H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead SW Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead SW Engineer covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $173,100.

FY2026 certified median
$173,100
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$173,100–$192,300
Top employer
Visa Technology & Operations LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$147,400$147,400$155,709
FY202515$163,550$160,600$184,443
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$173,100$173,100$192,300

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead SW EngineerFY2024 $147,400; FY2025 $163,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,100$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$147,400FY2025$163,550FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$173,100Certified median offer, Lead SW EngineerFY2024 $147,400; FY2025 $163,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,100$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$147,400FY2025$163,550FY2026*$173,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC29 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.9 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation6 filings
  4. U.S. Bank National Association1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin28 filings
  2. Foster City10 filings
  3. Bellevue3 filings
  4. Highlands Ranch2 filings
  5. Irving1 filings
  6. Ashburn1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC · Lead SW Engineer29 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · Lead SW Engineer9 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1212$87,090$111,862$136,656$161,429
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282