Software Lead salaries
50 H-1B & PERM records for "Software Lead", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$127719
Average Salary
$69139
Minimum
$264000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | Systems Software Leader | $264000 - $419750 | Green Card | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Virtual Reality Software Lead | MENLO PARK, CA | $207500 - $227500 | Green Card | Jan 29, 2018 |
| EBAY INC. | Front-End Software Lead Engineer | San Jose, CA | $187000 | Green Card | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Accela, Inc. | Sr. Software Lead Engineer (Multiple Openings) | San Ramon, CA | $184000 - $214000 | Green Card | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Teranex Systems, Inc | Software Engineer Tech Lead and Ultimate Software… | Burbank, CA | $169229 | H-1B | 2025 |
| GITHUB INC | Senior Software Lead Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $167710 - $267500 | Green Card | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Talteam Inc | Engineer, Software Lead | $165173 | Green Card | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. | Application Software Leader | Santa Clara, CA | $160000 | Green Card | Sep 11, 2019 |
| AMPLITUDE, INC. | Software Lead – Query Infrastructure | San Francisco, CA | $158080 - $220000 | Green Card | Oct 10, 2022 |
| AMPLITUDE, INC. | Software Lead – Query Infrastructure | San Francisco, CA | $158080 - $220000 | Green Card | Oct 6, 2022 |
| JET BRIDGE LLC | CONNECTED CAR SOFTWARE LEAD | $150000 | Green Card | Feb 7, 2024 | |
| INSITRO, INC. | Software Lead Engineer | South San Francisco, CA | $150000 | Green Card | Sep 16, 2021 |
| MOLECULAR DEVICES, LLC | Reader Software Lead | SUNNYVALE, CA | $148000 - $165000 | Green Card | Jul 18, 2013 |
| APPLE INC. | Senior Software Lead | CUPERTINO, CA | $146000 - $191000 | Green Card | Apr 1, 2016 |
| ROYAL CYBER INC | Software Lead/Architect | NAPERVILLE, IL | $145000 | Green Card | Feb 11, 2019 |
| PBLC, Inc | Server Software Lead | Chestnut Ridge, NY | $145000 - $160000 | Green Card | Apr 26, 2017 |
| AKVELON INC. | Project Manager/Software Lead | Bellevue, WA | $144000 | Green Card | Apr 19, 2021 |
| FTW Media, Inc. | Server Software Lead | New York, NY | $140000 - $150000 | Green Card | May 18, 2018 |
| EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC | Staff Engineer, Full Stack Software Lead | Irvine, CA | $139818 | Green Card | Mar 18, 2022 |
| Formlabs, Inc. | Embedded Software Lead | Somerville, MA | $135000 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2021 |
| FOURSQUARE LABS, INC | Server Side Software Lead | NEW YORK, NY | $135000 | Green Card | Aug 1, 2013 |
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | HMI Modeling & Prototyping Software Lead | DETROIT, MI | $133363 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2017 |
| IBM CORPORATION | Software Lead | Austin, TX | $132683 | Green Card | May 15, 2023 |
| DATAMETRICS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC | Software Lead | Piscataway, NJ | $123614 | Green Card | Oct 12, 2021 |
| NB VENTURES DBA GLOBAL EPROCURE | Software Lead | Clark, NJ | $120000 | Green Card | Oct 16, 2019 |
| NB VENTURES DBA GLOBAL EPROCURE | Software Lead | Clark, NJ | $120000 | Green Card | Oct 16, 2019 |
| MKS INSTRUMENTS | Principal Test Engineer (Software Lead) | Methuen, MA | $115939 | Green Card | Dec 16, 2021 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Continuous Integration and Test Software Lead Eng… | SAN DIEGO, CA | $113506 - $146300 | Green Card | Oct 15, 2015 |
| APTIV CORPORATION | Software Lead Engineer | Troy, MI | $112736 | Green Card | Jul 7, 2022 |
| ROYAL CYBER INC | Technical/ Software Lead (Functional Title: Softw… | NAPERVILLE, IL | $111250 | Green Card | May 10, 2017 |
| SUNJOY GROUP, INC. | Senior Software Lead Developer | Morton Grove, IL | $111218 | Green Card | May 24, 2017 |
| SECURONIX INC | Sr. Software Lead | Addison, TX | $111176 | Green Card | Apr 5, 2022 |
| ESG AUTOMOTIVE | Connected Services Software Lead | Troy, MI | $110000 | Green Card | Oct 29, 2019 |
| AMT Services Inc | Controls Software Lead Engineer | $108680 | Green Card | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND | Software Lead | WINDSOR LOCKS, CT | $107099 - $122700 | Green Card | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Robert Bosch LLC | Sr. Software Lead | $104832 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| ETEK IT SERVICES INC | Software Lead | SCHAUMBURG, IL | $104624 | Green Card | Aug 27, 2021 |
| APOLLO EDUCATION GROUP INC. | Senior Software Lead | PHOENIX,, AZ | $104062 | Green Card | Nov 6, 2014 |
| HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND | Software Lead | WINDSOR LOCKS, CT | $103792 - $151000 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2014 |
| DEERE & COMPANY | Software Lead | MOLINE, IL | $100000 - $110000 | Green Card | May 5, 2017 |
| SECURONIX INC | Sr. Software Lead | Addison, TX | $93558 | Green Card | May 7, 2021 |
| SECURONIX INC | Sr. Software Lead | Addison, TX | $93558 | Green Card | Dec 15, 2020 |
| BARA CONSULTING INC | Software Lead | Edison, NJ | $91374 | Green Card | Jan 19, 2021 |
| REVENUE WELL SYSTEMS LLC | Medical Services Software Lead Developer | BANNOCKBURN, IL | $85000 | Green Card | Nov 18, 2014 |
| REVENUE WELL SYSTEMS LLC | Medical Services Software Lead Developer | BANNOCKBURN, IL | $85000 | Green Card | Nov 17, 2014 |
| REVENUE WELL SYSTEMS LLC | Medical Services Software Lead Developer | BANNOCKBURN, IL | $85000 | Green Card | Nov 17, 2014 |
| REVENUE WELL SYSTEMS LLC | Medical Services Software Lead Developer | BANNOCKBURN, IL | $85000 | Green Card | Nov 5, 2014 |
| COMPUTEK SOLUTIONS, INC | Software Lead/Architect | Farmington HIlls, MI | $79500 | Green Card | Feb 5, 2020 |
| APTIV CORPORATION | Software Lead Engineer | Kokomo, IN | $71656 | Green Card | Apr 23, 2020 |
| PHUNWARE, INC. | Computer Software Lead Engineer/IOS | AUSTIN, TX | $69139 | Green Card | Dec 28, 2014 |
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