Lead Engineer
Median salary
$148,021
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$130,187 – $166,192
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+4.32%
+1.15% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
365 filings
Lead Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$112,000
P25$130,187
Median$148,021
P75$166,192
P90$185,820
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$144,7456 LCAs
Level II$113,27779 LCAs
Level III$148,14399 LCAs
Level IV$156,343154 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Lead Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 67%Computer Occupations, All Other 8%Electrical Engineers 6%Mechanical Engineers 4%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 66.85% | 244 | $141,898 | $152,166 | $170,054 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 8.49% | 31 | $125,954 | $140,317 | $161,108 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 6.03% | 22 | $120,000 | $126,013 | $154,968 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 3.84% | 14 | $93,350 | $110,520 | $124,392 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 3.01% | 11 | $151,091 | $151,091 | $156,872 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 1.92% | 7 | $113,277 | $115,500 | $141,286 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 1.64% | 6 | $94,712 | $109,788 | $176,460 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 1.64% | 6 | $112,942 | $128,773 | $130,963 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Lead Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevance Health | 78 | $161,073 | +5.9% |
| Target Enterprise | 47 | $145,018 | -4.7% |
| Brillio | 15 | $112,923 | -25.8% |
| Eaton | 12 | $120,500 | -4.4% |
| Elevance Health | 12 | $146,713 | +4.6% |
| Starbucks Coffee | 8 | $190,379 | +25.1% |
| Ice Mortgage Technology | 7 | $155,600 | +2.3% |
| Egen | 6 | $182,030 | +19.6% |
| Best Buy | 5 | $143,272 | -5.8% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Lead Engineer34 LCAs · median $123,550
- Engineer Lead Senior22 LCAs · median $173,268
- Engineer Lead - ST8 LCAs · median $188,844