Lead IT — 1,076 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 37
- Filings · FY2025
- $90k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Developer
- Top role · 349 all-time
- MO
- Top state · 253 all-time
Lead IT filed 37 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 28% from the year before), with a median base salary of $90k and the middle 50% of offers between $85k and $105k. That is 15% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,076 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Developer in Missouri.
How much does Lead IT pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $90k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Lead IT's H-1B hiring changed by year?
274 certified filings in FY2016 → 35 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 35 | −5% | $96k |
| FY2025 | 37 | +28% | $90k |
| FY2024 | 29 | −3% | $94k |
| FY2023 | 30 | −33% | $91k |
| FY2022 | 45 | −25% | $86k |
| FY2021 | 60 | −50% | $87k |
| FY2020 | 120 | +13% | $84k |
| FY2019 | 106 | −45% | $86k |
| FY2018 | 191 | +28% | $83k |
| FY2017 | 149 | −46% | $70k |
| FY2016 | 274 | — | $65k |
Which wage levels does Lead IT file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 7% of Lead IT's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 771 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I18.7%144
- Level II74.4%574
- Level III6.5%50
- Level IV0.4%3
What jobs does Lead IT sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Lead IT's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | 349 | $79k |
| Software Engineer | 166 | $84k |
| Programmer Analyst | 95 | $68k |
| JAVA Developer | 34 | $85k |
| Sr Software Engineer | 33 | $87k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 14 | $85k |
| Quality Analyst | 13 | $66k |
| Systems Engineer | 11 | $79k |
| .NET Developer | 10 | $82k |
| Data Engineer | 9 | $89k |
Where does Lead IT hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| MO | 253 | $83k |
| IL | 145 | $73k |
| TX | 83 | $90k |
| NY | 70 | $71k |
| GA | 53 | $82k |
| VA | 45 | $87k |
| CA | 41 | $94k |
| MN | 40 | $78k |
| NC | 32 | $85k |
| PA | 30 | $80k |
What has Lead IT filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,076 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Lead IT's H-1B filings
- How much does Lead IT pay H-1B workers?
- Lead IT's median certified H-1B base salary is $90k (FY2025), from 37 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Lead IT sponsor?
- Lead IT has 1,076 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Lead IT sponsor for H-1B?
- Lead IT's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, Software Engineer, Programmer Analyst, JAVA Developer.
- Where does Lead IT hire H-1B workers?
- Lead IT's top H-1B worksite states are MO, IL, TX, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →