Team Lead, H-1B salary
What 739 H-1B filings report for “Team Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Team Lead?
$98k median H-1B base salary for a Team Lead, typically $70k to $140k, across 739 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $113k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California144$113k+$15k
- 2North Carolina21$107k+$9k
- 3Massachusetts30$107k+$9k
- 4New York53$107k+$9k
- 5New Jersey79$101k+$3k
- 6Texas85$95k−$3k
- 7Ohio21$94k−$4k
- 8Georgia36$92k−$6k
- 9Michigan25$92k−$6k
- 10Illinois36$90k−$8k
- 11Florida28$85k−$13k
- 12Pennsylvania23$69k−$29k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $98kfor 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 Team Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Team Lead roles are IBM, Qualitest, Saama, Cyient, and Evry, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Team Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1IBM77 filings$77k
- 2Qualitest58 filings$110k
- 3Saama52 filings$114k
- 4Cyient51 filings$67k
- 5Evry30 filings$84k
- 6TELUS Digital29 filings$90k
- 7Strategic Resources International21 filings$70k
- 8Nisum19 filings$121k
- 9Millennium Management18 filings$160k
- 10Endava16 filings$102k
- 11Nabors Corporate Services14 filings$128k
- 12SLK America13 filings$90k
- 13Hexaware11 filings$80k
- 14Tech Mahindra10 filings$116k
- 15Kmk Consulting9 filings$120k
- 16LTIMindtree9 filings$75k
- 17Tenarai9 filings$97k
- 18CommVault Systems8 filings$112k
- 19Atos Syntel7 filings$87k
- 20iLink Systems7 filings$101k
- 21Sivic Solutions Group7 filings$93k
- 22Congruent Solutions6 filings$90k
- 23Okta6 filings$167k
- 24Centivu Technologies5 filings$85k
- 25Xebia5 filings$87k
- 26State Street5 filings$133k
- 27Attra4 filings$72k
- 28Cisco4 filings$102k
- 29Cynosure4 filings$100k
- 30SLB4 filings$157k
- 31Acqueon Technologies4 filings$93k
- 32Randstad4 filings$144k
- 33Apexon4 filings$77k
- 34Cogitate Technology Solutions4 filings$78k
- 35HealthStream4 filings$114k
- 36Montefiore4 filings$134k
- 37PubMatic4 filings$142k
- 38Intellitro3 filings$100k
- 39International Software Systems3 filings$160k
- 40MTX Group3 filings$130k
- 41Systime Computer3 filings$94k
- 42TransPerfect3 filings$80k
- 43Hinduja Tech3 filings$81k
- 44Mastek3 filings$103k
- 45Prolifics3 filings$115k
- 46Rave Infosys3 filings$122k
- 47Birlasoft3 filings$93k
- 48Allied Telecom Group, LLC2 filings$69k
- 49Altair Engineering2 filings$86k
- 50Actalent Services2 filings$92k
Related titles in this family
9,687 filings carry “Team Lead” in the title, across 2,837 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Team Leader783 filings$172k
- 2Technical Team Lead707 filings$83k
- 3Packaged App Development Team Lead240 filings$90k
- 4Software Development Team Lead209 filings$116k
- 5Technical Team Leader185 filings$80k
- 6Vice President; Team Lead - Apps Dev Prog122 filings$128k
- 7Team Lead Software Development119 filings$121k
- 8Engineering Team Lead108 filings$145k
- 9Team Lead, Software Engineering87 filings$145k
- 10Software Engineering Team Lead86 filings$107k
- 11IT Team Lead82 filings$118k
- 12Team Leader, Engineering64 filings$121k
Figures are for the exact title “Team 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.