Software Development Lead Engineer, H-1B salary
What 6 H-1B filings report for “Software Development Lead Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Development Lead Engineer?
$128k median H-1B base salary for a Software Development Lead Engineer, typically $111k to $180k, across 6 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2024).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1BorgWarner4 filings$118k
- 2Brandon Consulting Associates2 filings$180k
Related titles in this family
8 filings carry “Software Development Lead Engineer” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Development Lead Engineer1 filings$132k
- 2Software Development Lead Engineer in Test1 filings$125k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Development Lead 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.