Lead Software Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 8,153 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Lead Software Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $141,386 (median $137,904), with reported wages ranging from $64,501 to $1,443,936 across 1,316 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Lead Software Engineer: GLOBALLOGIC INC.; CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC; EPAM SYSTEMS INC.; LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.; OPTUM SERVICES, INC.. Most filings in: CA, TX, NC.