Lead Engineer salaries
1,168 H-1B & PERM records for "Lead Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$125352
Average Salary
$48485
Minimum
$300000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XBTO Trading, LLC | Lead Engineer | $300000 | Green Card | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| Eightfold AI Inc. | Lead Engineer | $284000 - $330000 | Green Card | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | Senior Lead Engineer | $283442 | Green Card | Jan 16, 2025 | |
| GSPANN Technologies, Inc. | Java Lead Engineer | $283442 | Green Card | May 8, 2024 | |
| Kaltura Inc. | DevOps Tech Lead Engineer | $255944 | Green Card | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| SwapRetail LLC | Senior Lead Engineer | Brooklyn, NY | $250000 | H-1B | Aug 11, 2022 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | Tech Lead Engineer – Central Product Platform | Mountain View, CA | $240000 | Green Card | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Augmented Reality Concepts Inc | Lead Engineer: Client Engineering | New York, NY | $235040 | Green Card | May 19, 2023 |
| Eightfold AI Inc. | Lead Engineer | $234064 - $254064 | Green Card | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| XERO, Inc. | Lead Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $232000 - $252000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| PARA INC. | LEAD ENGINEER | $230859 | Green Card | May 15, 2024 | |
| SALESFORCE.COM | Central Performance Operations Lead Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $230000 | Green Card | Feb 16, 2021 |
| ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING, INC. | Mechanical Lead Engineer III | CINCINNATI, OH | $228800 | Green Card | Sep 13, 2017 |
| Cohere Technologies Inc. | Software Quality Assurance Technical Lead Engineer | $226325 - $235000 | Green Card | Sep 13, 2024 | |
| CANOO INC | Chassis Controls Lead Engineer | TORRANCE, CA | $225000 | Green Card | Oct 2, 2020 |
| NES GLOBAL LLC | Planning Lead Engineer | HOUSTON, TX | $225000 | Green Card | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Cohere Health, Inc. | Lead Engineer, Data Platform | $223600 | Green Card | Jul 3, 2025 | |
| CANOO INC | Lead Engineer (In Charge of CAD and 3D) | Torrance, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Sourcepoint Technologies Inc | Lead Engineer | New York, NY | $218000 - $235000 | Green Card | May 26, 2023 |
| WISK AERO LLC | Lead Engineer, Manufacturing | Mountain View, CA | $217360 | Green Card | Oct 21, 2020 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Vice President, Data Engineer, Lead Engineer | $215200 - $225500 | Green Card | Jan 19, 2024 | |
| SquareTrade, Inc. | Lead Engineer | $215197 - $225197 | Green Card | Mar 25, 2024 | |
| GALILEO, INC. | LEAD ENGINEER | NEW YORK, NY | $215000 | H-1B | Jun 8, 2020 |
| DOCUSIGN, INC. | Technical Lead Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $215000 - $235000 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Shadowboxer Studio Inc. | Lead Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $206315 | H-1B | 2025 |
| MONGODB, INC. | Lead Engineer | New York, NY | $204000 | Green Card | Jun 15, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Lead Engineer | San Jose, CA | $203314 | Green Card | Jun 19, 2021 |
| NIKE, INC. | Lead Engineer | Beaverton, OR | $202000 | Green Card | Dec 19, 2022 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Vice President, Application Engineer, Lead Engine… | $201500 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2023 | |
| Balyasny Asset Management, L.P. | Lead Engineer, Macro Technology | $200000 - $250000 | Green Card | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| WorldQuant, LLC | Lead Engineer | New York, NY | $200000 - $250000 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2022 |
| Sephora USA, Inc. | Lead Engineer, Data Platforms | $199098 - $200000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | Vice President, Lead Engineer | $198000 - $210000 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2023 | |
| Sephora USA, Inc. | Lead Engineer | $197995 - $206500 | Green Card | Feb 4, 2025 | |
| College Board | Senior Lead Engineer | $195000 | Green Card | Jul 19, 2024 | |
| WORLDQUANT, LLC | Lead Engineer | New York, NY | $195000 - $225000 | Green Card | Aug 10, 2021 |
| MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED | Lead Engineer Business Ops | New York, NY | $193170 - $240000 | Green Card | Dec 16, 2020 |
| LEVI STRAUSS CO. | Lead Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $193152 | Green Card | Sep 21, 2022 |
| DB USA CORE CORPORATION | Vice President, QA and Testing Lead Engineer | NEW YORK, NY | $192000 | Green Card | Apr 30, 2018 |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | Lead Engineer - Full Stack | $191600 - $239200 | Green Card | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | Lead Engineer - Venture CTO | $191600 - $239200 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | Lead Engineer - Full Stack | $191600 - $239200 | Green Card | Jun 19, 2025 | |
| NIKE, Inc. | LEAD ENGINEER (20742.2250.6) | $190000 | Green Card | Oct 9, 2023 | |
| Rumble Entertainment, Inc | Executive Producer / Lead Engineer | SAN MATEO, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Apr 17, 2018 |
| CASTLIGHT HEALTH | Lead Engineer (Mobile) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Aug 14, 2017 |
| GROUPON, INC. | Lead Engineer | Seattle, WA | $189000 - $238000 | Green Card | Apr 19, 2021 |
| EBAY INC. | Front-End Software Lead Engineer | San Jose, CA | $187000 | Green Card | Mar 14, 2023 |
| SALESFORCE.COM | Software Engineers - Applications (Lead Engineer,… | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $187000 | Green Card | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Stitch Fix, Inc. | Lead Engineer | $186000 - $199000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| Radia, Inc. | Loads and Aeroelastics Lead Engineer | $185000 - $205000 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2024 |
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