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Lead Software Engineer salary in Tennessee

A real-employer view of Lead Software Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated August 1, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Lead Software Engineer in Tennessee: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $115,218. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified1$114,566
Level IV — fully competent1$146,536

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead Software Engineer in Tennessee. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Senior Software Engineer1$115,218
Optum Services, Inc.Lead Software Engineer1$146,536
Sapot Systems, IncSoftware Engineer1$114,566

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Software Engineer at Sapot Systems, Inc
    $114,566
    FranklinWage Level IIDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26069-693811
  • Senior Software Engineer at Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    $115,218
    FranklinDecided Apr 14, 2025I-200-25097-837617
  • Lead Software Engineer at Optum Services, Inc.
    $146,536
    Spring HillWage Level IVDecided Oct 10, 2024I-200-24277-382494

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.