Technical Lead
Median salary
$100,714
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$85,530 – $125,214
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+8.29%
+5.01% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.4%
2,154 filings
Technical Lead pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$78,998
P25$85,530
Median$100,714
P75$125,214
P90$146,163
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$112,21136 LCAs
Level II$92,3941,575 LCAs
Level III$123,804354 LCAs
Level IV$155,510144 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Technical 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 Programmers 38%Computer Occupations, All Other 29%Software Developers 24%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%Computer Systems Analysts 2%Data Scientists 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 38.16% | 822 | $83,866 | $94,949 | $118,644 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 28.88% | 622 | $82,009 | $90,002 | $96,616 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 24.37% | 525 | $110,500 | $130,707 | $153,189 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 2.69% | 58 | $92,506 | $101,234 | $114,066 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 1.72% | 37 | $100,714 | $109,429 | $122,574 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 0.84% | 18 | $93,038 | $108,606 | $145,935 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 0.65% | 14 | $92,030 | $99,556 | $110,000 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 0.42% | 9 | $111,571 | $118,102 | $128,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 0.42% | 9 | $151,632 | $176,000 | $176,000 |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | 0.23% | 5 | $121,493 | $123,446 | $126,048 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Technical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | 480 | $86,445 | -3.9% |
| Wipro | 418 | $87,485 | -7.9% |
| HCL | 382 | $98,301 | +3.5% |
| Coforge | 71 | $112,923 | -13.6% |
| Birlasoft | 46 | $105,227 | -19.5% |
| Sei Investments | 35 | $155,000 | +18.6% |
| Nisum | 27 | $154,058 | +17.9% |
| Birlasoft | 25 | $99,736 | -1.5% |
| Hubspot | 19 | $191,100 | +46.2% |
| IBM | 18 | $109,429 | +0% |
| Infinite Computer | 17 | $115,000 | -12% |
| Slk | 14 | $99,528 | -23.8% |
| Prodapt North | 12 | $93,517 | +3.9% |
| Atos Syntel | 11 | $118,851 | +32.1% |
| Birlasoft | 10 | $98,758 | +9.7% |
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 Technical Lead449 LCAs · median $107,203
- Technical Lead I446 LCAs · median $89,534
- Technical Lead II26 LCAs · median $191,050
- Technical Lead, Software Development9 LCAs · median $126,589
- Technical Lead III7 LCAs · median $152,961
- Technical Lead - Software6 LCAs · median $95,139
- Technical Lead, Software Engineering5 LCAs · median $155,709