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Lead Software Engineer in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
169
Median offered wage
$164,800
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$164,800certified 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 New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

2447FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2447FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202233
FY202325
FY202430
FY202547
FY2026*34
Certified (decided applications)
99.4%
Employers filing
65
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. Mastercard International Incorporated14
  2. Capital One Services, LLC13
  3. Mastercard Technologies, LLC11
  4. Epam Systems, Inc11
  5. Factset Research Systems, Inc.10
  6. Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC7
  7. Markit North America, Inc.6
  8. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.5
  9. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC5
  10. Analytic Partners, LP4
  11. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC4
  12. Hulu, LLC3
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 $164,800; middle half $146,000 to $183,000 · median prevailing wage $145,454 (marker) · 165 applications.

$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4
  2. Level II35
  3. Level III64
  4. Level IV62
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 New York City is 19.4% 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 New York City
2.7%
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 New York City job market

New York City has 163,518 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 40,783 job titles and 16,582 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #90 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in New York City
90
Median offered wage in New York City, all job titles
$141,523
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in New York City
  1. Software Engineer7,682
  2. Associate7,483
  3. Vice President3,993
  4. Analyst3,261
  5. Senior Software Engineer1,919
  6. Software Developer1,600
  7. Data Scientist1,392
  8. Senior Associate1,297
  9. Manager1,055
  10. Software Development Engineer II967
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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