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Lead Software Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
131
Median offered wage
$141,378
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$141,378certified 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 Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

3162FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3162FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202262
FY202323
FY202413
FY202513
FY2026*20
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
17
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. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.64
  2. Great Software Laboratory, Inc.31
  3. Automation Anywhere, Inc.9
  4. Epam Systems, Inc6
  5. GlobalLogic Inc.6
  6. AppZen, Inc.3
  7. Pavilion Data Systems, Inc.2
  8. Williams-sonoma, Inc.1
  9. Disney Streaming Enterprises Services Co., LLC1
  10. Paypal, Inc.1
  11. U.S. Bank National Association1
  12. Multi Media LLC1
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 $141,378; middle half $131,000 to $153,493 · median prevailing wage $141,378 (marker) · 130 applications.

$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I17
  2. Level II51
  3. Level III7
  4. Level IV13
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 Jose is 2.4% 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 San Jose
2.1%
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 Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #34 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in San Jose
34
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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