Tech Lead
Median salary
$131,997
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$109,054 – $179,056
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+10%
+6.66% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
155 filings
Tech Lead pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$95,139
P25$109,054
Median$131,997
P75$179,056
P90$263,309
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$85,00013 LCAs
Level II$109,28361 LCAs
Level III$145,00043 LCAs
Level IV$190,48635 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Tech 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.
Software Developers 69%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 8%Computer Occupations, All Other 6%Data Scientists 6%Computer and Information Systems Managers 5%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 69.03% | 107 | $106,155 | $125,000 | $155,788 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 7.74% | 12 | $107,448 | $138,735 | $243,600 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 6.45% | 10 | $94,628 | $116,250 | $139,128 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 5.81% | 9 | $112,736 | $148,699 | $398,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 4.52% | 7 | $285,021 | $295,820 | $342,556 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Tech 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slk | 26 | $95,139 | -23.9% |
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 Tech Lead11 LCAs · median $115,939