H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Lead Software Engineering covers 210 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,458.

FY2026 certified median
$164,458
Total filings
210
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,905–$174,384
Top employer
AT&T SERVICES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202456$159,500$150,000$164,278
FY202574$160,421$156,003$168,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)80$164,458$157,905$174,384

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Software EngineeringFY2024 $159,500; FY2025 $160,421; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,458$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$159,500FY2025$160,421FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$164,458Certified median offer, Lead Software EngineeringFY2024 $159,500; FY2025 $160,421; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,458$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$159,500FY2025$160,421FY2026*$164,458
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC.184 filings
  2. FORGED FIBER 37 LLC6 filings
  3. CRICKET WIRELESS, LLC5 filings
  4. Optum Services, Inc.3 filings
  5. L3Harris Technologies Inc2 filings
  6. Nextdoor, Inc.2 filings
  7. S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc.2 filings
  8. Adenza, Inc.1 filings
  9. Boardvantage Inc.1 filings
  10. Insurance Services Office, Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Plano86 filings
  2. Bothell27 filings
  3. Alpharetta24 filings
  4. Dallas24 filings
  5. Atlanta8 filings
  6. Oakton5 filings
  7. San Francisco4 filings
  8. Middletown4 filings
  9. New York3 filings
  10. Tampa2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC. · Lead Software Engineering184 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611