Lead Software Developer H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).

Employers filed 85 wage applications for Lead Software Developer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 60 employers. The median offered wage was $134,805, 1.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Charter Communications, Inc. filed the most (4, median $128,036).

Filings: 85
Positions covered: 99
Employers: 60
Median offered: $134,805
Median prevailing wage: $127,837
Filings since FY2020: 928
Median offer change since FY2020: +18%

Lead Software Developer, all employers85 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$134,805Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$126,090 to $148,955Where the middle half of the filings fall

$127,837Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Lead Software Developer jobs rose 18%, from $114,000 in fiscal 2020 to $134,638 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 2.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 207 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 Software Developer by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	58	$134,638	−2.1%	$126,090	+2.3%
2025	96	$137,583	+7.4%	$127,598	+4.3%
2024	69	$128,156	+4.2%	$122,596	+1.9%
2023	125	$122,970	+2.5%	$116,116	+4.9%
2022	173	$120,000	−1.6%	$108,680	+1.1%
2021	207	$122,000	+7.0%	$119,642	+0.5%
2020	200	$114,000	n/a	$107,619	+0.7%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Charter Communications, Inc.	4	$128,036	at the minimum
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.	4	$115,000	+8.2%
Lumen Technologies Service Group, LLC	3	$134,487	+11.6%
MSR Technology Group LLC	3	$120,349	at the minimum
The University of Texas at Dallas	3	$121,275	+33.7%
U-Haul International, Inc	2	$128,538	+15.7%
Vuegen Technologies Inc	2	$139,152	at the minimum
Eniac Systems Inc	2	$126,090	at the minimum
Varenya Inc.	2	$134,971	at the minimum
CenturyLink Communications LLC	2	$127,533	+2.8%
Qwest Corporation	2	$128,768	+4.6%
HALO Branded Solutions, Inc.	2	$132,000	at the minimum
Kforce Inc.	2	$163,779	at the minimum
Relevance Lab, Inc	2	$120,940	+11.9%
VM Consolidated, Inc.	2	$159,500	+15.7%
CSC Investments II, LLC	1	$141,300	+4.7%
Shineteck Inc	1	$128,960	at the minimum
Technocraft Solutions LLC	1	$133,000	+31.9%
QPoint Health, LLC	1	$111,072	at the minimum
Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc.	1	$141,669	at the minimum
Technovision Inc.	1	$129,000	at the minimum
Biofourmis Inc.	1	$151,270	+43.8%
Yash & Lujan Consulting, Inc.	1	$134,638	+9.3%
Level 3 Communications LLC	1	$129,002	+7.0%
Tekaccel Inc	1	n/a

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 60. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Lead Software Developer jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Charlotte, NC	4	$128,036	at the minimum
Herndon, VA	4	$137,348	at the minimum
Farmington Hills, MI	3	$120,349	at the minimum
Lincoln, NE	3	$115,000	+14.4%
Plano, TX	3	$137,184	+1.6%
Atlanta, GA	2	$137,821	+8.7%
Chicago, IL	2	$130,707	at the minimum
Cumming, GA	2	$142,000	+29.9%
Dallas, TX	2	$135,000	+1.4%
Deerfield, IL	2	$120,940	+11.9%
Denver, CO	2	$127,512	+5.8%
Georgetown, TX	2	$139,152	at the minimum
Harrisburg, PA	2	$128,980	at the minimum
Irvine, CA	2	$182,821	+30.0%
Iselin, NJ	2	$132,000	at the minimum
New York, NY	2	$160,805	at the minimum
Phoenix, AZ	2	$122,845	+10.6%
Richardson, TX	2	$121,275	+45.3%
Southlake, TX	2	$156,998	at the minimum
Washington, DC	2	$163,379	+0.2%
Addison, TX	1	$131,000	+16.0%
Akron, OH	1	$139,518	+9.7%
Annapolis, MD	1	$185,000	+2.7%
Athens, GA	1	$135,100	at the minimum
Aurora, CO	1	$129,002	+7.0%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry1%

Level II, qualified38%

Level III, experienced37%

Level IV, fully competent23%

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.