H-1B Lead Engineer, Software Engineering Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Lead Engineer, Software Engineering is $125,826, across 44 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$125,826
Average wage
$132,902
90th percentile
$156,256
Certified LCAs
44
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $75,800
- 25th
- $118,685
- Median
- $125,826
- Average
- $132,902
- 90th
- $156,256
- Highest
- $213,512
Based on 44 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Lead Engineer, Software Engineering
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Castlight Health, Inc. | 2 | $185,006 |
| ResMed, Inc. | 3 | $179,000 |
| St. George Trucking & Warehousing, Inc. | 2 | $144,173 |
| XPO NAT Solutions, LLC | 2 | $140,000 |
| RXO Managed Transport, LLC. | 1 | $136,822 |
| BAIN & COMPANY, INC. | 1 | $135,000 |
| RXO Corporate Solutions, LLC | 3 | $134,347 |
| STG Intermodal Services, LLC | 3 | $126,000 |
| XPO Logistics Inc. | 3 | $125,445 |
| XPO Enterprise Services, LLC | 16 | $123,000 |
| XPO INTERMODAL SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $122,000 |
| Jonas Collections and Recovery, Inc. | 1 | $120,000 |
| XPO LOGISTICS WORLDWIDE, INC. | 2 | $107,000 |
| USAble Mutual Insurance Company | 1 | $103,834 |
| XPO LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. | 2 | $87,900 |
Salaries by location
Portland, OR · $118,685Charlotte, NC · $139,027Chicago, IL · $125,445San Diego, CA · $179,000High Point, NC · $87,900Bensenville, IL · $132,527Aurora, IL · $144,173Marietta, GA · $136,822Little Rock, AR · $103,834Fremont, CA · $213,512Fairfax, VA · $120,000Mount Laurel, NJ · $125,653Mountain House, CA · $156,499Naperville, IL · $153,317