Project Lead H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Information Technology Project Managers (SOC 15-1299.09).
Employers filed 99 wage applications for Project Lead jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 33 employers. The median offered wage was $118,175, 3.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Tata Consultancy Services Limited filed the most (21, median $118,331).
- Filings
- 99
- Positions covered
- 98
- Employers
- 33
- Median offered
- $118,175
- Median prevailing wage
- $104,884
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,109
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +35%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Project Lead jobs rose 35%, from $87,869 in fiscal 2020 to $118,394 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 2.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 291 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.
Project Lead by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 72 | $118,394 | +17.1% | $108,899 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 131 | $101,109 | +4.7% | $92,602 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 127 | $96,564 | −5.3% | $86,123 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 119 | $102,000 | +6.5% | $92,560 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 171 | $95,778 | +2.8% | $81,557 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 198 | $93,142 | +6.0% | $77,875 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 291 | $87,869 | n/a | $77,438 | +8.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 21 | $118,331 | at the minimum | |
| Mphasis Corporation | 16 | $130,000 | +28.9% | |
| HCL America Inc | 14 | $111,447 | at the minimum | |
| Neurealm Inc | 6 | $119,163 | +1.5% | |
| Corgan Associates, Inc. | 6 | $94,555 | +13.6% | |
| Kaar Technologies, Inc. | 4 | $170,000 | +43.0% | |
| EVRY USA Corporation | 2 | $119,292 | +21.2% | |
| Dynasticx LLC | 2 | $110,240 | +19.3% | |
| JSM Consulting Inc | 2 | $111,980 | +15.6% | |
| Avco Consulting, Inc. | 2 | $139,443 | at the minimum | |
| Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc. | 2 | $108,600 | +0.2% | |
| Quinnox, Inc. | 1 | $155,000 | +17.0% | |
| EN Engineering, LLC | 1 | $100,000 | +4.4% | |
| IBM Corporation | 1 | $137,759 | +4.0% | |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $109,762 | at the minimum | |
| Birlasoft Inc | 1 | $94,765 | at the minimum | |
| Nagarro, Inc | 1 | $121,202 | at the minimum | |
| ValueLabs, Inc. | 1 | $86,000 | +1.3% | |
| MetLife Group, Inc. | 1 | $94,952 | at the minimum | |
| Bitwise Inc. | 1 | $133,200 | +1.9% | |
| Kyyba, Inc. | 1 | $122,117 | +51.1% | |
| Nexturn Inc | 1 | $105,000 | +3.4% | |
| Tammina Infotech Inc | 1 | $118,500 | at the minimum | |
| CubeSimple Inc. | 1 | $165,000 | +13.3% | |
| Atos Syntel Inc | 1 | $95,100 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 33. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Project Lead jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa, FL | 5 | $126,900 | +28.9% | |
| San Antonio, TX | 4 | $91,874 | at the minimum | |
| Albany, NY | 3 | $122,825 | +3.0% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $108,600 | +0.1% | |
| Culver City, CA | 3 | $104,108 | +13.9% | |
| Dallas, TX | 3 | $84,460 | +5.3% | |
| Edison, NJ | 3 | $126,818 | at the minimum | |
| Milford, OH | 3 | $118,331 | at the minimum | |
| San Diego, CA | 3 | $114,936 | +11.9% | |
| San Jose, CA | 3 | $139,443 | at the minimum | |
| Wilmington, DE | 3 | $110,240 | +19.3% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 2 | $130,000 | +19.0% | |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $115,000 | +50.7% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $129,900 | +11.3% | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $146,380 | +10.5% | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $124,585 | +2.8% | |
| North Ridgeville, OH | 2 | $180,000 | +51.0% | |
| Plano, TX | 2 | $114,393 | +9.6% | |
| Schaumburg, IL | 2 | $132,817 | +1.0% | |
| Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1 | $126,818 | at the minimum | |
| Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $96,295 | +16.2% | |
| Carrollton, TX | 1 | $140,000 | +51.2% | |
| Cary, NC | 1 | $94,952 | at the minimum | |
| Collierville, TN | 1 | $120,000 | +32.4% | |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $95,659 | at the minimum | |
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.
Related job titles
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- Senior Product Manager$169,541
- IT Project Manager$97,859
- Program Manager$136,115
- Technical Program Manager$170,000
- Technical Project Manager$118,456
- Senior Project Manager$131,240
- Technical Program Manager III$167,024
- Information Technology Project Manager$96,762
- Technology Project Lead 2$118,456
- Product Management$185,640