H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer Lead

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer Lead covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $158,906.

FY2026 certified median
$158,906
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,306–$161,600
Top employer
CSG Systems Inc. d/b/a CSG
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$132,275$131,120$147,535
FY20257$135,000$121,961$138,745
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$158,906$152,306$161,600

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer LeadFY2024 $132,275; FY2025 $135,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,906$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$132,275FY2025$135,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$158,906Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer LeadFY2024 $132,275; FY2025 $135,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,906$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$132,275FY2025$135,000FY2026*$158,906
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CSG Systems Inc. d/b/a CSG14 filings
  2. CSG Forte Payments Inc. d/b/a CSG1 filings
  3. CSG Systems Inc.1 filings
  4. KASTECH SOLUTIONS LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Elkhorn3 filings
  2. Leander2 filings
  3. Roanoke2 filings
  4. Englewood1 filings
  5. Elgin1 filings
  6. Morton Grove1 filings
  7. Naperville1 filings
  8. Cary1 filings
  9. Omaha1 filings
  10. Dallas1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. CSG Systems Inc. d/b/a CSG · Software Development Engineer Lead14 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
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654015-1252$85,405$102,565$119,746$136,906
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910