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Lead / Director Software Developers salary in Alabama

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Alabama OES distribution for Software Developers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$136,471
Across 21 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Software Developers in Alabama: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $136,471. 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 IV — fully competent21$136,471

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Software Developers in Alabama. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Calumet GP, LLCSAP IM/WM Systems Specialist2$135,595
Deloitte Tax LLPSoftware Engineer, Manager2$124,800
Aetna Resources LLCSr Software Development Engineer1$136,471
IBM CorporationSenior Managing Consultant1$232,304
Danieli Taranis, LLCSenior L2/L3 Automation Specialist1$125,000
The University of Alabama at BirminghamSystems Analyst Lead1$112,778
Humana Inc.Senior Software Engineer1$124,800
Meta Platforms, IncSoftware Engineer1$220,517
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Software Engineering Manager1$128,000
Regions BankInformatica Data Warehouse Developer1$150,473

Recent sample filings

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

  • SAP IM/WM Systems Specialist at Calumet GP, LLC
    $135,595
    HooverWage Level IVDecided Sep 23, 2025I-200-25259-311615
  • Sr Software Development Engineer at Aetna Resources LLC
    $136,471
    HooverWage Level IVDecided Sep 11, 2025I-200-25247-287026
  • Senior Managing Consultant at IBM Corporation
    $232,304
    DothanWage Level IVDecided Jul 3, 2025I-200-25177-132715
  • Senior L2/L3 Automation Specialist at Danieli Taranis, LLC
    $125,000
    ChelseaWage Level IVDecided Jul 3, 2025I-200-25177-130678
  • Systems Analyst Lead at The University of Alabama at Birmingham
    $112,778
    BirminghamWage Level IVDecided Jun 24, 2025I-200-25167-096211
  • Senior Software Engineer at Humana Inc.
    $124,800
    HOOVERWage Level IVDecided Apr 24, 2025I-200-25107-877770
  • Software Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $220,517
    BirminghamWage Level IVDecided Apr 23, 2025I-200-25106-869498
  • Software Engineering Manager at The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    $128,000
    BirminghamWage Level IVDecided Apr 10, 2025I-200-25093-828894

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.