Lead AI Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 34 wage applications for Lead AI Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 26 employers. The median offered wage was $188,176, 6.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Capital One Services, LLC filed the most (6, median $189,550).
- Filings
- 34
- Positions covered
- 34
- Employers
- 26
- Median offered
- $188,176
- Median prevailing wage
- $160,264
- Filings since FY2020
- 63
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +44%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Lead AI Engineer jobs rose 44%, from $131,726 in fiscal 2020 to $190,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.2% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 12 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Lead AI Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 31 | $190,000 | +14.8% | $156,998 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 12 | $165,545 | −8.1% | $151,314 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 7 | $180,128 | n/a | $149,947 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 3 | $128,315 | n/a | $125,798 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | 7 | $131,726 | n/a | $131,726 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One Services, LLC | 6 | $189,550 | +18.1% | |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 4 | $225,400 | +17.4% | |
| Encore Automation, LLC | 1 | $111,654 | at the minimum | |
| Zeta Global Corp. | 1 | $215,000 | +16.5% | |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $137,950 | +8.8% | |
| MI Softech, Inc | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| HCA Management Services LP | 1 | $139,152 | at the minimum | |
| Aarki, Inc. | 1 | $240,000 | +23.2% | |
| Honeywell Aerospace US, LLC | 1 | $195,300 | +16.2% | |
| Eight Eleven Group, LLC | 1 | $228,800 | +65.2% | |
| Cloud Chef, Inc. | 1 | $130,582 | at the minimum | |
| Team TAG Services, LLC | 1 | $200,000 | +30.4% | |
| Ascend Learning LLC | 1 | $186,352 | +16.7% | |
| Reliance Jio Global Resources, LLC | 1 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | 1 | $170,716 | at the minimum | |
| Digital Minds Global Technologies Inc | 1 | $107,000 | +1.0% | |
Showing the 16 employers with the most filings of 26. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Lead AI Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 5 | $201,094 | +36.2% | |
| New York, NY | 2 | $220,000 | +25.0% | |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $225,400 | +6.2% | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 1 | $111,654 | at the minimum | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $230,000 | +42.1% | |
| Burbank, CA | 1 | $185,000 | +0.2% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $178,006 | at the minimum | |
| Canton, MI | 1 | $228,800 | +65.2% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | +30.4% | |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $225,400 | +43.6% | |
| Duarte, CA | 1 | $215,000 | +16.5% | |
| Edison, NJ | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Georgetown, TX | 1 | $139,152 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $107,000 | +1.0% | |
| Lithia, FL | 1 | $186,352 | +16.7% | |
| Los Altos, CA | 1 | $250,000 | +5.1% | |
| Marietta, GA | 1 | $180,000 | +18.3% | |
| Newark, CA | 1 | $213,512 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $130,582 | at the minimum | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $170,000 | +3.4% | |
| Plymouth, MN | 1 | $195,300 | +16.2% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | $240,000 | +23.2% | |
| Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $147,200 | at the minimum | |
| Sleepy Hollow, NY | 1 | $137,950 | +8.8% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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