H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Software Engineer covers 3,786 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $149,178.

FY2026 certified median
$149,178
Total filings
3,786
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$133,536–$162,314
Top employer
GlobalLogic Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,186$140,000$123,781$157,700
FY20251,563$144,816$131,984$160,805
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1,037$149,178$133,536$162,314

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Software EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $144,816; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,178$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$144,816FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$149,178Certified median offer, Lead Software EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $144,816; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,178$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$140,000FY2025$144,816FY2026*$149,178
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. GlobalLogic Inc.237 filings
  2. Mastercard Technologies, LLC184 filings
  3. Optum Services, Inc.177 filings
  4. Capital One Services, LLC176 filings
  5. Lowe's Companies, Inc.152 filings
  6. U.S. Bank National Association112 filings
  7. EPAM Systems Inc.76 filings
  8. Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC67 filings
  9. NIKE, Inc.66 filings
  10. Publix Super Markets, Inc.60 filings

Top cities

  1. Charlotte250 filings
  2. Irving123 filings
  3. New York108 filings
  4. Chicago104 filings
  5. Dallas87 filings
  6. Atlanta81 filings
  7. O'Fallon78 filings
  8. O’Fallon77 filings
  9. San Francisco69 filings
  10. Plano69 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. GlobalLogic Inc. · Lead Software Engineer237 filings
  2. Mastercard Technologies, LLC · Lead Software Engineer184 filings
  3. Optum Services, Inc. · Lead Software Engineer177 filings
  4. Capital One Services, LLC · Lead Software Engineer176 filings
  5. Lowe's Companies, Inc. · Lead Software Engineer152 filings
  6. U.S. Bank National Association · Lead Software Engineer112 filings
  7. EPAM Systems Inc. · Lead Software Engineer76 filings
  8. Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC · Lead Software Engineer67 filings
  9. NIKE, Inc. · Lead Software Engineer66 filings
  10. Publix Super Markets, Inc. · Lead Software Engineer60 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160