What do H-1B employers really pay?
The salaries employers wrote on 1,474,063 certified H-1B applications to the US Labor Department. Search any employer, job title or city.
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- Median salary offered
- $119,000
- Middle half earn
- $90,900 to $155,800
- Top 10% earn over
- $198,176
- Certified filings
- 1,474,063
Where the jobs are
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 82,315 | $149,268 |
| Seattle, WA | 39,067 | $155,000 |
| Austin, TX | 36,412 | $128,682 |
| San Francisco, CA | 29,929 | $175,984 |
| San Jose, CA | 29,088 | $170,000 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 27,303 | $174,200 |
| Chicago, IL | 25,603 | $111,700 |
| Plano, TX | 23,589 | $110,000 |
| Atlanta, GA | 23,322 | $112,362 |
| Dallas, TX | 23,271 | $111,700 |
| Irving, TX | 22,386 | $105,997 |
| Houston, TX | 22,279 | $102,564 |
Top employers
| Employer | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 43,150 | $155,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 28,125 | $105,310 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 24,871 | $144,458 |
| Google LLC | 24,688 | $183,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 23,640 | $168,188 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 20,339 | $85,634 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 17,486 | $205,800 |
| Infosys Limited | 16,154 | $92,581 |
| Apple Inc. | 15,322 | $172,114 |
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 10,123 | $143,715 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 9,910 | $153,600 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 9,528 | $138,700 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 9,071 | $155,000 |
| Intel Corporation | 8,235 | $125,158 |
| HCL America Inc | 8,212 | $109,740 |
| Accenture LLP | 7,610 | $128,300 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 7,480 | $149,350 |
| Capgemini America Inc | 7,332 | $128,000 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 7,125 | $155,800 |
| IBM Corporation | 6,903 | $117,240 |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 6,616 | $103,880 |
| Wipro Limited | 5,994 | $91,333 |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 5,893 | $110,000 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 5,701 | $194,604 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 5,599 | $183,541 |
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 81,689 | $137,730 |
| Software Developer | 54,468 | $104,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 25,692 | $147,368 |
| Assistant Professor | 15,786 | $109,000 |
| Software Engineering | 12,785 | $169,700 |
| Data Engineer | 11,457 | $105,997 |
| Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 10,271 | $107,640 |
| Architect | 9,226 | $84,115 |
| Data Scientist | 8,628 | $118,500 |
| Software Development Engineer II | 8,544 | $166,200 |
| Associate | 6,603 | $147,389 |
| Business Analyst | 6,028 | $89,440 |
| Computer Programmer | 5,723 | $89,565 |
| Data Analyst | 5,615 | $87,547 |
| Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 5,577 | $82,534 |
| Research Scientist | 5,529 | $153,727 |
| Java Developer | 5,415 | $100,797 |
| Project Manager | 5,365 | $102,940 |
| Senior Software Developer | 5,027 | $122,970 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 4,959 | $181,272 |
| Software Dev Engineer II | 4,903 | $172,900 |
| Analyst | 4,515 | $92,539 |
| Physical Therapist | 4,485 | $81,120 |
| Manager | 4,379 | $166,000 |
| Senior Data Engineer | 4,243 | $137,259 |
By state
- Alabama $90,000
- Alaska $74,980
- Arizona $106,000
- Arkansas $115,066
- California $157,000
- Colorado $113,922
- Connecticut $104,062
- Delaware $112,700
- District of Columbia $111,946
- Florida $101,962
- Georgia $108,514
- Guam $57,262
- Hawaii $93,000
- Idaho $108,000
- Illinois $106,558
- Indiana $95,250
- Iowa $94,786
- Kansas $90,000
- Kentucky $93,746
- Louisiana $87,818
- Maine $96,533
- Maryland $109,000
- Massachusetts $119,600
- Michigan $103,000
- Minnesota $103,000
- Mississippi $78,000
- Missouri $94,008
- Montana $73,674
- Nebraska $95,202
- Nevada $106,527
- New Hampshire $110,974
- New Jersey $116,000
- New Mexico $85,550
- New York $130,000
- North Carolina $112,986
- North Dakota $71,718
- Northern Mariana Islands $46,300
- Ohio $100,000
- Oklahoma $87,150
- Oregon $120,640
- Pennsylvania $103,246
- Puerto Rico $69,336
- Rhode Island $111,476
- South Carolina $95,898
- South Dakota $71,000
- Tennessee $99,858
- Texas $109,886
- US Virgin Islands $51,231
- Utah $97,570
- Vermont $90,000
- Virginia $114,026
- Washington $155,800
- West Virginia $122,000
- Wisconsin $95,000
- Wyoming $82,000