H-1B Lead Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Lead Engineer is $82,680, across 3,597 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$82,680
Average wage
$98,752
90th percentile
$145,018
Certified LCAs
3,597
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $37,856
- 25th
- $73,694
- Median
- $82,680
- Average
- $98,752
- 90th
- $145,018
- Highest
- $1,970,124
Based on 3,595 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
925FY20
1,094FY21
583FY22
354FY23
291FY24
261FY25
89FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Lead Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 13 | $181,300 |
| BEST BUY CO., INC. | 38 | $159,983 |
| Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC | 25 | $150,000 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | 358 | $130,998 |
| Eaton Corporation | 38 | $120,000 |
| Hitachi Astemo Americas, Inc. | 11 | $111,093 |
| Brillio, LLC | 42 | $105,778 |
| TransUnion LLC | 47 | $104,749 |
| Altimetrik Corp. | 17 | $101,754 |
| GAVS Technologies N.A. Inc | 51 | $87,277 |
| Prodapt North America, Inc. | 18 | $85,884 |
| QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC. | 34 | $83,026 |
| Hinduja Tech Inc. | 43 | $79,934 |
| WIPRO LIMITED | 2,137 | $77,043 |
| Cyient, Inc. | 12 | $74,405 |
Salaries by location
Minneapolis, MN · $130,998Austin, TX · $72,717Sunnyvale, CA · $96,221Richfield, MN · $75,234Plano, TX · $78,645San Jose, CA · $96,221Irving, TX · $78,645Houston, TX · $84,510Brooklyn Park, MN · $125,798New York, NY · $130,000San Francisco, CA · $154,000Chicago, IL · $102,222Westlake, TX · $78,104Boston, MA · $120,500O'Fallon, MO · $73,570