H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Developer Lead

Occupation profile for Software Developer Lead covers 77 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,005.

FY2026 certified median
$153,005
Total filings
77
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$125,133–$160,805
Top employer
Educational Testing Service
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202438$129,730$106,779$144,500
FY202521$145,000$129,584$152,131
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$153,005$125,133$160,805

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Developer LeadFY2024 $129,730; FY2025 $145,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,005$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$129,730FY2025$145,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,005Certified median offer, Software Developer LeadFY2024 $129,730; FY2025 $145,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,005$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$129,730FY2025$145,000FY2026*$153,005
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Educational Testing Service26 filings
  2. Zensar Technologies, Inc.7 filings
  3. Athene Annuity and Life Company4 filings
  4. Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.3 filings
  5. Bank of the West2 filings
  6. Cogent Integrated Business Solutions Inc2 filings
  7. Endpoint Clinical Inc.2 filings
  8. iLink Systems, Inc.2 filings
  9. M3BI LLC2 filings
  10. SCI Shared Resources, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Princeton20 filings
  2. Houston4 filings
  3. Plano4 filings
  4. West Des Moines3 filings
  5. Dallas3 filings
  6. Tempe2 filings
  7. Nutley2 filings
  8. West Chester2 filings
  9. McKinney2 filings
  10. Neenah2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Educational Testing Service · Software Developer Lead26 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
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1252$88,296$110,344$132,413$154,461
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAArea 1978015-1252$85,925$104,354$122,803$141,232
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Oshkosh-Neenah, WIArea 3678015-1252$81,245$97,469$113,672$129,896
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1299$70,886$96,554$122,200$147,867