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Lead Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA

Job title · San Francisco, California

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
San Francisco, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
154
Median offered wage
$199,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$199,000certified 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 San Francisco.

Applications by fiscal year

2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202245
FY202341
FY202432
FY202527
FY2026*9
Certified (decided applications)
99.3%
Employers filing
45
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. LendingClub Bank National Association25
  2. Salesforce, Inc.21
  3. DocuSign Inc.14
  4. Capital One Services, LLC8
  5. Salesforce.com, Inc.7
  6. Mastercard International Incorporated7
  7. Williams-sonoma, Inc.7
  8. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.6
  9. U.S. Bank National Association5
  10. Optum Services, Inc.4
  11. Mastercard Technologies, LLC4
  12. CBS Interactive, Inc.3
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 $199,000; middle half $164,750 to $220,699 · median prevailing wage $167,710 (marker) · 152 applications.

$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II21
  3. Level III50
  4. Level IV64
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 San Francisco is 44.2% 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 San Francisco
2.4%
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 San Francisco job market

San Francisco has 62,593 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 16,467 job titles and 6,403 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #37 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in San Francisco, all job titles
62,593
Job titles filed
16,467
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in San Francisco
37
Median offered wage in San Francisco, all job titles
$167,000
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in San Francisco
  1. Software Engineer5,831
  2. Senior Software Engineer2,179
  3. Associate727
  4. Staff Software Engineer723
  5. Software Engineering Smts719
  6. Data Scientist702
  7. Product Manager678
  8. Postdoctoral Scholar642
  9. Engineering Manager520
  10. Member of Technical Staff517
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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