Lead Software Engineering H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 90 wage applications for Lead Software Engineering jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 7 employers. The median offered wage was $163,079, 8.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. AT&T Services, Inc. filed the most (78, median $164,458).

Filings: 90
Positions covered: 90
Employers: 7
Median offered: $163,079
Median prevailing wage: $156,998
Filings since FY2020: 224
Median offer change since FY2024: +3%

Lead Software Engineering, all employers90 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$163,079Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$157,314 to $172,252Where the middle half of the filings fall

$156,998Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Lead Software Engineering jobs rose 3%, from $160,000 in fiscal 2024 to $164,458 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 9.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 73 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 Engineering by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	80	$164,458	+2.8%	$156,998	+9.0%
2025	73	$160,000	no change	$149,781	+9.4%
2024	56	$160,000	−31.6%	$139,464	+14.0%
2023	5	$233,750	+107.6%	$183,310	+15.8%
2022	4	$112,600	−16.6%	$98,800	+19.2%
2021	3	$135,000	+30.1%	$122,616	+9.9%
2020	3	$103,800	n/a	$99,736	+4.1%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
AT&T Services, Inc.	78	$164,458	+8.2%
Forged Fiber 37 LLC	6	$125,513	+10.1%
Nextdoor, Inc.	2	$284,000	+37.4%
Optum Services, Inc.	1	$140,432	+3.7%
Insurance Services Office, Inc	1	$142,300	+4.4%
Boardvantage Inc.	1	$179,888	+11.3%
Adenza, Inc.	1	$223,208	+4.5%

Where Lead Software Engineering jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Plano, TX	34	$163,622	+7.3%
Alpharetta, GA	15	$160,000	+7.3%
Dallas, TX	14	$165,510	+5.7%
Bothell, WA	10	$176,936	+52.9%
San Francisco, CA	4	$245,604	+18.4%
Middletown, NJ	2	$169,790	+17.3%
Alparetta, GA	1	$155,000	+1.9%
Chantilly, VA	1	$180,250	+2.7%
Cumming, GA	1	$122,400	+16.6%
Dallas County, TX	1	$158,200	+40.1%
Fuquay Varina, NC	1	$135,200	+2.3%
Holly Springs, NC	1	$140,432	+3.7%
Hurst, TX	1	$114,082	+4.0%
Jersey City, NJ	1	$142,300	+4.4%
Manteca, CA	1	$131,019	+9.2%
Oak Point, TX	1	$121,693	+10.9%
Parker, CO	1	$128,625	+13.8%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified8%

Level III, experienced6%

Level IV, fully competent86%

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.