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Lead Staff Software Development Engineer, H-1B salary

What 4 H-1B filings report for “Lead Staff Software Development Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Staff Software Development Engineer?

$121k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Staff Software Development Engineer, typically $115k to $165k, across 4 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$115k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$119k–$137k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$121,234
4 filings
Top (p90)
$165k
90th percentile
p10 $115k
median $121k
p90 $165k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

Not enough state-level data.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Lead Staff Software Development Engineer?

No employer stands out for Lead Staff Software Development Engineer roles: the top 4 filers are tied on 1 H-1B labor condition application each, based on U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Staff Software Development Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

3 filings carry “Lead Staff Software Development Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Lead Staff Software Development 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.