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Lead Application Development Engineer H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-1252.00
SOC Category: Software Developers

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)

+20.9%
Filed H-1B base wages show $159,900 vs BLS national median $132,270

Lead Application Development Engineer (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 23 filing records. Filed base wages span $129,375 to $163,311 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $159,900. 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

$159,900

H-1B LCA Filings

23LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$163,311
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

Lead Application Development Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 23 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 American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., Centene Management Company, LLC, and Homesite Group Incorporated. 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 Madison, WI, St. Louis, MO, Williamsville, NY, Matthews, NC, and Ballwin, MO. 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$129,375
P25$145,794
Median$159,900
P75$163,311
Max$163,311

Top Employers by LCA Filings

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Lead Application Development Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Lead Application Development Engineer H-1B LCA records is $159,900 per year.
How many Lead Application Development Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 23 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Lead Application Development Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Lead Application Development Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Lead Application Development Engineer include: American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., Centene Management Company, LLC, Homesite Group Incorporated.

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