineer?
$134k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Software Engineer, typically $100k to $175k, across 10,109 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Oregon at $180k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Oregon169$180k+$46k
- 2Washington310$151k+$17k
- 3California1,774$148k+$14k
- 4New York455$144k+$10k
- 5Maryland114$142k+$8k
- 6Massachusetts380$140k+$6k
- 7Utah65$138k+$4k
- 8Georgia613$137k+$3k
- 9Missouri455$137k+$3k
- 10Connecticut145$136k+$2k
- 11South Carolina27$135k+$1k
- 12North Carolina657$134ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $134kfor 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 Software Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Software Engineer roles are GlobalLogic, EPAM, Capital One, Mastercard, and Lowe's, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1GlobalLogic731 filings$113k
- 2EPAM613 filings$116k
- 3Capital One463 filings$103k
- 4Mastercard366 filings$138k
- 5Lowe's296 filings$134k
- 6Optum278 filings$133k
- 7Macy's246 filings$145k
- 8Salesforce229 filings$169k
- 9Cadence191 filings$121k
- 10Impetus Technologies189 filings$108k
- 11Cox Automotive177 filings$153k
- 12Nike150 filings$186k
- 13U.S. Bank NA141 filings$150k
- 14Broadridge Financial Solutions121 filings$125k
- 15Depository Trust & Clearing113 filings$132k
- 16FactSet101 filings$150k
- 17Publix84 filings$160k
- 18Docusign83 filings$212k
- 19Thomson Reuters80 filings$115k
- 20State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company79 filings$118k
- 21Disney75 filings$183k
- 22Wellington Management Company73 filings$162k
- 23HRB Professional Resources66 filings$137k
- 24Assurant61 filings$127k
- 25Caterpillar60 filings$145k
- 26Wells Fargo60 filings$155k
- 27S&P Global60 filings$156k
- 28The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America55 filings$150k
- 29LendingClub55 filings$174k
- 30Lumen54 filings$128k
- 31Deloitte52 filings$99k
- 32Dow Jones52 filings$143k
- 33ADP52 filings$133k
- 34Concentrix51 filings$120k
- 35Epsilon Data Management49 filings$136k
- 36Williams-Sonoma46 filings$154k
- 37First Citizens Bank44 filings$139k
- 38Northwestern Mutual44 filings$150k
- 39Humana40 filings$150k
- 40Oracle39 filings$134k
- 41OCLC39 filings$121k
- 42MUFG39 filings$149k
- 43Comcast38 filings$157k
- 44Great Software Laboratory36 filings$131k
- 45Dexian35 filings$120k
- 46Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories35 filings$111k
- 47Light & Wonder34 filings$89k
- 48Cimpress32 filings$140k
- 49UKG31 filings$142k
- 50HERE31 filings$121k
Related titles in this family
15,801 filings carry “Lead Software Engineer” in the title, across 1,067 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Vice President, Lead Software Engineer1,810 filings$160k
- 2Vice President, Sr Lead Software Engineer545 filings$178k
- 3Senior Lead Software Engineer470 filings$145k
- 4Associate Lead Software Engineer256 filings$110k
- 5Lead Software Engineering242 filings$160k
- 6Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack224 filings$122k
- 7Technical Lead Software Engineer91 filings$133k
- 8Sr. Lead Software Engineer87 filings$139k
- 9Team Lead, Software Engineering87 filings$145k
- 10Tech Lead Software Engineer59 filings$143k
- 11Lead Software Engineer in Test38 filings$140k
- 12Vice President, Senior Lead Software Engineer31 filings$180k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead Software 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.