Lead Software Developer H-1B Salary

317 certified H-1B filings list the job title Lead Software Developer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $130,612; the middle half of filings fall between $118,539 and $143,569. The largest sponsor for this title is Charter Communications, Inc. (17 filings).

317
certified filings
$130,612
Median base salary
$118,539
25th pct
$143,569
75th pct
$158,516
90th pct
$102,000
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
$102,000$130,612 median$158,516

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202652$134,804
FY202587$139,152
FY202465$128,079
FY2023113$125,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Irving, TX11$130,000
Charlotte, NC10$135,180
Maryland Heights, MO8$122,970
Denver, CO7$125,000
Frisco, TX6$109,616
Phoenix, AZ6$125,278
Atlanta, GA5$127,504
Cumming, GA5$150,000
Lincoln, NE5$105,000
Morrisville, NC5$142,000
New York, NY5$160,805
Chicago, IL4$119,402
Irvine, CA4$146,300
Parker, CO4$122,500
Peabody, MA4$131,250
Princeton, NJ4$139,230
Richardson, TX4$121,275
San Antonio, TX4$141,034
Scottsdale, AZ4$110,270
Southlake, TX4$140,000

Lead Software Developer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Charter Communications, Inc.17$122,970
Level 3 Communications LLC12$123,907
Lumen Technologies Service Group, LLC12$124,255
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.10$109,000
U-Haul International, Inc7$122,845
eTECHNOLOGY SERVICES, LLC6$137,500
CenturyLink Communications, LLC5$125,000
Qwest Corporation5$126,235
Unisoft Solutions LLC5$105,061
KFORCE INC.4$134,451
Likewize Device Protection, LLC4$137,500
McKesson Corporation4$165,100
NEVONEX IT SOLUTIONS INC4$98,904
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC3$132,000
Embedchain Inc.3$150,000
ENIAC SYSTEMS, INC3$126,090
INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.3$127,878
Jarus Technologies, Inc.3$110,000
Minuscule Technologies LLC3$102,482
MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC3$120,349
Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC3$126,017
RegEd, Inc.3$140,000
S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc.3$158,447
SAKSOFT INC.3$139,230
SSTech LLC3$98,904
The University of Texas at Dallas3$121,275
Uline, Inc.3$148,949
VM Consolidated, Inc.3$159,000
Vuegen Technologies Inc3$139,152
XENEX DISINFECTION SERVICES, INC.3$140,400
Biofourmis Inc.2$146,935
Clarium Managed Services LLC2$155,500
Confiz LLC2$110,150
CSC Holdings, LLC2$166,460
defi AUTO, LLC2$132,542
Educational Testing Service2$152,131
Equality Health, LLC2$127,691
HALO Branded Solutions, Inc.2$132,000
Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd.2$97,950
HTC GLOBAL SERVICES INC.2$133,182
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.2$125,000
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.2$172,186
Leidos, Inc.2$104,463
Lumen Technologies Government, LLC2$119,790
Luxoft USA, Inc.2$133,200
Mastek Inc.2$125,750
NIRA, Inc.2$144,303
NOCTURNAL INC.2$132,550
Nuvei Technologies Inc2$102,000
OneSource Virtual, Inc.2$152,000

Related job titles

Software Developer Lead $129,792Software Developer $102,000Lead Developer $136,900Developer Lead $102,752Senior Software Developer $120,328Lead Software Engineer $140,920Software Developer II $105,997Software Application Developer $101,500Advanced Software Developer $127,878Software Developer, Applications $99,000

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