Seniority Profile · South Dakota

Lead / Director Software Developers salary in South Dakota

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 South Dakota OES distribution for Software Developers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$130,250

Across 8 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 8 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $130,250. 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	8	$130,250

Top employers filing for this role

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

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Citibank, N.A.	Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst	6	$130,250
Premier Bankcard LLC	Sr. Team Lead, Software Development	1	$160,212
InfraOpsXpert LLC	Vice President “ OpenShift/Sr. DevOps Engineer	1	$98,946

Recent sample filings

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

Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst at Citibank, N.A.
$130,500
Sioux FallsWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25265-324404
Sr. Team Lead, Software Development at Premier Bankcard LLC
$160,212
Sioux FallsWage Level IVDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25248-289603
Vice President “ OpenShift/Sr. DevOps Engineer at InfraOpsXpert LLC
$98,946
WatertownWage Level IVDecided Mar 12, 2025I-200-25064-747351
Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst at Citibank, N.A.
$126,350
Sioux FallsWage Level IVDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-315708
Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst at Citibank, N.A.
$130,000
Sioux FallsWage Level IVDecided Sep 19, 2025I-200-25255-306180
Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst at Citibank, N.A.
$150,000
Sioux FallsWage Level IVDecided Sep 11, 2025I-200-25247-287821
Engineering Lead Analyst at Citibank, N.A.
$145,000
Sioux FallsWage Level IVDecided Aug 8, 2025I-200-25213-215271
Applications Development Technical Lead Analyst at Citibank, N.A.
$128,950
Sioux FallsWage Level IVDecided Mar 11, 2025I-200-25063-741554

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.