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Lead Software Engineer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
190
Median offered wage
$141,774
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$141,774certified 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 Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

2549FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2549FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202249
FY202340
FY202438
FY202536
FY2026*27
Certified (decided applications)
98.9%
Employers filing
47
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. Capital One Services, LLC31
  2. Caterpillar Inc.30
  3. GlobalLogic Inc.16
  4. Morningstar, Inc.13
  5. Relativity ODA LLC9
  6. CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc.7
  7. Here North America, LLC6
  8. Team TAG Services, LLC6
  9. Vizient, Inc.6
  10. Morningstar Investment Management, LLC5
  11. Fitch Ratings, Inc.4
  12. Aspen Dental Management, Inc.4
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 $141,774; middle half $123,614 to $153,317 · median prevailing wage $128,122 (marker) · 186 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II47
  2. Level III41
  3. Level IV97
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 Chicago is 2.7% 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 Chicago
3.0%
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 Chicago job market

Chicago has 49,084 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 14,589 job titles and 6,191 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #20 by applications, with 0.4% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Chicago
20
Median offered wage in Chicago, all job titles
$108,077
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Chicago
  1. Software Engineer1,459
  2. Software Developer1,234
  3. Senior Software Engineer627
  4. Manager624
  5. Postdoctoral Scholar584
  6. Associate441
  7. Consultant409
  8. Assistant Professor375
  9. Senior Associate363
  10. Analyst343
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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