H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Vice President, Lead Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Vice President, Lead Software Engineer covers 1,700 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $162,500.

FY2026 certified median
$162,500
Total filings
1,700
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$151,600–$175,000
Top employer
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024595$155,000$145,000$168,000
FY2025705$162,500$150,000$175,875
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)400$162,500$151,600$175,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Vice President, Lead Software EngineerFY2024 $155,000; FY2025 $162,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $162,500$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,000FY2025$162,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$162,500Certified median offer, Vice President, Lead Software EngineerFY2024 $155,000; FY2025 $162,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $162,500$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,000FY2025$162,500FY2026*$162,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. JPMorgan Chase & Co.1,700 filings

Top cities

  1. Plano462 filings
  2. Jersey City325 filings
  3. Columbus244 filings
  4. Wilmington227 filings
  5. Tampa84 filings
  6. New York70 filings
  7. Palo Alto69 filings
  8. Chicago60 filings
  9. Houston55 filings
  10. Seattle28 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. JPMorgan Chase & Co. · Vice President, Lead Software Engineer1,700 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1252$85,800$104,624$123,427$142,251
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518