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Senior Lead Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 470 H-1B filings report for “Senior Lead Software Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$145k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Lead Software Engineer, typically $113k to $200k, across 470 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $178k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$113k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$124k–$165k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$145,227
470 filings
Top (p90)
$200k
90th percentile
p10 $113k
median $145k
p90 $200k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California30$178k+$33k
  • 2Virginia160$162k+$17k
  • 3New York23$157k+$12k
  • 4Illinois23$149k+$4k
  • 5Texas91$145ksame
  • 6New Jersey41$144k−$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $145kfor 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 Senior Lead Software Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Lead Software Engineer roles are Capital One, Broadridge Financial Solutions, ADP, Cox Automotive, and Impetus Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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

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Related titles in this family

555 filings carry “Senior Lead Software Engineer” in the title, across 28 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.