Tech Lead, H-1B salary
What 848 H-1B filings report for “Tech Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Tech Lead?
$103k median H-1B base salary for a Tech Lead, typically $74k to $151k, across 848 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $143k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California88$143k+$40k
- 2New York67$116k+$13k
- 3Massachusetts33$116k+$13k
- 4New Jersey77$114k+$11k
- 5Florida48$113k+$10k
- 6Texas107$105k+$2k
- 7Illinois49$103ksame
- 8North Carolina24$100k−$3k
- 9Michigan26$98k−$5k
- 10Georgia49$97k−$6k
- 11Pennsylvania29$88k−$15k
- 12Ohio63$85k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $103kfor 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 Tech Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Tech Lead roles are SLK America, IBM, Infinite Computer Solutions, WebMD, and Photon Infotech, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Tech Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1SLK America113 filings$78k
- 2IBM55 filings$81k
- 3Infinite Computer Solutions33 filings$91k
- 4WebMD26 filings$120k
- 5Photon Infotech24 filings$111k
- 6KPIT21 filings$80k
- 7Opus Technologies20 filings$116k
- 8Barclays19 filings$135k
- 9Hexaware15 filings$78k
- 10Syncron13 filings$110k
- 11Atos Syntel11 filings$90k
- 12V2Solutions10 filings$100k
- 13YASH Technologies9 filings$90k
- 14Nielsen9 filings$148k
- 15Encora8 filings$134k
- 16CommVault Systems7 filings$122k
- 17Youngsoft7 filings$110k
- 18Cyient7 filings$69k
- 19Bridgewater Associates, LP6 filings$144k
- 20Jk Tech6 filings$90k
- 21Kaar Technologies6 filings$120k
- 22Mphasis6 filings$146k
- 23Squad Software6 filings$75k
- 24Xceedance6 filings$125k
- 25Sngular6 filings$120k
- 26State Auto6 filings$115k
- 27Abacus Technical Services5 filings$130k
- 28Genisys Software5 filings$110k
- 29New York Technology Partners5 filings$99k
- 30Thoughtline Technologies5 filings$92k
- 31Macy's5 filings$151k
- 32Saama5 filings$110k
- 33Twilio5 filings$208k
- 34Adalitek Group5 filings$78k
- 35J & Y Business Group5 filings$80k
- 36Deemsys4 filings$85k
- 37Ebix4 filings$94k
- 38Expedent4 filings$100k
- 39Trinity Envision Business Services4 filings$95k
- 40Genpact4 filings$138k
- 41S&P Global4 filings$149k
- 42Verndale4 filings$116k
- 43CSS4 filings$75k
- 44Innova Solutions4 filings$102k
- 45EXL4 filings$77k
- 46HubSpot4 filings$144k
- 47Ulta Beauty4 filings$163k
- 48Charter Global3 filings$92k
- 49Cloudflare3 filings$185k
- 50Cognier3 filings$74k
Related titles in this family
4,866 filings carry “Tech Lead” in the title, across 1,165 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst745 filings$150k
- 2Applications Support Tech Lead Analyst97 filings$150k
- 3Java Tech Lead86 filings$105k
- 4Senior Tech Lead75 filings$114k
- 5Tech Lead Manager71 filings$220k
- 6Tech Lead Software Engineer59 filings$143k
- 7Software Development Engineering, Tech Lead55 filings$100k
- 8Agile Development Tech Lead54 filings$153k
- 9Information Security Tech Lead Analyst47 filings$150k
- 10IT Project Tech Lead44 filings$147k
- 11Applications Tech Lead42 filings$122k
- 12Infrastructure Tech Lead Analyst36 filings$151k
Figures are for the exact title “Tech 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.