Design Lead H-1B salaries

Employers filed 111 certified H-1B applications for Design Lead roles between Feb 2024 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $98,051. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $98,051
Middle half earn: $88,108 to $120,068
Top 10% earn over: $141,440
Certified filings: 111

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Pay by employer


HCL America Inc	79	$98,966	+1%	$88,712 – $117,593
Manhattan Associates, Inc.	4	$129,500	+32%	$128,100 – $129,766
Calerie Health Holding LLC	2	$87,000	−11%	$87,000 – $87,000
Catapult Design	2	$98,051	0%	$98,051 – $98,051
OKBL USA Technology Inc.	2	$193,200	+97%	$193,200 – $193,200
HCL America Solutions Inc	2	$93,142	−5%	$91,114 – $95,170
ChiByDesign Inc.	2	$113,250	+16%	$101,625 – $124,875
Public Policy Lab Inc	2	$95,000	−3%	$95,000 – $95,000
Geometric Americas, Inc.	1	$100,298	+2%	$100,298 – $100,298
General Motors	1	$152,605	+56%	$152,605 – $152,605
Endless Health Inc	1	$63,981	−35%	$63,981 – $63,981
Cyber-Dive Corp.	1	$81,744	−17%	$81,744 – $81,744
CAE Technology Services Inc	1	$98,426	0%	$98,426 – $98,426
GroupUltra Limited	1	$143,520	+46%	$143,520 – $143,520
Gudwork, Inc.	1	$130,000	+33%	$130,000 – $130,000
Greenskies Clean Energy LLC	1	$86,016	−12%	$86,016 – $86,016
Island Consolidated, LLC	1	$84,000	−14%	$84,000 – $84,000
Indigo AI, Inc	1	$82,000	−16%	$82,000 – $82,000
Meyer Davis Studio Inc.	1	$80,000	−18%	$80,000 – $80,000
Openq LLC	1	$68,640	−30%	$68,640 – $68,640
Sapient Corporation	1	$138,685	+41%	$138,685 – $138,685
Tata Technologies, Inc.	1	$67,000	−32%	$67,000 – $67,000
Think Brownstone, Inc.	1	$97,000	−1%	$97,000 – $97,000
ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC	1	$117,326	+20%	$117,326 – $117,326

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Santa Clara, CA	17	$141,440	$128,690 – $141,440
Irvine, CA	11	$97,198	$97,198 – $98,987
Round Lake, IL	6	$90,106	$90,106 – $90,106
Chillicothe, IL	5	$100,298	$100,298 – $100,298
Blue Ash, OH	4	$85,914	$82,742 – $89,237
Atlanta, GA	4	$129,500	$128,100 – $129,766
Brooklyn, NY	4	$96,526	$95,000 – $98,051
Mesa, AZ	3	$90,771	$86,258 – $90,771
Frisco, TX	2	$76,866	$73,471 – $80,262
Hartford, CT	2	$87,402	$87,402 – $87,402
Chicago, IL	2	$113,250	$101,625 – $124,875
Raymond, OH	2	$80,787	$80,787 – $80,787
Memphis, TN	2	$87,547	$87,547 – $87,547
Nashua, NH	2	$83,304	$83,304 – $83,304
Raritan, NJ	2	$94,335	$91,502 – $97,168
Peoria, IL	2	$82,493	$82,493 – $82,493
San Jose, CA	2	$116,730	$116,730 – $116,730
San Francisco, CA	2	$193,200	$193,200 – $193,200
Waller, TX	2	$98,987	$97,052 – $100,922
Tarrytown, NY	2	$107,920	$98,295 – $117,546

By experience level


Level I	5	$84,000
Level II	87	$97,198
Level III	9	$123,900
Level IV	10	$130,281

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year


2024	40	$95,368
2025	54	$98,976
2026	17	$98,051

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