H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

LEAD ENGINEER

Occupation profile for LEAD ENGINEER covers 719 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $145,912.

FY2026 certified median
$145,912
Total filings
719
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$127,026–$161,684
Top employer
Target Enterprise, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024290$123,781$95,933$141,898
FY2025258$141,898$120,000$155,516
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)171$145,912$127,026$161,684

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, LEAD ENGINEERFY2024 $123,781; FY2025 $141,898; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,912$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$123,781FY2025$141,898FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$145,912Certified median offer, LEAD ENGINEERFY2024 $123,781; FY2025 $141,898; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,912$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$123,781FY2025$141,898FY2026*$145,912
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Target Enterprise, Inc.137 filings
  2. WIPRO LIMITED65 filings
  3. BEST BUY CO., INC.29 filings
  4. Eaton Corporation29 filings
  5. Brillio, LLC27 filings
  6. Prodapt North America, Inc.19 filings
  7. QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC.17 filings
  8. EGEN SOLUTIONS LLC.16 filings
  9. TransUnion LLC16 filings
  10. ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.15 filings

Top cities

  1. Minneapolis117 filings
  2. Richfield25 filings
  3. Austin20 filings
  4. Sunnyvale19 filings
  5. Brooklyn Park17 filings
  6. San Francisco16 filings
  7. Chicago15 filings
  8. Naperville14 filings
  9. New York14 filings
  10. San Jose13 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Target Enterprise, Inc. · LEAD ENGINEER137 filings
  2. WIPRO LIMITED · LEAD ENGINEER65 filings
  3. Eaton Corporation · LEAD ENGINEER29 filings
  4. BEST BUY CO., INC. · LEAD ENGINEER29 filings
  5. Brillio, LLC · LEAD ENGINEER27 filings
  6. Prodapt North America, Inc. · LEAD ENGINEER19 filings
  7. QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC. · LEAD ENGINEER17 filings
  8. EGEN SOLUTIONS LLC. · LEAD ENGINEER16 filings
  9. TransUnion LLC · LEAD ENGINEER16 filings
  10. ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. · LEAD ENGINEER15 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1251$98,280$124,405$150,509$176,634
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160