Seniority Profile · Maryland

Lead / Director Software Developers salary in Maryland

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.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the Maryland OES distribution for Software Developers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$178,963

Across 72 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 72 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $178,963. 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.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level IV — fully competent	72	$178,963

Top employers filing for this role

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

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)	Staff Engineer - .NET	15	$180,730
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Lead Developer	6	$173,763
ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC	Director, Engineering	2	$201,250
Deloitte Consulting LLP	Project Delivery Manager	2	$176,882
Johns Hopkins University	HPC Scientific Software Engineer	2	$121,500
GUITAR CENTER, INC.	Manager, ERP	2	$176,594
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	Principal Software Engineer	2	$179,000
BrainScope Company Inc.	Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Software Developer)	1	$175,427
Zeromatter Technologies, Inc.	Graphics Software Engineer	1	$235,000
TRISYNC TECHNOLOGIES INC.	PROGRAMMER ANALYST	1	$180,200

Recent sample filings

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

Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Software Developer) at BrainScope Company Inc.
$175,427
RockvilleWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-328102
Graphics Software Engineer at Zeromatter Technologies, Inc.
$235,000
GermantownWage Level IVDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25249-291645
Staff Engineer - .NET at Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)
$195,800
RockvilleWage Level IVDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25248-289175
PROGRAMMER ANALYST at TRISYNC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
$180,200
BALTIMOREWage Level IVDecided Sep 11, 2025I-200-25247-287947
Sr. Staff Data Engineer, Development at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
$180,149
FrederickWage Level IVDecided Sep 5, 2025I-200-25240-273737
Senior Solution Architect at Linx-AS Application Software, LLC
$175,427
GaithersburgWage Level IVDecided Aug 29, 2025I-200-25234-262574
Director, IT Applications (A710.175) at Ciena Corporation
$242,692
HanoverWage Level IVDecided Aug 27, 2025I-200-25232-255133
Staff Engineer - Data at Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)
$183,500
ClarksburgWage Level IVDecided Aug 27, 2025I-200-25232-256219

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.