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Lead Software Development Engineer: H-1B salaries

92 labor condition applications used the job title Lead Software Development Engineer. Median offered base salary $150,000; middle half $130,500–$165,000.

Applications (LCAs)92

Median offered salary$150,000

Middle half of salaries$130,500–$165,000

10th–90th percentile$109,400–$180,000

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
United Parcel Service General Services, Co.	27	$160,000
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.	10	$158,388
MetLife Group, Inc.	8	$119,111
Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc.	7	$140,226
Altimetrik Corp.	4	$97,386
Mastercard International Incorporated	3	$109,400
Magic Leap, Inc.	3	$160,871
Mobis North America LLC	3	$133,210
Cimpress USA Incorporated	3	$178,566
Adobe Inc.	2	$270,000
UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc.	2	$149,286
The UPS Store, Inc.	2	$170,700
Board of Trustees, Univ of IL, behalf of Discovery Partners Inst	1	$160,000
Aarki, Inc.	1	$235,000
Altair Engineering, Inc.	1	—
McAfee, LLC	1	$174,518
Resource Logistics, Inc.	1	$102,877
ResMed Digital Health Inc.	1	$194,000
RPI Print, Inc.	1	$181,000
Sapiens Americas Corporation	1	$136,000
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation	1	$130,500
Arizona State University	1	$126,818
GPS Trackit Holdings, LLC	1	$190,500
Heraa Technologies LLC	1	$80,974
ODP International, LLC	1	$122,992
Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, on behalf of Discovery Partners Institute	1	$164,342
Zoom Communications, Inc.	1	$264,514
PitchBook Data, Inc.	1	$226,000
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	1	$139,214
CB Neptune Holdings, LLC	1	$178,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$178,000
Level II (qualified)	$141,420
Level III (experienced)	$150,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$157,477

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	16	$124,404
FY2024	25	$142,800
FY2025	32	$160,000
FY2026	16	$162,870

Cities

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).