H-1B Salary Lookup 2026
Offered salaries from 485,909 certified full-time H-1B Labor Condition Applications decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median $126,818.
Top H-1B employers
| Employer | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services | 16,476 | $160,400 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US | 8,256 | $112,289 |
| 8,209 | $193,000 | |
| Microsoft | 6,874 | $176,915 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. | 6,476 | $157,501 |
| Infosys | 6,428 | $92,581 |
| Apple | 6,282 | $177,154 |
| Meta Platforms | 6,001 | $214,032 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 4,183 | $91,312 |
| Deloitte Consulting | 3,640 | $145,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,356 | $160,170 |
| Amazon Web Services | 2,983 | $157,600 |
| Tesla | 2,852 | $151,565 |
| Wal-Mart Associates | 2,846 | $150,080 |
| Nvidia | 2,817 | $187,741 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S. | 2,726 | $162,600 |
| Fidelity Technology Group | 2,641 | $126,928 |
| Compunnel Software Group | 2,530 | $112,500 |
| Capgemini America | 2,066 | $131,000 |
| Wipro | 2,064 | $103,142 |
| Accenture | 2,040 | $145,400 |
| Intel | 2,012 | $135,150 |
| Grandison Management | 1,963 | $73,715 |
| Salesforce | 1,907 | $200,800 |
| HCL America | 1,901 | $118,767 |
| LTIMindtree | 1,620 | $100,797 |
| Citibank | 1,516 | $157,000 |
| Cisco Systems | 1,367 | $152,506 |
| Amazon Data Services | 1,358 | $147,900 |
| Mphasis | 1,320 | $120,000 |
Popular job titles
| Job title | Median |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $144,544 |
| Software Developer | $112,424 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $152,131 |
| Software Developer Engineer | $165,200 |
| Data Engineer | $114,754 |
| Assistant Professor | $110,590 |
| Software Development Engineer | $158,100 |
| Software Engineering | $177,500 |
| Data Scientist | $125,838 |
| Computer Programmer | $92,900 |
| Manager JC50 Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | $115,336 |
| Technology Consultant | $92,394 |
| Associate | $151,950 |
| Research Scientist | $164,403 |
| Business Analyst | $97,066 |
| Project Manager | $113,838 |
| Architect | $92,581 |
| Data Analyst | $93,974 |
| Java Developer | $102,877 |
| Staff Software Engineer | $190,373 |
Top cities
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 28,630 |
| Seattle, WA | 14,454 |
| Austin, TX | 12,493 |
| San Francisco, CA | 10,739 |
| San Jose, CA | 10,124 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 9,627 |
| Chicago, IL | 8,231 |
| Plano, TX | 7,812 |
| Bellevue, WA | 7,724 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 7,487 |
| Atlanta, GA | 7,254 |
| Dallas, TX | 7,186 |
| Irving, TX | 6,965 |
| Houston, TX | 6,941 |
| Charlotte, NC | 6,446 |
| Redmond, WA | 6,242 |
| Boston, MA | 5,780 |
| Mountain View, CA | 5,657 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 4,243 |
| Alpharetta, GA | 3,711 |
H-1B salaries by state
These are wage rates employers attested to on certified LCAs, the step before an H-1B petition. They are not actual pay, and a certified LCA does not mean a visa was approved. Methodology.