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Lead I - Software Engineering H-1B salaries
Employers filed 182 certified H-1B applications for Lead I - Software Engineering roles between Sep 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $99,706.
- Median salary offered
- $99,706
- Middle half earn
- $85,565 to $112,500
- Top 10% earn over
- $125,000
- Certified filings
- 182
Every filing
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Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
| City | Filings | Median | Middle half |
| Issaquah, WA | 16 | $116,986 | $111,696 – $138,174 |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 14 | $100,000 | $98,099 – $100,000 |
| Alpharetta, GA | 11 | $82,000 | $82,000 – $88,820 |
| Bentonville, AR | 11 | $80,000 | $80,000 – $88,772 |
| Saint Louis, MO | 9 | $99,800 | $82,000 – $100,408 |
| Richmond, VA | 8 | $91,568 | $81,407 – $100,867 |
| San Antonio, TX | 8 | $86,653 | $84,250 – $88,220 |
| Atlanta, GA | 8 | $84,482 | $82,000 – $88,362 |
| Bellevue, WA | 7 | $113,797 | $113,797 – $128,888 |
| Mason, OH | 5 | $90,000 | $82,000 – $102,000 |
| Farmers Branch, TX | 5 | $100,714 | $86,000 – $100,714 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5 | $87,000 | $86,736 – $102,000 |
| Chicago, IL | 4 | $90,204 | $79,926 – $100,545 |
| New York, NY | 4 | $105,562 | $104,125 – $113,725 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $85,696 | $84,772 – $85,696 |
| Round Rock, TX | 4 | $95,000 | $95,000 – $96,750 |
| Frisco, TX | 3 | $120,175 | $117,588 – $122,588 |
| Overland Park, KS | 3 | $91,520 | $84,260 – $91,520 |
| Winston Salem, NC | 2 | $81,548 | $81,044 – $82,051 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $97,250 | $89,625 – $104,875 |
By experience level
| Wage level | Filings | Median |
| Level II | 182 | $99,706 |
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).
By year
| Year filed | Filings | Median |
| 2023 | 21 | $90,043 |
| 2024 | 67 | $93,000 |
| 2025 | 76 | $100,000 |
| 2026 | 18 | $105,718 |