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Lead Software Engineer in Jersey City, NJ

Job title · Jersey City, New Jersey

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Applications FY2022–FY2026
39
Median offered wage
$151,819
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$151,819certified 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 Jersey City.

Applications by fiscal year

510FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
510FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20224
FY202310
FY20249
FY20259
FY2026*7
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
22
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. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation13
  2. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.3
  3. The Guardian Life Insurance Company2
  4. YDC Inc.2
  5. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.2
  6. Stewart Title Guaranty Company1
  7. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC1
  8. DVG Tech Solutions LLC.1
  9. Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC1
  10. Deloitte & Touche LLP1
  11. Epam Systems, Inc1
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 $151,819; middle half $132,248 to $167,500 · median prevailing wage $133,390 (marker) · 39 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II12
  3. Level III13
  4. Level IV11
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 Jersey City is 10.0% 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 Jersey City
0.6%
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 Jersey City job market

Jersey City has 23,999 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 7,192 job titles and 3,791 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #70 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Jersey City, all job titles
23,999
Job titles filed
7,192
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Jersey City
70
Median offered wage in Jersey City, all job titles
$127,400
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Jersey City
  1. Software Engineer973
  2. Software Developer822
  3. Vice President375
  4. Vice President, Software Engineer331
  5. Vice President, Lead Software Engineer329
  6. Architect301
  7. Associate, Software Engineer269
  8. Associate, Software Engineer III225
  9. Senior Software Engineer207
  10. Project Manager204
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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