Senior Software Engineering Lead, H-1B salary
What 32 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Engineering Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Software Engineering Lead?
$166k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Engineering Lead, typically $143k to $179k, across 32 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2022).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington23$166ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $166kfor 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 Engineering Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software Engineering Lead roles are Microsoft, Upwork, and Intuitive Surgical, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software Engineering Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Microsoft25 filings$167k
- 2Upwork2 filings$148k
- 3Intuitive Surgical2 filings$166k
- 4AgriSync, Inc.1 filings$100k
- 5iPivot1 filings$144k
- 6Vecna Cares Charitable Trust1 filings$104k
Related titles in this family
34 filings carry “Senior Software Engineering Lead” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Engineering Leader2 filings$182k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software Engineering 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.