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Lead Software Engineer in Richmond, VA

Job title · Richmond, Virginia

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Richmond, Virginia
Applications FY2022–FY2026
120
Median offered wage
$102,939
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$102,939certified 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 Richmond.

Applications by fiscal year

1937FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1937FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202237
FY202326
FY202420
FY202524
FY2026*13
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
4
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, LLC117
  2. AhaApps, LLC1
  3. Data Concepts, LLC1
  4. Impetus Technologies, 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 $102,939; middle half $95,909 to $150,550 · median prevailing wage $99,424 (marker) · 120 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II65
  2. Level III3
  3. Level IV42
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 Richmond is 25.4% 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 Richmond
1.9%
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 Richmond job market

Richmond has 7,164 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 1,919 job titles and 1,278 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #6 by applications, with 1.7% of them.

Applications in Richmond, all job titles
7,164
Job titles filed
1,919
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Richmond
6
Median offered wage in Richmond, all job titles
$101,920
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Richmond
  1. Software Developer551
  2. Software Engineer290
  3. Data Analyst180
  4. Data Engineer158
  5. Assistant Professor147
  6. Java Developer115
  7. Senior Data Analyst109
  8. Senior Software Engineer99
  9. Senior Manager, Software Engineering94
  10. Senior Lead Software Engineer79
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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