Vice President Lead Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,810 H-1B filings report for “Vice President Lead Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Vice President Lead Software Engineer?
$160k median H-1B base salary for a Vice President Lead Software Engineer, typically $140k to $186k, across 1,810 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026). Highest in California at $199k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California84$199k+$39k
- 2Washington31$183k+$23k
- 3New Jersey334$175k+$15k
- 4New York85$175k+$15k
- 5Illinois64$158k−$2k
- 6Texas546$157k−$3k
- 7Delaware261$152k−$8k
- 8Florida94$150k−$10k
- 9Ohio277$143k−$17k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $160kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1JPMorgan Chase1,809 filings$160k
- 2Blackstone1 filings$190k
Related titles in this family
1,811 filings carry “Vice President Lead Software Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Corporate Vice President - Lead Software Engineer1 filings$148k
Figures are for the exact title “Vice President Lead Software 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.