Jobs, Wages & Sponsorship
Top H-1B sponsors
Tracked employers ranked by H-1B approvals for FY24. Sponsorship volume alone does not indicate displacement of U.S. workers.
Tracked approvals
53,665
FY24 · 10 curated employersModeled
Weighted avg wage
$133,359
Offered wageModeled
Avg approval rate
97.7%
Modeled
Employers tracked
10
Curated profiles
How to read this responsibly
Two different USCIS products, two different years. This page ranks a curated set of 10 large sponsors anchored to published FY24 rankings, with per-year detail modeled — that is why its figures carry a Modeled tag. The employer directory and every employer page instead read the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub export directly, whose latest published year is FY2023 (176,949 approvals across 28,061 employers). The two sets will not add up to each other, and neither is wrong — they are different releases covering different years. Read the full methodology →
Personal relevance
What this means for you
Employers & HR teams
- The 3 largest sponsors filed 23,726 of 399,395 H-1B approvals (~6%) in FY2024 — the program is concentrated among a few firms. Reported
- The approval-weighted average offered wage across the top tracked sponsors is $133,359. Estimated
This is data context only — not legal or immigration advice. Figures are labelled reported, projected, or estimated; for individual situations consult a qualified professional.
Tracked H-1B employers
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| # | Employer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AmazonWA | 9,265 | 256 | 97.3% | $156,000 |
| 2 | InfosysTX | 8,140 | 225 | 97.3% | $98,000 |
| 3 | Cognizant Technology SolutionsNJ | 6,321 | 218 | 96.7% | $95,000 |
| 4 | Alphabet (Google)CA | 5,364 | 74 | 98.6% | $170,000 |
| 5 | Tata Consultancy ServicesNJ | 5,274 | 182 | 96.7% | $94,000 |
| 6 | Meta PlatformsCA | 4,844 | 67 | 98.6% | $177,000 |
| 7 | MicrosoftWA | 4,725 | 65 | 98.6% | $162,000 |
| 8 | AppleCA | 3,873 | 53 | 98.7% | $165,000 |
| 9 | HCL AmericaCA | 2,953 | 102 | 96.7% | $92,000 |
| 10 | IBMNY | 2,906 | 80 | 97.3% | $128,000 |
Most-sponsored occupations
Approximate H-1B volume by job title
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Tracked H-1B sponsors by petition approvals. 8 rows · Software Engineer to Hardware Engineer · H-1B approvals.
| Name | H-1B approvals |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 13,586 |
| Data Scientist | 9,468 |
| Systems Analyst | 8,075 |
| Software Developer | 6,680 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 5,629 |
| Management Consultant | 5,340 |
| Product Manager | 3,958 |
| Hardware Engineer | 930 |
DOL OFLC Disclosure DataUpdated Jan 31, 2025
Explore H-1B salaries by job title
Average offered wage per occupation
- Software Engineer$172,333
- Data Scientist$149,800
- Systems Analyst$83,200
- Software Developer$99,500
- Machine Learning Engineer$207,600
- Management Consultant$96,400
- Product Manager$199,500
- Hardware Engineer$181,500
H-1B sponsorship by state
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Policy changes
What changed that may affect H-1B
Traced to the source
Documents that name this visa category in their scope
The government document itself names this visa category when describing who it applies to. This is the strongest signal we have that a change is relevant.
- NotableProposed rule — not in force
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
- NotableProposed rule — not in force
Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions
- NotableProposed rule — not in force
Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions
- NotableAnnouncement
DHS Proposes Additional H-1B Fee
- MajorFinal rule
Mandatory Electronic Filing (e-Filing)
How to read this responsibly
These employers are a tracked subset of all H-1B sponsors, not the entire national total. H-1B approvals are USCIS petition outcomes and differ from State Department visa issuances and from DOL LCA filings. Read the full methodology →