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Lead Software Engineer in Raleigh, NC

Job title · Raleigh, North Carolina

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Raleigh, North Carolina
Applications FY2022–FY2026
31
Median offered wage
$139,214
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$139,214certified 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 Raleigh.

Applications by fiscal year

59FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
59FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20224
FY20237
FY20245
FY20259
FY2026*6
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
16
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. First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.6
  2. Optum Services, Inc.4
  3. Envestnet Financial Technologies, Inc.3
  4. VitalSource Technologies LLC3
  5. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.2
  6. Cloud Software Group, Inc.2
  7. Markit North America, Inc.2
  8. RapidScale Inc.1
  9. Publix Super Markets, Inc.1
  10. CapFinancial Partners LLC1
  11. ettain group, Inc.1
  12. Cyient, Inc.1
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 $139,214; middle half $128,198 to $153,896 · median prevailing wage $132,080 (marker) · 31 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II5
  3. Level III9
  4. Level IV14
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 Raleigh is 0.9% 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 Raleigh
0.5%
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 Raleigh job market

Raleigh has 10,341 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 3,121 job titles and 1,714 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #42 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in Raleigh, all job titles
10,341
Job titles filed
3,121
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Raleigh
42
Median offered wage in Raleigh, all job titles
$102,300
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Raleigh
  1. Software Developer395
  2. Software Engineer360
  3. Technology Lead - US243
  4. Postdoctoral Research Scholar188
  5. Assistant Professor175
  6. Senior Software Engineer164
  7. Technology Consultant 2131
  8. Software Engineer II118
  9. Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects117
  10. Software Engineer III115
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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