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Lead Software Engineer in Santa Monica, CA

Job title · Santa Monica, California

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Santa Monica, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
32
Median offered wage
$186,150
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$186,150certified 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 Santa Monica.

Applications by fiscal year

48FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
48FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20227
FY20237
FY20245
FY20258
FY2026*5
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
8
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. Hulu, LLC20
  2. Cornerstone Ondemand, Inc.4
  3. Hulu Services Co., LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)2
  4. Disney Streaming Technology LLC2
  5. GoodRx, Inc.1
  6. Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney1
  7. InVenture Capital Corporation1
  8. Collectly, 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 $186,150; middle half $180,100 to $193,786 · median prevailing wage $176,134 (marker) · 31 applications.

$160k$170k$180k$190k$200k
$160k$170k$180k$190k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II3
  2. Level III1
  3. Level IV26
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 Santa Monica is 34.9% 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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica job market

Santa Monica has 3,449 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 1,465 job titles and 619 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #8 by applications, with 0.9% of them.

Applications in Santa Monica, all job titles
3,449
Job titles filed
1,465
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Santa Monica
8
Median offered wage in Santa Monica, all job titles
$137,259
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Santa Monica
  1. Software Engineer (4)135
  2. Software Development Engineer II96
  3. Senior Software Engineer74
  4. Software Engineer58
  5. Software Development Engineer I51
  6. Software Developer42
  7. Software Engineer (3)36
  8. Associate31
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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