Software Engineering Technical Leader H-1B salaries

Employers filed 198 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineering Technical Leader roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $182,536. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $182,536
Middle half earn: $154,000 to $211,193
Top 10% earn over: $213,845
Certified filings: 198

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Cisco Systems, Inc.	198	$182,536	0%	$154,000 – $211,193

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Milpitas, CA	38	$213,845	$197,298 – $232,907
San Jose, CA	37	$210,600	$197,162 – $213,845
San Francisco, CA	18	$193,087	$181,272 – $213,512
Richardson, TX	10	$144,750	$137,325 – $149,100
Research Triangle Park, NC	10	$157,248	$149,100 – $158,937
Mountain House, CA	9	$154,000	$146,100 – $154,000
Seattle, WA	9	$180,710	$180,710 – $208,603
Boxborough, MA	8	$159,103	$152,025 – $178,223
Tracy, CA	8	$150,050	$146,100 – $156,400
Austin, TX	6	$140,400	$137,325 – $154,725
Morrisville, NC	6	$138,350	$136,300 – $140,400
Holmdel, NJ	5	$198,600	$183,800 – $210,600
Fulton, MD	5	$154,000	$154,000 – $163,600
Carlsbad, CA	3	$163,600	$163,600 – $174,287
Lathrop, CA	3	$163,600	$163,600 – $167,300
Alpharetta, GA	3	$136,300	$136,300 – $144,216
Manteca, CA	3	$154,000	$150,050 – $158,800
Durham, NC	2	$149,100	$149,100 – $149,100
Santa Monica, CA	2	$174,079	$168,840 – $179,318
Land O' Lakes, FL	1	$136,300	$136,300 – $136,300

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	1	$186,604
Level III	107	$154,000
Level IV	27	$184,974

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	10	$146,100
2024	65	$154,000
2025	36	$171,181
2026	87	$211,391