Lead Developer H-1B Salary

469 certified H-1B filings list the job title Lead Developer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $136,900; the middle half of filings fall between $118,165 and $152,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (41 filings).

469
certified filings
$136,900
Median base salary
$118,165
25th pct
$152,000
75th pct
$170,000
90th pct
$102,740
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$102,740$136,900 median$170,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202656$142,100
FY2025141$141,218
FY2024136$127,878
FY2023136$135,950

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Atlanta, GA41$136,900
New York, NY25$160,900
Irving, TX18$136,288
Rockville, MD11$165,173
Charlotte, NC9$154,669
Chicago, IL9$127,754
Schaumburg, IL9$135,000
Cumming, GA7$136,900
Jersey City, NJ7$152,000
Prosper, TX7$106,000
Alpharetta, GA6$121,252
Buffalo Grove, IL6$131,750
Dallas, TX6$87,922
Farmington Hills, MI6$151,570
San Diego, CA6$131,036
Kansas City, MO5$101,871
Washington, DC5$139,589
Coppell, TX4$115,259
Ellicott City, MD4$138,630
Mckinney, TX4$125,104

Lead Developer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.41$142,100
Epsilon Data Management LLC26$141,233
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.25$165,173
IBM Corporation13$96,886
ICE DATA ANALYTICS, LLC13$177,100
NYSE Market (DE), Inc.13$169,300
TransUnion LLC13$133,508
Zurich American Insurance Company13$123,165
PHOTON INFOTECH, INC.12$110,388
Nubes Opus, LLC10$105,500
ICE DATA CONNECTIVITY & FEEDS INC.8$151,900
Euromarket Designs, Inc. (d/b/a Crate & Barrel and CB2)6$139,392
TEKsystems Global Services, LLC6$140,709
HYPERION TECHNOLOGIES LLC5$139,589
Computer Task Group, Inc.4$110,760
HD Supply, Inc.4$154,578
ICE DATA INDICES, LLC4$174,650
Maritz Motivation Inc.4$123,043
SAAS Technologies, Inc.4$114,972
TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc.4$113,391
Altimetrik Corp.3$134,971
CloudIQ Technologies Inc.3$140,000
CNO Services, LLC3$158,000
DealerDirect, LLC3$135,000
Galaxy IT LLC3$112,923
GLOBAL DATA MART, INC.3$127,504
ICE CLEAR CREDIT LLC3$144,600
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.3$115,000
Knight InfoTech, LLC3$104,000
Luxottica of America Inc.3$124,752
Rightpoint Consulting LLC3$143,140
The Baldwin Group Colleague, Inc.3$151,561
Xforia, Inc.3$142,000
ADP Technology Services, Inc.2$139,662
Ares Operations, LLC2$126,942
Avco Consulting, Inc2$118,165
BANC INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.2$143,000
BOGHOS TECH LLC2$90,000
Bounteous, Inc.2$123,000
Bridgenext Digital Engineering Inc.2$141,350
CNO Financial Group, Inc.2$149,247
Compass Group USA, Inc.2$155,178
Continental Finance Company, LLC2$143,179
CRISIL Irevna US LLC2$123,992
ECHO HEALTH, INC.2$109,011
Eddie Bauer LLC2$113,578
Eliassen Group, LLC2$175,186
EMPOWER RETIREMENT, LLC2$161,696
Exafluence Inc2$129,000
FASTENAL COMPANY2$96,510

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Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer