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Lead Engineer: H-1B salaries
1,083 labor condition applications used the job title Lead Engineer. Median offered base salary $130,707; middle half $96,886–$149,490.
Applications (LCAs)1,083
Median offered salary$130,707
Middle half of salaries$96,886–$149,490
10th–90th percentile$76,461–$170,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Wipro Limited | 208 | $80,122 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | 182 | $141,898 |
| Brillio, LLC | 46 | $106,974 |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 35 | $160,680 |
| Eaton Corporation | 33 | $120,000 |
| TransUnion LLC | 28 | $122,881 |
| Quest Global Services- N.a., Inc. | 24 | $105,850 |
| Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC | 21 | $150,000 |
| Prodapt North America, Inc. | 19 | $91,374 |
| GAVS Technologies N.A., Inc | 17 | $102,274 |
| Egen Solutions LLC | 16 | $153,267 |
| Hinduja Tech Inc. | 15 | $79,934 |
| Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc. | 15 | $181,300 |
| Homesite Group Incorporated | 12 | $156,658 |
| Infostretch Corporation | 9 | $132,476 |
| Synapse Design Automation Inc. | 9 | $161,744 |
| Altimetrik Corp. | 8 | $123,656 |
| Cyient, Inc. | 7 | $84,345 |
| Mongodb, Inc. | 6 | $237,768 |
| American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. | 6 | $146,771 |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 6 | $139,525 |
| Sephora USA, Inc. | 5 | $163,100 |
| Digicomm Semiconductor Inc. | 5 | $135,283 |
| Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc. | 5 | $130,662 |
| Hussmann Corporation | 5 | $107,998 |
| Blockgraph, LLC | 5 | $150,000 |
| Calsoft Labs Inc | 5 | $151,091 |
| Majesco | 5 | $114,200 |
| Penney OpCo LLC | 4 | $153,462 |
| American Eagle Outfitters Inc. | 4 | $153,025 |
| Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.) | 4 | $143,500 |
| Yanfeng International Automotive Technology US I LLC | 4 | $117,255 |
| Eightfold AI Inc. | 4 | $196,978 |
| DocuSign Inc. | 4 | $253,768 |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $129,642 |
| Stretto, Inc. | 3 | $141,006 |
| College Board | 3 | $133,640 |
| Putnam U.S. Holdings I, LLC | 3 | $152,220 |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 3 | $191,600 |
| Info Services, LLC | 3 | $157,500 |
| MetLife Group, Inc. | 3 | $117,187 |
| Magna Seating of America, Inc. | 3 | $124,318 |
| Xoriant Corporation | 3 | $121,000 |
| Fisher & Company, Inc. | 3 | $132,288 |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | 3 | $185,585 |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 3 | $160,500 |
| Nitor Infotech Inc | 3 | $102,690 |
| ISO New England, Inc. | 3 | $185,000 |
| XERO, Inc. | 3 | $250,000 |
| Coherent Corp. | 3 | $135,000 |
| Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. | 3 | $232,313 |
| Allied Informatics, Inc. | 2 | $90,000 |
| NIKE, Inc. | 2 | $187,286 |
| Automotive Robotics Incorporated | 2 | $114,736 |
| Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC | 2 | $104,569 |
| Astronics Test Systems, Inc. | 2 | $116,000 |
| Isite Technologies Inc. | 2 | $93,766 |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | 2 | $117,946 |
| Shadowboxer Studio Inc. | 2 | $194,812 |
| Apex Technology Group Inc. | 2 | $91,300 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $85,442 |
| Level II (qualified) | $93,870 |
| Level III (experienced) | $135,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $141,898 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 348 | $110,000 |
| FY2024 | 284 | $124,422 |
| FY2025 | 261 | $141,898 |
| FY2026 | 168 | $146,058 |
Cities
- Minneapolis, MN151
- Austin, TX35
- Sunnyvale, CA33
- Richfield, MN33
- Brooklyn Park, MN25
- New York, NY23
- Chicago, IL23
- San Francisco, CA22
- Parsippany, NJ21
- San Jose, CA17
- Boston, MA17
- Charlotte, NC17
- Naperville, IL16
- Irving, TX14
- Houston, TX12
- Dallas, TX11
- Richardson, TX11
- Lakewood, CO11
- Santa Clara, CA11
- Plano, TX10
- Pleasanton, CA9
- Atlanta, GA8
- Novi, MI8
- Pittsburgh, PA7
- Golden, CO7
- Cumming, GA7
- Memphis, TN6
- Allen Park, MI6
- Reston, VA6
- Jersey City, NJ6
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).