Software Engineer Lead H-1B Salary

273 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Engineer Lead (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $129,147; the middle half of filings fall between $116,041 and $149,716. The largest sponsor for this title is Deloitte Tax LLP (44 filings).

273
certified filings
$129,147
Median base salary
$116,041
25th pct
$149,716
75th pct
$173,348
90th pct
$102,411
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
$102,411$129,147 median$173,348

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202659$145,105
FY202579$129,486
FY202464$122,450
FY202371$122,400

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Pittsburgh, PA18$124,138
Alpharetta, GA14$121,225
Dallas, TX11$102,000
San Antonio, TX11$172,227
Cumming, GA8$135,452
Jacksonville, FL8$130,000
Plano, TX8$160,390
Atlanta, GA6$110,729
Strongsville, OH6$124,150
San Jose, CA5$180,000
Collierville, TN4$115,794
Irving, TX4$128,060
Charlotte, NC3$128,960
Columbus, GA3$119,870
Columbus, OH3$140,026
Farmers Branch, TX3$112,923
Frisco, TX3$127,878
Jersey City, NJ3$109,283
Lisle, IL3$140,462
Mckinney, TX3$187,200

Software Engineer Lead salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Deloitte Tax LLP44$105,206
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.42$123,275
United Services Automobile Association25$174,830
FedEx Dataworks, Inc.23$127,878
Total System Services LLC20$120,029
FIS Management Services, LLC17$148,989
COOLSOFT LLC7$120,900
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION6$129,230
NewRez LLC6$123,300
Alfa Mutual Insurance Company5$101,500
Allstate Insurance Company5$142,003
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.4$133,994
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC.4$144,151
RELX, Inc.4$148,480
International Motors, LLC3$140,462
NetJets Services Inc.3$140,026
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company3$127,130
BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.2$144,934
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska2$144,194
PFIZER INC.2$107,909
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.2$126,654
Populus Group LLC2$187,200
RxAdvance Corporation2$162,500
UCare Minnesota2$130,884
US Foods, Inc.2$133,980
Accolade, Inc.1$145,000
AppZen, Inc.1$181,293
Arthrex, Inc.1$186,560
CAE Technology Services Inc1$141,378
CLOUD ACT LLC1$112,923
Computer Enterprises, Inc.1$137,500
ERP SMARTLABS LLC.1$109,970
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis1$150,000
Giant Eagle, Inc.1$125,000
H2O.ai, Inc.1$150,000
HRT Research LLC1$235,000
Hudson River Trading LLC1$200,000
INDOTRONIX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION1$93,600
Iso Date Holdings Inc1$104,000
Kivyo Inc.1$75,000
Leidos, Inc.1$170,000
LVSYS Corp1$93,600
MUFG Bank, Ltd.1$136,500
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company1$178,000
OnboardIQ Inc.1$240,000
PMG Worldwide LLC1$116,938
PSCU1$132,012
Radisys Corporation1$125,000
Rent-a-Center Texas, LP1$155,475
Republic National Distributing Company1$133,900

Related job titles

Lead Software Engineer $140,920Senior Lead Software Engineer $150,550Lead Software Development Engineer $150,000Lead Specialty Software Engineer $159,000Tech Lead Software Engineer $149,781Lead Software Test Engineer $145,347Software Engineer $135,408Lead Engineer $130,853Engineer Lead $143,903Engineer, Software $116,505

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