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Lead Software Engineer in Austin, TX

Job title · Austin, Texas

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Austin, Texas
Applications FY2022–FY2026
100
Median offered wage
$139,152
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$139,152certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Lead Software Engineer" and a worksite in Austin.

Applications by fiscal year

1427FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1427FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202218
FY202327
FY202423
FY202516
FY2026*16
Certified (decided applications)
98.0%
Employers filing
42
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.20
  2. Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC10
  3. Epam Systems, Inc5
  4. Optum Services, Inc.5
  5. Keller Williams Realty, Inc.4
  6. Deloitte & Touche LLP4
  7. GlobalLogic Inc.4
  8. Cvent, Inc.3
  9. Avride, Inc.3
  10. Yandex Self Driving Group, Inc.2
  11. Aampe, Inc.2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $139,152; middle half $114,754 to $157,511 · median prevailing wage $127,504 (marker) · 97 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II26
  3. Level III24
  4. Level IV47
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Lead Software Engineer" appears on 6,346 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 971 employers for worksites in 742 cities; the median offered wage is $138,000, so the median in Austin is 0.8% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
6,346
Employers nationwide
971
Cities with filings
742
National median offered wage
$138,000
Share of national filings in Austin
1.6%
Cities with the most applications for Lead Software Engineer
  1. Charlotte, NC413
  2. O'Fallon, MO288
  3. Chicago, IL190
  4. Irving, TX180
  5. New York City, NY169
  6. San Francisco, CA154
  7. San Jose, CA131
  8. Atlanta, GA128
  9. Plano, TX124
  10. Richmond, VA120
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Austin job market

Austin has 64,412 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,288 job titles and 6,594 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #82 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Austin, all job titles
64,412
Job titles filed
13,288
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Austin
82
Median offered wage in Austin, all job titles
$122,906
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Austin
  1. Software Engineer2,870
  2. Software Developer2,341
  3. Software Development Engineer II871
  4. Senior Software Engineer858
  5. Component Design Engineer663
  6. Software Development Engineer I622
  7. Architect574
  8. Software Development Engineer524
  9. Data Engineer500
  10. Software Dev Engineer II367
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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