Project Lead
Median salary
$101,422
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$90,127 – $126,364
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+11.63%
+8.24% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
266 filings
Project Lead pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$80,371
P25$90,127
Median$101,422
P75$126,364
P90$139,443
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$100,00011 LCAs
Level II$94,877177 LCAs
Level III$120,00052 LCAs
Level IV$122,01426 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Project Lead 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.
Computer Occupations, All Other 76%Software Developers 8%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%Project Management Specialists 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 76.32% | 203 | $90,002 | $96,887 | $123,266 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 7.89% | 21 | $112,923 | $123,760 | $131,997 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 3.38% | 9 | $86,000 | $88,150 | $101,152 |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082 | 1.88% | 5 | $104,975 | $122,117 | $123,648 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Project Lead
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipro | 81 | $92,394 | -4.6% |
| HCL | 45 | $105,600 | +9% |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 33 | $108,514 | +12% |
| Mphasis | 7 | $140,000 | +44.5% |
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.
- Project Lead I85 LCAs · median $92,395
- Senior Project Lead39 LCAs · median $111,946
- Project Lead - Infrastructure Services5 LCAs · median $84,032