Technical Leader, H-1B salary
What 1,146 H-1B filings report for “Technical Leader” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Technical Leader?
$100k median H-1B base salary for a Technical Leader, typically $72k to $152k, across 1,146 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $146k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California340$146k+$46k
- 2New York31$138k+$38k
- 3Massachusetts28$125k+$25k
- 4Texas99$112k+$12k
- 5North Carolina53$109k+$9k
- 6Maryland20$107k+$7k
- 7Washington73$100ksame
- 8Illinois20$91k−$9k
- 9Georgia23$88k−$12k
- 10Florida22$83k−$17k
- 11Minnesota36$76k−$24k
- 12Michigan155$76k−$24k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $100kfor 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 Technical Leader?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Technical Leader roles are KPIT, Cisco, Capgemini, IBM, and Electric Power Research Institute, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Technical Leader filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1KPIT369 filings$75k
- 2Cisco322 filings$145k
- 3Capgemini234 filings$100k
- 4IBM36 filings$78k
- 5Electric Power Research Institute22 filings$90k
- 6Cyient16 filings$66k
- 7Systime Computer15 filings$74k
- 8SLK America15 filings$101k
- 9Birlasoft14 filings$82k
- 10Nokia13 filings$122k
- 11Silverchair Science & Communications10 filings$140k
- 12Home Box Office10 filings$148k
- 13Zoom9 filings$183k
- 14e-Zest Solutions3 filings$90k
- 15Kaar Technologies3 filings$131k
- 16Owens Corning3 filings$102k
- 17Innovium3 filings$170k
- 18AIRCOM International2 filings$124k
- 19Arista Networks2 filings$127k
- 20Dunn Solutions Group2 filings$122k
- 21Guidehouse2 filings$170k
- 22HTC Global Services2 filings$103k
- 23Intelygenz Inc2 filings$155k
- 24Inception Ops2 filings$185k
- 25Pro US-Cw2 filings$177k
- 26Spectro Cloud2 filings$185k
- 27TEKsystems2 filings$144k
- 28Warner Bros.2 filings$160k
- 29Kitware2 filings$104k
- 30PRO Unlimited2 filings$146k
- 31ACE American Insurance Company1 filings$140k
- 32Altimetrik1 filings$132k
- 33Austin Capital Bank SSB1 filings$170k
- 34Averna Test Systems1 filings$143k
- 35Cloudflare1 filings$208k
- 36Comau1 filings$92k
- 37Cummins1 filings$80k
- 38ACL Digital1 filings$105k
- 39Dsys1 filings$80k
- 40DaVita1 filings$122k
- 41Evosonic (USA), Inc.1 filings$120k
- 42GE HealthCare1 filings$160k
- 43General Motors1 filings$125k
- 44Harman International1 filings$76k
- 45Hydril Company1 filings$89k
- 46i28 Technologies1 filings$122k
- 47Nk Technolabs1 filings$106k
- 48Pure Storage1 filings$172k
- 49Rummel, Klepper & Kahl1 filings$147k
- 50Techland1 filings$118k
Related titles in this family
3,228 filings carry “Technical Leader” in the title, across 456 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Technical Leader396 filings$100k
- 2Software Engineering Technical Leader232 filings$181k
- 3Technical Leader, Software Engineering123 filings$157k
- 4Sr. Technical Leader103 filings$81k
- 5Technical Leader, Engineering96 filings$157k
- 6Engineering Technical Leader89 filings$167k
- 7Product Technical Leader37 filings$123k
- 8Customer Delivery Engineering Technical Leader36 filings$136k
- 9ASIC Engineering Technical Leader32 filings$171k
- 10Technical Leader - Hardware28 filings$101k
- 11Hardware Engineering Technical Leader27 filings$176k
- 12Technical Leader, Customer Delivery Engineering27 filings$129k
Figures are for the exact title “Technical Leader”; 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.