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LEAD SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Only 28 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader Software Engineer profile (890,387 filings).
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Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2009).

28

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$96,250

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

14

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$85,000

25th Percentile

$90,000

Median (50th)

$96,250

75th Percentile

$112,933

90th Percentile

$136,200

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Top Employers Hiring LEAD SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
ADISYS CORPORATION 13 $90,000 $75,000 - $100,000 84.6%
Concur Technologies, Inc. 3 $139,000 $135,000 - $147,739 100.0%
Expedia, Inc. 1 $105,000 $105,000 - $105,000 100.0%
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE APPLIANCES & LIGHTING 1 $97,000 $97,000 - $97,000 100.0%
General Electric International Inc. 1 $94,700 $94,700 - $94,700 100.0%
GLOBAL TECH & RESOURCES INC. DBA DB PROFESSIONALS 1 $103,626 $103,626 - $103,626 100.0%
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC. 1 $97,000 $97,000 - $97,000 100.0%
IMAGINATION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 $121,007 $121,007 - $121,007 100.0%
INCREV CORPORATION 1 $110,000 $110,000 - $110,000 100.0%
Microsoft Corporation 1 $110,241 $110,241 - $110,241 100.0%
MIPS TECH, LLC. 1 $133,205 $133,205 - $133,205 100.0%
PACTERA TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 $85,000 $85,000 - $85,000 100.0%
WAVE COMPUTING, INC. 1 $164,674 $164,674 - $164,674 0.0%
BitTitan Inc. 1 $132,080 $132,080 - $132,080 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Lead 28 $96,250 $75,000 - $164,674
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Geographic Distribution
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
BELLEVUE WA 10 $90,000
COLUMBUS OH 5 $90,000
LOUISVILLE KY 3 $97,000
REDMOND WA 3 $100,000
SANTA CLARA CA 2 $127,106
MADISON WI 1 $90,000
LOS ALTOS CA 1 $110,000
ROLLING MEADOWS IL 1 $103,626
SAN FRANCISCO CA 1 $135,000
Campbell CA 1 $164,674
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of LEAD SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
LEAD SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER 28 $104,349
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2009 2 $107,621 100.0%
2014 9 $90,000 77.8%
2015 7 $94,700 100.0%
2016 3 $97,000 100.0%
2017 3 $135,000 100.0%
2018 3 $133,205 100.0%
2020 1 $164,674 0.0%
Company Comparison - LEAD SOFTWARE DESIGN ENGINEER

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
ADISYS CORPORATION 13 $90,000 84.6%
Concur Technologies, Inc. 3 $139,000 100.0%
Expedia, Inc. 1 $105,000 100.0%
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE APPLIANCES & LIGHTING 1 $97,000 100.0%
General Electric International Inc. 1 $94,700 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.