H1B Visa Sponsors in Alaska

Total H1B Applications
2,810
H1B Employers
618
Average Salary
$85,123
Top City
ANCHORAGE
Top Employer
University of Alaska

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Alaska is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 2,810 labor condition applications filed by 618 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Alaska is $85,123.

The top H1B sponsor in Alaska is University of Alaska, and the most commonly sponsored occupation is 15-1121. Employers in Alaska must comply with federal and state prevailing wage requirements when filing H1B petitions.

The leading H1B metro area in Alaska is Anchorage, with 1,412 filings, followed by Fairbanks. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Alaska

The largest metro areas for H1B visa sponsorship in Alaska. Click any city to view detailed employer and salary data.

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 Anchorage,, AK 1,412 296 $94,216 INFOSYS LIMITED
2 Fairbanks, AK 450 76 $82,703 University of Alaska
3 Juneau, AK 133 44 $68,441 Bartlett Regional Hospital
4 Bethel, AK 61 9 $79,743 Lower Kuskokwim School District
5 Ketchikan, AK 53 18 $54,664 SAI INVESTMENTS LLC
6 Kotzebue, AK 41 4 $96,068 Northwest Arctic Borough School District
7 Kodiak, AK 36 12 $51,867 Kodiak Island Borough School District
8 Prudhoe Bay, AK 33 7 $90,922 Schlumberger Technology Corporation
9 Palmer, AK 27 8 $159,494 TerraSond Limited
10 Wrangell, AK 21 4 $59,893 Wrangell Medical Center
11 Little Rock, AK 20 16 $54,375 Little Scholars of Arkansas, dba LISA Academy
12 Barrow, AK 16 8 $81,761 NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
13 Kenai, AK 16 8 $48,583 KSRM, INC.
14 Nome, AK 16 7 $74,860 NOME GOLD ALASKA CORP.
15 Delta Junction, AK 15 6 $109,742 SUMITOMO METAL MINING POGO LLC
16 Bentonville, AK 14 12 $52,960 Globalbridge Infotech Inc.,
17 Sitka, AK 14 12 $56,053 SITKA CONSERVATION SOCIETY
18 Galena, AK 13 2 $69,968 Galena City School District
19 SKAGWAY, AK 13 3 $56,613 SKAGWAY JEWELRY CO LLC
20 Gambell, AK 12 1 $73,399 Bering Strait School District

Top H1B Sponsors in Alaska

These employers headquartered in Alaska have filed the most H1B visa applications.

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 University of Alaska Fairbanks 292 $78,296 100.0%
2 Bering Strait School District Unalakleet 66 $76,777 100.0%
3 Northern Star (POGO) LLC Fairbanks 58 $106,119 N/A
4 Anchorage School District Anchorage 57 $58,455 100.0%
5 Hope Community Resources, Inc. Anchorage 50 $46,673 93.8%
6 Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage 45 $336,606 N/A
7 UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Fairbanks 45 $73,273 100.0%
8 NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT UTQIAGVIK 38 $58,082 100.0%
9 Lower Yukon School District Mountain Village 29 $91,444 100.0%
10 Lower Kuskokwim School District Bethel 28 $80,410 N/A
11 Northwest Arctic Borough School District Kotzebue 28 $85,034 N/A
12 Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau 23 $79,133 80.0%
13 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage 23 $72,843 100.0%
14 MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Anchorage 22 $99,095 100.0%
15 Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Bethel 22 $103,097 100.0%
16 Teck Alaska Incorporated Anchorage 21 $150,727 100.0%
17 ACSA ASDN Education Services Juneau 20 $54,929 N/A
18 Glacier Dental LLC Anchorage 16 $70,443 71.4%
19 Kodiak Island Borough School District Kodiak 16 $56,881 100.0%
20 TerraSond Limited Palmer 16 $100,646 100.0%

Top H1B Occupations in Alaska

The most commonly sponsored H1B job titles in Alaska. Click any occupation to view detailed salary and employer data for this state.

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Computer Systems Analysts 153 35 $74,082 N/A
2 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 130 22 $68,280 $76,290
3 Auditors 111 31 $63,053 $81,950
4 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 89 16 $103,086 $105,910
5 Information Technology Project Managers 80 20 $77,630 N/A
6 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Voca 79 18 $69,556 $77,730
7 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 66 14 $109,144 $109,350
8 Software Developers, Applications 62 27 $85,968 N/A
9 Petroleum Engineers 54 15 $147,333 $200,750
10 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 45 12 $71,424 N/A
11 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 44 10 $312,658 N/A
12 Management Analysts 43 21 $79,642 $104,770
13 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocatio 41 9 $75,503 $75,980
14 Computer Programmers 39 14 $68,737 N/A
15 Civil Engineers 38 19 $87,187 $107,240
16 Geological and Petroleum Technicians 38 7 $70,500 N/A
17 General and Operations Managers 31 15 $126,477 $120,470
18 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 29 1 $107,394 $106,150
19 Cost Estimators 26 10 $103,390 $68,310
20 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 23 6 $67,436 N/A

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