H-1B Salaries in District of Columbia

2,078 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in District of Columbia, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$118,310Median salary

$87,29025th percentile

$156,21475th percentile

2,078Filings

Top H-1B employers in District of Columbia

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
District of Columbia Public Schools	154	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Georgetown University	57	$72,500	$66,227 – $93,000
Children's National Medical Center	56	$94,331	$75,423 – $144,108
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services	48	$175,000	$143,000 – $195,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US	43	$140,837	$123,386 – $148,044
Ernst & Young U.S.	39	$154,071	$129,676 – $191,675
Boston Consulting Group	31	$190,000	$175,000 – $210,200
Infosys	25	$118,310	$118,310 – $118,310
MedStar Medical Group II	23	$280,552	$240,388 – $318,420
Compunnel Software Group	22	$110,000	$107,000 – $153,750
Oracle America	21	$150,758	$142,010 – $175,427
HCL America	19	$125,000	$112,466 – $140,837
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	19	$200,000	$174,450 – $215,700
Google	17	$177,000	$164,000 – $192,000
The George Washington University	16	$94,456	$79,215 – $128,828
WP Company	15	$126,090	$97,869 – $143,128
EAB Global	14	$118,056	$98,494 – $139,031
Meta Platforms	14	$190,082	$174,532 – $215,838
American University	13	$98,563	$89,000 – $150,000
CRA International	13	$120,000	$104,000 – $133,000
Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School	12	$61,714	$61,714 – $63,225
Eliquent Life Sciences	11	$90,126	$84,676 – $108,909
Hexaware Technologies	11	$141,000	$127,280 – $150,780
Howard University	11	$67,829	$63,705 – $84,000
Mindlance	11	$143,500	$129,045 – $150,379

City	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Washington, DC	1,947	$117,700	$85,000 – $156,000
Washington Dc, DC	110	$126,090	$107,000 – $169,362
Nw Washington, DC	4	$126,400	$120,600 – $152,551
District of Columbia, DC	3	$126,090	$93,045 – $126,095
Washingotn, DC	2	$187,500	$126,250 – $248,750
Washtington, DC	1	$142,100	$142,100 – $142,100
Silver Spring, DC	1	$157,500	$157,500 – $157,500
Apartment 620, DC	1	$145,000	$145,000 – $145,000
Washngton, DC	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Sw Washington, DC	1	—	—
Fl 10, DC	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Washignton, DC	1	$101,500	$101,500 – $101,500
Suite 300, DC	1	$126,464	$126,464 – $126,464
Arlington, DC	1	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,000
Washignton Dc, DC	1	$125,000	$125,000 – $125,000
Washington D C, DC	1	$126,090	$126,090 – $126,090
Kansas City, DC	1	$126,880	$126,880 – $126,880

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Secondary Teacher	80	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Software Developer	68	$126,100	$125,818 – $136,690
Associate	67	$225,000	$175,000 – $237,500
Elementary Teacher	59	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Software Engineer	51	$126,100	$119,295 – $174,009
Senior Associate	45	$151,000	$119,000 – $175,000
Manager	21	$190,000	$171,000 – $196,000
Consultant	20	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Assistant Professor	19	$128,800	$95,000 – $165,000
Law Clerk	18	$225,000	$80,750 – $225,000
Associate Attorney	17	$218,920	$171,038 – $225,000
Manager JC50 Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	16	$140,837	$140,837 – $140,837
Data Scientist	16	$116,240	$115,939 – $124,298
Postdoctoral Associate	15	$69,971	$65,295 – $72,750
Computer Programmer	14	$92,000	$91,700 – $98,817
Data Engineer	14	$104,560	$98,388 – $124,392
Economist	14	$187,500	$170,000 – $205,000
Senior Software Engineer	14	$150,758	$129,777 – $154,962
Business Analyst	13	$106,912	$88,462 – $112,000
Senior Manager	13	$215,000	$211,000 – $219,000
Research Scientist	11	$100,000	$77,500 – $121,800
Research Fellow	10	$107,500	$95,195 – $139,700
Architectural Designer	10	$93,335	$79,386 – $106,500
Project Manager	9	$102,482	$100,000 – $123,188
Staff Scientist	9	$93,662	$69,971 – $100,000

At least 5 filings in District of Columbia.

Employer	Filings	Median
MedStar Medical Group II	23	$280,552
Cornerstone Research	7	$240,000
Covington & Burling	7	$235,000
AlixPartners	5	$220,000
Compass Lexecon	6	$205,000
Bain & Company	6	$202,000
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	19	$200,000
Medical Faculty Associates	8	$198,910
PwC US Consulting	6	$194,050
Meta Platforms	14	$190,082
Boston Consulting Group	31	$190,000
Google	17	$177,000
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services	48	$175,000
Foley Hoag	5	$175,000
Uber Technologies	5	$172,600

Level I29% · 574

Level II38% · 741

Level III19% · 369

Level IV15% · 287

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).