Tech Lead H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 58 wage applications for Tech Lead jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 41 employers. The median offered wage was $131,999, 3.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. SLK America Inc filed the most (5, median $102,752).
- Filings
- 58
- Positions covered
- 56
- Employers
- 41
- Median offered
- $131,999
- Median prevailing wage
- $116,314
- Filings since FY2020
- 526
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +18%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Tech Lead jobs rose 18%, from $112,004 in fiscal 2020 to $132,456 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 104 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.
Tech Lead by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 42 | $132,456 | +21.7% | $120,834 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 101 | $108,826 | −5.4% | $101,962 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 65 | $115,000 | +10.7% | $101,670 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 76 | $103,896 | −6.4% | $101,109 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 104 | $111,000 | −0.2% | $101,255 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 69 | $111,176 | −0.7% | $105,269 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 69 | $112,004 | n/a | $99,684 | +1.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLK America Inc | 5 | $102,752 | at the minimum | |
| Headstrong Services LLC | 3 | $139,990 | +26.3% | |
| Opus Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $130,707 | +0.2% | |
| Photon Infotech, Inc. | 2 | $127,500 | +11.0% | |
| ByteDance Inc. | 2 | $469,350 | +47.2% | |
| Genisys Software Ltd. | 2 | $110,000 | +25.5% | |
| IBM Corporation | 2 | $113,641 | at the minimum | |
| Mphasis Corporation | 2 | $145,540 | +76.7% | |
| Sai Technologies, LLC. | 2 | $106,694 | +4.4% | |
| Real Broker LLC | 2 | $207,500 | +22.4% | |
| Knoetic, Inc. | 1 | $225,000 | +15.4% | |
| Ikcon Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $139,027 | at the minimum | |
| Genpact LLC | 1 | $133,540 | +23.4% | |
| WebMD, LLC | 1 | $139,388 | +4.2% | |
| Neurealm Inc | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 1 | $255,865 | +27.1% | |
| KP IT Solutions LLC | 1 | $91,000 | +0.7% | |
| V2Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $120,000 | +6.7% | |
| MPG Operations LLC | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Vaarg Inc | 1 | $109,000 | +23.3% | |
| Refinitiv US LLC | 1 | $166,980 | +3.8% | |
| EVRY USA Corporation | 1 | $150,000 | +54.7% | |
| Ryder System, Inc. | 1 | $125,000 | +2.5% | |
| CipherQore Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $75,300 | at the minimum | |
| Twilio, Inc. | 1 | $187,574 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 41. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Tech Lead jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 4 | $149,489 | +1.9% | |
| Blue Ash, OH | 3 | $111,218 | at the minimum | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 3 | $102,752 | at the minimum | |
| Riverwoods, IL | 3 | $130,707 | +0.2% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $190,000 | at the minimum | |
| Boston, MA | 2 | $107,725 | +0.4% | |
| Chandler, AZ | 2 | $110,000 | +25.5% | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $138,235 | +16.7% | |
| Daly City, CA | 2 | $156,000 | +3.7% | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $469,350 | +47.2% | |
| Secaucus, NJ | 2 | $114,400 | +4.5% | |
| Argyle, TX | 1 | $132,911 | +17.7% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $120,000 | +6.7% | |
| Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $77,376 | at the minimum | |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $150,000 | +54.7% | |
| Cumming, GA | 1 | $95,680 | +3.4% | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | 1 | $140,000 | +8.0% | |
| Eastchester, NY | 1 | $190,000 | +0.2% | |
| Enola, PA | 1 | $75,300 | at the minimum | |
| Evanston, IL | 1 | $145,000 | +34.7% | |
| Falls Church, VA | 1 | $131,809 | +4.5% | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $156,998 | at the minimum | |
| Georgetown, TX | 1 | $91,000 | +0.7% | |
| Hunt Valley, MD | 1 | $107,141 | at the minimum | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $132,000 | 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.
- 4 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.
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