Software Developer Lead H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 25 wage applications for Software Developer Lead jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 10 employers. The median offered wage was $152,131, 0.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Educational Testing Service filed the most (11, median $153,005).

Filings: 25
Positions covered: 25
Employers: 10
Median offered: $152,131
Median prevailing wage: $138,507
Filings since FY2020: 234
Median offer change since FY2020: +46%

Software Developer Lead, all employers25 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$152,131Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$125,133 to $160,000Where the middle half of the filings fall

$138,507Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Software Developer Lead jobs rose 46%, from $105,000 in fiscal 2020 to $153,005 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 47 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.

Software Developer Lead by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	18	$153,005	+5.5%	$153,005	+0.8%
2025	20	$145,000	+10.8%	$126,131	+7.0%
2024	36	$130,901	+5.5%	$120,328	+1.5%
2023	45	$124,030	+3.4%	$110,074	+12.7%
2022	47	$120,000	+4.5%	$109,970	+2.5%
2021	36	$114,816	+9.3%	$109,970	+1.4%
2020	32	$105,000	n/a	$100,526	+5.8%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Educational Testing Service	11	$153,005	+2.6%
Zensar Technologies, Inc.	4	$160,498	+4.2%
M3BI LLC	2	$134,757	+11.0%
SCI Shared Resources, LLC	2	$101,263	at the minimum
Athene Annuity and Life Company	1	$140,270	+1.3%
Computer Aid, Inc	1	$110,413	+17.0%
iLink Systems, Inc.	1	$105,976	at the minimum
Relevance Lab, Inc	1	$160,805	at the minimum
Endpoint Clinical L.P.	1	$106,000	at the minimum

Showing the 9 employers with the most filings of 10. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Software Developer Lead jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Princeton, NJ	11	$153,005	+2.6%
Houston, TX	3	$105,976	at the minimum
Austin, TX	1	$173,389	+6.0%
Basking Ridge, NJ	1	$160,805	at the minimum
Charlotte, NC	1	$160,000	+3.4%
Fort Wayne, IN	1	$125,133	at the minimum
Harrisburg, PA	1	$110,413	+17.0%
Lewisville, TX	1	$112,923	at the minimum
Neenah, WI	1	$135,000	+22.0%
Phoenix, AZ	1	$134,514	at the minimum
Schaumburg, IL	1	$160,996	+5.0%
West Des Moines, IA	1	$140,270	+1.3%
Wylie, TX	1	$106,000	at the minimum

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified17%

Level III, experienced22%

Level IV, fully competent61%

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.