H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Software Development Engineer covers 74 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $161,399.

FY2026 certified median
$161,399
Total filings
74
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$144,211–$171,500
Top employer
United Parcel Service General Services, Co.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202425$143,900$133,845$160,368
FY202533$160,000$138,564$168,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$161,399$144,211$171,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Software Development EngineerFY2024 $143,900; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,399$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$143,900FY2025$160,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$161,399Certified median offer, Lead Software Development EngineerFY2024 $143,900; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,399$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$143,900FY2025$160,000FY2026*$161,399
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. United Parcel Service General Services, Co.27 filings
  2. General Motors Financial Company, Inc.8 filings
  3. Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc.7 filings
  4. Cimpress USA Incorporated3 filings
  5. MOBIS NORTH AMERICA LLC3 filings
  6. Magic Leap, Inc.2 filings
  7. MetLife Group, Inc.2 filings
  8. The UPS Store, Inc.2 filings
  9. UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc.2 filings
  10. Adobe Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Parsippany20 filings
  2. Alpharetta5 filings
  3. Eagan5 filings
  4. Arlington5 filings
  5. Waltham3 filings
  6. Plymouth3 filings
  7. Escondido2 filings
  8. Sunnyvale2 filings
  9. O'Fallon2 filings
  10. Cary2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. United Parcel Service General Services, Co. · Lead Software Development Engineer27 filings
  2. General Motors Financial Company, Inc. · Lead Software Development Engineer8 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
2026-27New 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653