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Lead Software Engineer in Charlotte, NC

Job title · Charlotte, North Carolina

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Charlotte, North Carolina
Applications FY2022–FY2026
413
Median offered wage
$134,347
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$134,347certified 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 Charlotte.

Applications by fiscal year

57114FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
57114FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202254
FY2023102
FY202458
FY2025114
FY2026*85
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
50
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. Lowe's Companies, Inc.237
  2. Signature Commercial Solutions, LLC23
  3. GlobalLogic Inc.23
  4. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.22
  5. U.S. Bank National Association14
  6. Collabera LLC11
  7. Belk, Inc.8
  8. Innova Solutions, Inc.6
  9. Strategic Staffing Solutions, L.C.5
  10. Artech, LLC5
  11. First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.5
  12. Epam Systems, Inc4
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 $134,347; middle half $128,232 to $148,013 · median prevailing wage $128,232 (marker) · 407 applications.

$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k
$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II27
  2. Level III305
  3. Level IV72
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 Charlotte is 2.6% below 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 Charlotte
6.5%
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 Charlotte job market

Charlotte has 33,191 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 8,473 job titles and 3,888 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #7 by applications, with 1.2% of them.

Applications in Charlotte, all job titles
33,191
Job titles filed
8,473
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Charlotte
7
Median offered wage in Charlotte, all job titles
$112,986
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Charlotte
  1. Software Developer2,223
  2. Software Engineer1,941
  3. Senior Software Engineer1,103
  4. Architect527
  5. Senior Software Developer437
  6. Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects430
  7. Data Engineer392
  8. Java Developer316
  9. Manager JC50309
  10. Senior Associate JC60 -computer Systems Engineers/architects222
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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