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      Top paying industries

      The top 5 paying industries for Lead Software Developer in United States are Personal Consumer Services with a median total pay of $181,235, Media & Communication with a median total pay of $178,149, Energy, Mining & Utilities with a median total pay of $176,196, Financial Services with a median total pay of $169,910, and Human Resources & Staffing with a median total pay of $164,969.

      Personal Consumer Services

      The top paying company in Personal Consumer Services for Lead Software Developer is Viker.

      Total pay trajectory

      Lead Software Developer
      $146K–$231K/yr
      Senior Manager of Software Development
      $231K–$374K/yr
      Principal Software Developer
      $177K–$280K/yr

      Popular companies for Lead Software Developers

      Wells Fargo-logoWells Fargo3.5★
      $172K - $223K/yr Total pay
      $195K Median
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      Macy's-logoMacy's3.4★
      $154K - $199K/yr Total pay
      $174K Median
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      Optum-logoOptum3.4★
      $155K - $204K/yr Total pay
      $176K Median
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      Thomson Reuters-logoThomson Reuters3.9★
      $142K - $202K/yr Total pay
      $169K Median
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      Mastercard-logoMastercard4.1★
      $188K - $254K/yr Total pay
      $217K Median
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