Lead Software Engineer
Median salary
$149,863
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$133,536 – $165,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2.86%
-0.26% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.3%
1,739 filings
Lead Software Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$118,488
P25$133,536
Median$149,863
P75$165,000
P90$190,124
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$126,00023 LCAs
Level II$122,699254 LCAs
Level III$138,000548 LCAs
Level IV$162,100716 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
Hourly ⇄ annual pay
Type in either box; the other updates instantly.
Monthly—
Every 2 weeks—
Weekly—
Daily—
Based on
hrs/week ×
weeks/year
= 2,080 hrs
Lead Software 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 92%Computer Occupations, All Other 2%Computer and Information Systems Managers 1%Computer Programmers 1%Project Management Specialists 1%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 92.35% | 1,606 | $133,536 | $149,781 | $165,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 2.42% | 42 | $145,272 | $157,798 | $172,020 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 1.04% | 18 | $148,762 | $152,107 | $166,726 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 0.98% | 17 | $98,301 | $107,203 | $123,386 |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082 | 0.75% | 13 | $150,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.69% | 12 | $119,500 | $145,058 | $172,100 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 0.35% | 6 | $128,870 | $165,325 | $228,444 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Lead Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One | 147 | $173,763 | +16% |
| Wells Fargo Bank N A | 143 | $154,669 | +3.3% |
| Mastercard | 85 | $138,000 | -7.9% |
| Globallogic | 74 | $112,923 | -24.6% |
| Lowe S Companies | 66 | $133,536 | -10.8% |
| Optum | 56 | $136,745 | -8.7% |
| U S Bank National Association | 55 | $153,317 | +2.4% |
| First Citizens Bank And Trust | 30 | $144,332 | -3.6% |
| Epam | 28 | $115,000 | -23.2% |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | 28 | $121,118 | -19.1% |
| Nike | 28 | $195,884 | +30.8% |
| Docusign | 26 | $212,202 | +41.7% |
| Cox Automotive Corporate | 25 | $160,266 | +1.6% |
| Concentrix Cvg Customer Management | 25 | $118,165 | -21.1% |
| Broadridge Financial | 24 | $133,998 | -10.5% |
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 Software Engineer136 LCAs · median $162,100
- Lead Software Engineer, Engineering6 LCAs · median $106,330
- Lead Software Engineer - Technical Services5 LCAs · median $117,009