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Lead Software Engineer · New York, NY

Lead Software Engineer in New York, NY H-1B salaries

Employers filed 103 certified H-1B applications for Lead Software Engineer roles in New York, NY between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $166,000, 16% above the median for this job across the US.

Median salary offered
$166,000
Middle half earn
$151,819 to $184,677
Top 10% earn over
$208,477
Certified filings
103

Pay by employer

Mastercard Technologies, LLC11$166,0000%$166,000 – $166,000
FactSet Research Systems Inc.7$160,000−4%$147,500 – $170,000
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC7$184,354+11%$156,348 – $207,422
Markit North America, Inc.6$170,579+3%$166,396 – $175,236
Capital One Services, LLC5$179,982+8%$169,229 – $179,982
EPAM Systems Inc.5$125,000−25%$125,000 – $132,000
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America4$160,910−3%$150,278 – $170,000
Mastercard International Incorporated4$166,0000%$166,000 – $166,000
Hulu, LLC3$201,564+21%$199,649 – $205,884
Adweek LLC3$132,000−20%$132,000 – $132,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC3$169,229+2%$169,229 – $179,410
Analytic Partners, LP3$164,800−1%$164,800 – $166,076
S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc.3$154,895−7%$154,895 – $168,648
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.3$160,805−3%$156,312 – $175,198
S&P OpCo, LLC3$168,412+1%$164,206 – $179,206
Sirius XM Radio LLC2$152,902−8%$148,951 – $156,854
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC2$244,300+47%$233,200 – $255,400
Confluence Technologies, Inc.2$128,354−23%$126,532 – $130,176
Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC2$186,000+12%$185,500 – $186,500
Betfair Interactive US LLC1$151,819−9%$151,819 – $151,819
Dow Jones and Company, Inc.1$158,034−5%$158,034 – $158,034
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.1$115,918−30%$115,918 – $115,918
CBS Interactive Inc., dba Paramount1$190,550+15%$190,550 – $190,550
Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC1$200,000+20%$200,000 – $200,000
84.51 LLC1$210,668+27%$210,668 – $210,668
GoodRx, Inc.1$267,800+61%$267,800 – $267,800
Globetax Services, Inc.1$151,819−9%$151,819 – $151,819
GenTrust LLC1$90,000−46%$90,000 – $90,000
Mount Sinai Hospital1$183,000+10%$183,000 – $183,000
Medivis, Inc.1$150,000−10%$150,000 – $150,000

By experience level

Level I4$132,000$103,210
Level II18$132,000$132,000
Level III42$166,000$160,800
Level IV35$190,000$189,590

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for New York, NY.

By year

20237$176,596
202433$166,000
202548$165,400
202615$171,158

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-16The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America$170,000–
2026-06-02Markit North America, Inc.$171,158III
2026-05-1984.51 LLC$210,668IV
2026-05-15CBS Interactive Inc., dba Paramount$190,550IV
2026-05-13Comcast Cable Communications, LLC$189,592IV
2026-04-13Zeta Global Corp.$191,776IV
2026-04-10Hulu, LLC$210,205IV
2026-03-20Hulu, LLC$201,564IV
2026-03-18Analytic Partners, LP$167,352III
2026-01-30Confluence Technologies, Inc.$131,997II
2026-01-23The Knot Worldwide Inc.$168,093III
2026-01-20Mastercard Technologies, LLC$166,000III
2026-01-14S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc.$154,895II
2026-01-14Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.$189,592IV
2026-01-14Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.$160,805III
2025-12-30FactSet Research Systems Inc.$150,000III
2025-12-30Capital One Services, LLC$164,200–
2025-12-15Mastercard Technologies, LLC$166,000III
2025-12-07MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC$190,000IV
2025-11-24SimCorp USA, Inc.$135,000II
2025-11-19EPAM Systems Inc.$132,000II
2025-11-13FactSet Research Systems Inc.$180,000IV
2025-11-10SkilzMatrix Digital, LLC$132,000II
2025-11-10FactSet Research Systems Inc.$190,000IV
2025-11-10EPAM Systems Inc.$132,000II

The 25 most recent of 103. Every filing is on the New York, NY and Lead Software Engineer pages.

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