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Lead Software Engineer in Seattle, WA

Job title · Seattle, Washington

Job title as filed
Lead Software Engineer
City
Seattle, Washington
Applications FY2022–FY2026
66
Median offered wage
$189,954
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$189,954certified 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 Seattle.

Applications by fiscal year

1020FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1020FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202220
FY202313
FY20247
FY202517
FY2026*9
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
22
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. DocuSign Inc.23
  2. Hulu, LLC12
  3. GlobalLogic Inc.4
  4. Glassdoor, Inc.2
  5. Hulu Services Co., LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)2
  6. Disney Streaming Technology LLC2
  7. Zulily, LLC2
  8. Avalara, Inc.2
  9. Here North America, LLC2
  10. Thatch Health, Inc.2
  11. GoodRx, Inc.2
  12. FieldwireLabs, 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 $189,954; middle half $168,709 to $211,667 · median prevailing wage $168,709 (marker) · 66 applications.

$120k$150k$180k$210k$240k
$120k$150k$180k$210k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II9
  3. Level III5
  4. Level IV46
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 Seattle is 37.6% 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 Seattle
1.0%
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 Seattle job market

Seattle has 70,656 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 9,153 job titles and 3,414 employers; "Lead Software Engineer" ranks #138 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in Seattle, all job titles
70,656
Job titles filed
9,153
Rank of Lead Software Engineer in Seattle
138
Median offered wage in Seattle, all job titles
$150,000
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Seattle
  1. Software Engineer5,057
  2. Software Development Engineer II4,848
  3. Software Development Engineer I3,414
  4. Software Dev Engineer II2,366
  5. Software Dev Engineer I1,857
  6. Software Development Engineer III1,601
  7. Manager III, Software Development1,179
  8. Software Development Engineer1,174
  9. Senior Software Engineer910
  10. Applied Scientist II892
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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