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Senior Software Development Lead, H-1B salary

What 62 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Development Lead” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$120k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Development Lead, typically $90k to $175k, across 62 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$90k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$106k–$156k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$120,230
62 filings
Top (p90)
$175k
90th percentile
p10 $90k
median $120k
p90 $175k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California31$150k+$30k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor 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 Software Development Lead?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software Development Lead roles are Brillio, Disney, and BorgWarner, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software Development Lead 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

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

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software Development Lead”; 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.