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Virginia H-1B salaries

Employers filed 38,803 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Virginia between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $114,026 a year.

Median salary offered
$114,026
Middle half earn
$94,370 to $142,000
Top 10% earn over
$172,536
Certified filings
38,803
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Amazon.com Services LLC1,611$143,700$125,632 – $165,940
Capital One Services, LLC1,130$149,594$110,739 – $170,872
Amazon Web Services, Inc.1,090$137,350$117,900 – $162,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp885$110,594$99,653 – $125,424
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP830$145,182$99,338 – $177,620
Capital One, National Association737$110,739$102,274 – $149,594
Amazon Data Services, Inc734$136,850$120,500 – $152,980
The University of Virginia597$75,000$64,500 – $100,000
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.589$101,400$94,370 – $112,840
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.540$149,750$129,000 – $171,475
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University467$82,000$65,000 – $105,000
Navy Federal Credit Union357$148,500$121,090 – $170,000
Elevance Health, Inc.339$133,037$117,211 – $147,054
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation315$136,032$119,600 – $149,781
UST Global Inc273$107,890$99,331 – $122,000
Tata Consultancy Services Limited256$85,244$75,629 – $101,234
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.246$149,180$132,045 – $165,248
Compunnel Software Group, Inc225$110,000$100,100 – $124,000
Deloitte Consulting LLP215$154,981$126,090 – $177,750
Virginia Commonwealth University208$65,540$58,920 – $87,625
Capgemini America Inc170$129,210$118,000 – $132,909
Accenture LLP168$134,100$117,500 – $153,100
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.167$120,000$106,683 – $130,603
Old Dominion University163$84,210$72,050 – $103,500
Deloitte & Touche LLP156$98,852$80,348 – $130,333
Microsoft Corporation154$167,750$156,084 – $184,750
Micron Technology, Inc.140$112,500$102,506 – $126,262
Portsmouth Public Schools136$58,497$58,497 – $60,797
HCL America Inc126$113,220$99,214 – $127,887
The College of William and Mary124$76,046$61,500 – $95,000
George Mason University121$96,500$80,318 – $125,000
Asurion, LLC119$168,683$149,320 – $182,788
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC106$152,363$143,322 – $175,427
REI Systems Inc.105$131,561$110,000 – $155,938
VCU Health System Authority104$205,896$96,959 – $319,713
Idexcel Inc103$110,000$101,500 – $125,500
James Madison University97$74,593$66,500 – $88,000
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.95$80,000$62,494 – $115,636
Deloitte Tax LLP92$85,322$68,354 – $121,222
Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.)91$130,000$111,000 – $145,600
Portsmouth City Public Schools90$47,720$47,220 – $50,410
IBM Corporation86$136,900$108,618 – $169,549
Mejenta Systems, Inc84$88,442$88,442 – $88,442
People Tech Group, Inc79$118,310$101,421 – $127,276
MicroStrategy, Inc.78$131,625$102,500 – $160,000
Salesforce, Inc.78$193,517$162,784 – $223,258
Tech Tammina, LLC77$101,358$97,157 – $114,026
Moxie IT Solutions76$88,500$88,500 – $97,200
Visa Technology & Operations LLC76$144,420$119,100 – $156,229
Howard Hughes Medical Institute74$85,674$77,065 – $103,058

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle half
Software Developer2,419$110,000$97,157 – $122,699
Software Engineer1,647$108,555$97,157 – $122,720
Senior Software Engineer563$135,000$120,260 – $154,147
Computer Programmer488$94,370$91,582 – $101,360
Data Engineer444$104,500$92,347 – $115,939
Assistant Professor423$101,000$82,618 – $131,500
Senior Data Analyst408$102,274$92,458 – $110,739
Java Developer369$105,000$94,370 – $117,203
Software Development Engineer II362$154,050$143,700 – $168,650
Data Analyst337$90,000$80,080 – $103,000
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects309$106,018$100,298 – $134,077
Senior Business Analyst258$110,739$102,274 – $115,939
Business Analyst243$90,000$81,560 – $104,000
Teacher232$47,080$46,500 – $47,720
DevOps Engineer224$111,973$99,091 – $126,090
Software Development Engineer I223$129,000$110,500 – $130,900
Software Dev Engineer II208$165,740$155,000 – $178,625
Lead Software Engineer191$150,758$139,344 – $173,763
Principal Data Analyst191$112,670$102,274 – $112,904
Software Dev Engineer I183$129,000$129,000 – $130,800
Data Scientist183$110,739$90,105 – $120,000
Research Associate179$65,000$60,000 – $70,040
Senior Manager, Software Engineering177$173,763$162,100 – $178,500
Research Scientist174$71,700$65,250 – $84,551
Senior Software Developer155$124,999$114,063 – $139,589
Business Manager151$153,650$143,395 – $166,858
Programmer Analyst151$94,370$84,172 – $104,050
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects146$86,008$80,246 – $111,946
Project Manager146$111,946$102,435 – $125,424
Database Administrator142$93,246$81,122 – $98,301
Technical Architect126$118,355$112,466 – $126,100
Senior Data Engineer121$139,589$119,621 – $162,240
Application Developer119$106,371$92,357 – $126,090
Senior Consultant114$129,340$114,270 – $153,294
Full Stack Developer114$105,000$97,200 – $122,699
Senior Lead Software Engineer112$173,763$162,100 – $178,400
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects111$126,922$120,307 – $156,229
Software Engineer III106$132,324$125,222 – $141,158
Support Engineer I-External102$103,000$88,186 – $108,525
Principal Associate, Data Science100$131,155$110,739 – $132,374
Systems Analyst94$104,000$90,000 – $106,798
Systems Engineer93$111,946$101,234 – $124,717
Architect92$80,246$75,962 – $108,776
Support Engineer II-External90$118,260$106,900 – $126,500
Business Intelligence Engineer II90$115,939$110,400 – $134,440
Software Programmer90$94,370$91,582 – $101,358
Mgr. JC50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers89$112,500$106,850 – $120,557
Physical Therapist87$95,139$84,510 – $107,468
Engineer86$112,060$95,992 – $119,646
Data Engineer II86$133,704$132,100 – $160,600

Cities

CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Mclean, VA5,262$115,939$101,400 – $143,395
Herndon, VA4,069$125,176$103,938 – $148,221
Arlington, VA4,063$133,753$110,716 – $160,000
Richmond, VA3,670$107,890$90,000 – $131,206
Reston, VA2,705$122,699$104,000 – $148,221
Ashburn, VA1,995$116,000$97,200 – $147,400
Sterling, VA1,265$108,347$90,927 – $126,100
Glen Allen, VA1,058$107,890$93,420 – $127,506
Fairfax, VA1,030$108,347$88,442 – $127,914
Chantilly, VA997$106,454$90,000 – $125,425
Vienna, VA930$122,835$100,000 – $150,612
Charlottesville, VA878$81,734$65,000 – $118,600
Norfolk, VA866$105,659$88,062 – $125,755
Manassas, VA795$110,531$96,742 – $126,090
Tysons, VA708$114,028$95,000 – $148,072
Henrico, VA640$104,000$89,378 – $123,692
Alexandria, VA600$107,272$88,329 – $130,000
Aldie, VA509$126,100$114,026 – $151,410
Blacksburg, VA500$88,040$68,053 – $112,630
Virginia Beach, VA410$101,275$84,100 – $114,232
Falls Church, VA367$114,026$92,350 – $142,300
Roanoke, VA284$95,826$74,376 – $130,946
Leesburg, VA263$108,160$91,582 – $131,155
Portsmouth, VA240$58,497$47,892 – $60,797
Brambleton, VA233$130,900$114,026 – $165,173
Lynchburg, VA229$92,664$75,962 – $113,880
Newport News, VA203$105,000$90,000 – $132,252
Mechanicsville, VA188$119,936$101,000 – $142,048
Chesapeake, VA174$103,563$88,629 – $125,000
Harrisonburg, VA170$70,975$60,589 – $84,500
Tysons Corner, VA163$130,000$115,000 – $160,000
Winchester, VA152$92,932$79,872 – $130,591
Williamsburg, VA150$81,750$63,008 – $103,000
Centreville, VA125$118,560$101,400 – $148,034
Mc Lean, VA117$111,946$97,157 – $126,090
Fredericksburg, VA107$101,234$77,210 – $145,000
Dulles, VA105$103,938$94,058 – $131,000
Hampton, VA101$86,000$71,000 – $126,499
Petersburg, VA95$110,000$88,379 – $152,500
Courtland, VA84$46,800$46,500 – $47,000

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20233,012$112,972
202414,295$114,026
202513,878$115,000
20267,618$121,758