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Lead Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 693 certified H-1B applications for Lead Engineer roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $136,754.

Median salary offered
$136,754
Middle half earn
$110,000 to $152,500
Top 10% earn over
$178,524
Certified filings
693

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Target Enterprise, Inc.129$141,898$139,464 – $145,018
Wipro Limited61$86,400$78,624 – $111,696
Eaton Corporation29$121,000$116,000 – $132,000
Best Buy Co., Inc.29$161,552$152,500 – $167,482
Brillio, LLC27$105,997$83,668 – $121,440
Prodapt North America, Inc.19$91,374$67,309 – $99,647
TransUnion LLC16$116,686$96,190 – $126,683
Egen Solutions LLC.16$153,267$149,714 – $181,515
Quest Global Services- N.A., Inc.15$106,700$92,736 – $122,565
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.15$181,300$155,000 – $181,575
Hinduja Tech Inc.13$82,222$76,461 – $84,365
GAVS Technologies NA Inc12$104,520$97,000 – $113,218
Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC12$157,536$152,872 – $161,452
Homesite Group Incorporated11$156,000$149,294 – $160,992
Altimetrik Corp.7$123,656$116,750 – $123,656
Synapse Design Automation Inc.7$161,744$156,872 – $170,000
Cyient, Inc.5$86,819$84,345 – $88,900
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.5$151,042$142,500 – $151,772
Molina Healthcare, Inc.5$140,000$139,050 – $147,682
Calsoft Labs Inc5$151,091$151,091 – $151,091
Majesco5$114,200$99,770 – $135,585
Eightfold AI Inc.4$196,978$188,604 – $208,546
DocuSign Inc.4$253,768$249,131 – $258,405
Digicomm Semiconductor Inc.4$116,074$96,866 – $151,346
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.4$129,642$109,283 – $150,000
Infostretch Corporation3$134,430$132,476 – $142,215
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.3$232,313$213,656 – $232,313
Mongodb, Inc.3$227,685$216,842 – $245,752
ISO New England, Inc.3$185,000$161,248 – $201,315
Fisher & Company, Inc.3$132,288$128,144 – $134,394
Coherent Corp.3$135,000$127,500 – $151,740
Penney OpCo LLC3$157,143$153,462 – $163,665
Sephora USA, Inc.3$185,994$174,547 – $199,753
Nitor Infotech Inc3$102,690$102,690 – $107,806
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc.3$130,662$121,831 – $130,662
Xoriant Corporation3$121,000$112,500 – $124,460
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC3$160,500$160,500 – $160,500
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.2$191,600$191,600 – $191,600
Castlight Health, Inc.2$185,756$167,878 – $203,633
American Eagle Outfitters Inc.2$172,628$169,036 – $176,219
Hussmann Corporation2$114,574$112,484 – $116,664
Interviewstreet, Inc.2$209,956$206,796 – $213,115
Levi Strauss & Co.2$188,778$181,214 – $196,341
January Inc.2$230,000$230,000 – $230,000
Magna Seating of America, Inc.2$124,318$123,668 – $124,968
M3Sim LLC2$125,653$125,653 – $125,653
Nokia of America Corporation2$209,118$202,617 – $215,618
KPMG LLP2$150,877$143,816 – $157,938
Metso USA Inc.2$106,750$103,625 – $109,875
Sourcepoint Technologies Inc.2$256,380$250,270 – $262,490

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Minneapolis, MN109$141,898$141,898 – $145,018
Richfield, MN25$160,624$152,500 – $165,500
Austin, TX20$83,866$78,624 – $113,774
Sunnyvale, CA19$130,000$123,781 – $180,163
Brooklyn Park, MN17$141,898$135,200 – $145,018
Chicago, IL15$118,581$102,690 – $142,553
Naperville, IL14$153,267$149,205 – $182,544
San Francisco, CA14$179,822$153,275 – $225,878
San Jose, CA13$140,000$130,853 – $151,091
Charlotte, NC13$104,520$84,053 – $128,461
New York, NY13$175,000$160,000 – $235,000
Parsippany, NJ12$157,536$152,872 – $161,452
Boston, MA12$154,690$144,558 – $160,488
Lakewood, CO10$117,500$116,000 – $120,750
Richardson, TX10$92,446$67,480 – $115,710
Santa Clara, CA9$191,153$152,000 – $203,637
Pleasanton, CA8$181,300$161,744 – $187,585
Irving, TX8$94,556$89,320 – $123,000
Dallas, TX7$112,923$92,596 – $142,500
Plano, TX7$149,781$123,962 – $150,000

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I32$84,864
Level II215$105,560
Level III139$137,813
Level IV268$145,018

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202364$116,000
2024286$132,300
2025214$141,898
2026129$145,912