Lead Software Engineer H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 1,488 wage applications for Lead Software Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 376 employers. The median offered wage was $148,013, 1.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. GlobalLogic Inc. filed the most (102, median $115,336).

Filings: 1,488
Positions covered: 1,948
Employers: 376
Median offered: $148,013
Median prevailing wage: $134,971
Filings since FY2020: 8,074
Median offer change since FY2020: +20%

Lead Software Engineer, all employers1,488 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$148,013Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$133,536 to $163,685Where the middle half of the filings fall

$134,971Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Lead Software Engineer jobs rose 20%, from $124,067 in fiscal 2020 to $148,662 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 1,582 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 Engineer by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	1,050	$148,662	+2.7%	$134,971	+0.5%
2025	1,582	$144,816	+3.4%	$133,900	+2.8%
2024	1,208	$140,000	+2.7%	$127,878	+4.3%
2023	1,294	$136,342	+4.9%	$123,438	+4.6%
2022	1,346	$130,000	no change	$116,792	+8.0%
2021	762	$130,000	+4.8%	$118,102	+6.4%
2020	832	$124,067	n/a	$111,222	+7.2%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
GlobalLogic Inc.	102	$115,336	at the minimum
Lowe's Companies, Inc.	60	$133,536	at the minimum
Mastercard Technologies, LLC	59	$138,000	+16.3%
Capital One Services, LLC	58	$154,999	+12.7%
U.S. Bank National Association	55	$153,710	at the minimum
Optum Services, Inc.	51	$134,971	at the minimum
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	42	$154,669	at the minimum
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	30	$150,758	at the minimum
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.	28	$145,912	at the minimum
Macy's Systems and Technology, Inc.	25	$159,150	+8.4%
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.	25	$120,000	at the minimum
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC	24	$160,133	+20.3%
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation	22	$137,500	+5.6%
EPAM Systems Inc.	22	$115,500	+0.4%
Publix Super Markets, Inc.	22	$174,090	+19.7%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company	20	$121,118	at the minimum
NIKE, Inc.	20	$197,107	+18.9%
ADP Technology Services, Inc.	17	$134,423	at the minimum
Caterpillar Inc.	16	$153,317	at the minimum
Docusign Inc.	15	$212,202	at the minimum
Epsilon Data Management LLC	15	$138,300	+8.2%
Wellington Management Company LLP	14	$170,250	+5.6%
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.	14	$134,423	at the minimum
HRB Professional Resources, LLC	13	$145,753	+5.7%
FactSet Research Systems Inc.	13	$160,000	+14.5%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 376. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Lead Software Engineer jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Charlotte, NC	123	$133,536	at the minimum
Dallas, TX	53	$134,971	at the minimum
Irving, TX	49	$134,971	at the minimum
New York, NY	45	$166,676	+4.3%
Atlanta, GA	38	$156,406	+14.5%
Chicago, IL	37	$153,317	+1.6%
Boston, MA	28	$163,086	+1.7%
O'Fallon, MO	27	$138,000	+16.3%
Coppell, TX	24	$134,971	+0.5%
Johns Creek, GA	23	$156,550	+6.3%
Mclean, VA	21	$153,000	+17.3%
Phoenix, AZ	21	$140,000	at the minimum
Richmond, VA	21	$150,550	+13.4%
San Jose, CA	21	$153,493	at the minimum
Plano, TX	20	$155,229	+0.8%
O Fallon, MO	18	$138,000	+16.3%
Austin, TX	17	$139,152	at the minimum
Bloomington, IL	15	$121,118	at the minimum
Frisco, TX	15	$131,013	at the minimum
Omaha, NE	15	$118,165	at the minimum
Lakeland, FL	13	$169,897	+20.9%
Seattle, WA	13	$212,202	+0.5%
Alpharetta, GA	12	$130,707	at the minimum
Bellevue, WA	12	$167,911	+4.9%
Fremont, CA	12	$190,828	at the minimum

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry1%

Level II, qualified18%

Level III, experienced39%

Level IV, fully competent42%

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.
15 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.