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Associate Director, Software Engineer H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-1253.00
SOC Category: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023

Updated 2026-05-23

Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)

+60.1%
Filed H-1B base wages show $163,000 vs BLS national median $101,800

Associate Director, Software Engineer (SOC 15-1253.00, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 26 filing records. Filed base wages span $132,000 to $165,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $163,000. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Median Salary

$163,000

H-1B LCA Filings

26LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$165,000
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Role Filing Pattern

Associate Director, Software Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 26 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from UBS Business Solutions US LLC. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.

Location Pattern

Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Weehawken, NJ, Stamford, CT, Morrisville, NC, New York City, NY, and Nashville, TN. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.

BLS Comparison Caveat

The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.

Salary Distribution (Base)

LCA filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$132,000
P25$136,500
Median$163,000
P75$161,000
Max$165,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Associate Director, Software Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Associate Director, Software Engineer H-1B LCA records is $163,000 per year.
How many Associate Director, Software Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 26 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Associate Director, Software Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Associate Director, Software Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Associate Director, Software Engineer include: UBS Business Solutions US LLC.

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