Employers file a Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor before they petition USCIS for an H-1B worker. It lists the job, work location and the wage the employer will pay.

What is the median H-1B salary?

The median wage offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY 2026 through Q3 was $125,500 a year (wages paid by the hour are converted at 2,080 hours a year).

Which company files the most H-1B applications?

Amazon.com Services LLC had the most certified filings in FY 2026 through Q3: 13,510.

H-1B Salaries and Employers

H-1B Labor Condition Applications decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026, totaled by employer, occupation and work location from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.

Certified filings: 417,721; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $125,500; Middle half $95,534 to $163,800
Positions requested: 835,406; On certified filings
Denied: 2,235; 6,996 withdrawn

Top H-1B employers

Certified filings and median offered wage

All employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Amazon.com Services LLC	13,510	$158,900
2	Google LLC	7,339	$193,000
3	Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	5,767	$111,030
4	Apple Inc.	5,619	$171,600
5	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	5,275	$155,615
6	Meta Platforms, Inc	5,150	$214,032
7	Microsoft Corporation	5,107	$177,000
8	Infosys Limited	4,557	$92,581
9	Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,891	$92,394
10	Tesla, Inc.	2,809	$150,000
11	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	2,742	$160,050
12	Deloitte Consulting LLP	2,617	$143,062
13	NVIDIA Corporation	2,424	$186,472
14	Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	2,412	$162,338
15	Amazon Web Services, Inc.	2,392	$155,000
16	Wal-Mart Associates, INC.	2,246	$147,466
17	Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	2,216	$129,042
18	Grandison Management, Inc.	1,978	$73,715
19	Compunnel Software Group, INC	1,940	$113,000
20	Wipro Limited	1,813	$105,841
21	Intel Corporation	1,731	$133,432
22	Capgemini America Inc	1,676	$130,854
23	Salesforce, Inc.	1,569	$197,400
24	Accenture LLP	1,462	$146,400
25	Hcl America INC	1,362	$121,008

Certified filings by work state

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Top occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	125,123	$143,529
2	Computer Occupations, All Other	30,501	$118,500
3	Data Scientists	28,053	$125,000
4	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	13,481	$108,160
5	Computer Programmers	11,066	$95,118
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,639	$207,517
7	Computer Systems Analysts	8,550	$108,514
8	Industrial Engineers	8,548	$111,448
9	Mechanical Engineers	7,640	$110,266
10	Financial and Investment Analysts	7,255	$142,800
11	Accountants and Auditors	6,314	$97,406
12	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6,185	$156,853
13	Electrical Engineers	5,553	$126,761
14	Operations Research Analysts	5,479	$115,000
15	Management Analysts	5,294	$130,000
16	Civil Engineers	5,019	$93,704
17	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,836	$92,530
18	Physicians, All Other	4,713	$256,708
19	Computer and Information Research Scientists	4,668	$187,700
20	Database Administrators	4,596	$112,000
21	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	4,564	$100,000
22	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	3,996	$75,748
23	Database Architects	3,759	$141,697
24	Project Management Specialists	3,732	$121,035
25	Biological Scientists, All Other	3,530	$83,000

Top work cities

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#	City	Certified	Median wage
1	New York, NY	25,480	$158,440
2	Seattle, WA	12,551	$160,000
3	Austin, TX	10,794	$132,100
4	San Francisco, CA	9,468	$186,763
5	San Jose, CA	9,144	$179,000
6	Sunnyvale, CA	8,222	$181,293
7	Chicago, IL	7,144	$116,800
8	Bellevue, WA	6,636	$162,814
9	Santa Clara, CA	6,356	$177,025
10	Plano, TX	6,258	$113,000
11	Atlanta, GA	6,191	$114,358
12	Dallas, TX	6,187	$113,818
13	Houston, TX	6,045	$106,000
14	Irving, TX	5,588	$112,923
15	Charlotte, NC	5,261	$114,000
16	Boston, MA	5,199	$125,237
17	Mountain View, CA	4,923	$196,000
18	Redmond, WA	4,840	$170,000
19	Jersey City, NJ	3,532	$132,560
20	San Diego, CA	3,113	$139,500
21	Phoenix, AZ	2,982	$111,072
22	Alpharetta, GA	2,962	$109,850
23	Menlo Park, CA	2,876	$201,053
24	Palo Alto, CA	2,856	$186,466
25	Cupertino, CA	2,786	$181,100

Most common job titles

As written by employers

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Engineer	21,625	$149,365
2	Software Developer	12,473	$112,424
3	Senior Software Engineer	5,256	$154,568
4	Assistant Professor	4,788	$112,500
5	Data Engineer	3,562	$109,990
6	Software Dev Engineer II	3,501	$173,500
7	Software Engineering	3,231	$178,076
8	Data Scientist	2,986	$119,558
9	Computer Programmer	2,594	$91,600
10	Associate	2,166	$150,000
11	Software Dev Engineer I	2,125	$129,000
12	Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	2,072	$115,336
13	Research Scientist	1,978	$178,006
14	Data Analyst	1,706	$93,600
15	Software Development Engineer II	1,565	$161,637
16	Physical Therapist	1,563	$83,304
17	Business Analyst	1,553	$96,000
18	Java Developer	1,541	$102,877
19	Technology Consultant 2	1,406	$90,605
20	Project Manager	1,396	$110,240

Prevailing wage levels

Share of certified filings by the DOL wage level of the job

Level I (entry)72,72819.4%
Level II (qualified)150,59940.2%
Level III (experienced)77,13220.6%
Level IV (fully competent)74,00019.8%

Frequently asked questions

What is an H-1B LCA?: Employers file a Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor before they petition USCIS for an H-1B worker. It lists the job, work location and the wage the employer will pay.
What is the median H-1B salary?: The median wage offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY 2026 through Q3 was $125,500 a year (wages paid by the hour are converted at 2,080 hours a year).
Which company files the most H-1B applications?: Amazon.com Services LLC had the most certified filings in FY 2026 through Q3: 13,510.

Data sources

H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Data as of 06/30/2026

Cases decided fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

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