LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026

Lead Developer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors

Short answer

Lead Developer appears on 33 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 23 employers, which ranks it 257 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $153,358 a year (middle half: $127,110 to $175,427). The most common state is Texas (7).

Offered wage

MeasurePer year
Lower quartile (offered)$127,110
Median (offered)$153,358
Upper quartile (offered)$175,427
Median prevailing wage on the same filings$134,971

The median offered wage is 13.6% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.

Wage levelFilingsShare
Level I13%
Level II516%
Level III928%
Level IV1753%

Where and who

StateFilings
Texas7
Maryland5
New York5
New Jersey2
Georgia2
Indiana2

Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (32), Computer Systems Engineers/Architects (1). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.

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