H1B Visa Sponsors in District of Columbia

Total H1B Applications
43,707
H1B Employers
7,509
Average Salary
$84,840
Top City
WASHINGTON
Top Employer
Georgetown University

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

District of Columbia is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 43,707 labor condition applications filed by 7,509 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in District of Columbia is $84,840.

The top H1B sponsor in District of Columbia is Georgetown University, and the most commonly sponsored occupation is 15-1132. Employers in District of Columbia must comply with federal and state prevailing wage requirements when filing H1B petitions.

The leading H1B metro area in District of Columbia is washington with 37,753 filings, followed by washington dc. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in District of Columbia

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

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 washington, DC 37,753 6,737 $84,506 Georgetown University
2 washington dc, DC 4,940 1,742 $88,254 Universal Service Administrative Company
3 District of Columbia, DC 268 148 $88,855 EZEN COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
4 Washington D C, DC 42 15 $86,483 WIPRO LIMITED
5 Washington Metro, DC 36 6 $56,489 ICSA, Inc
6 NW. WASHINGTON, DC 34 26 $74,815 SCHRILL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
7 NW, DC 29 8 $67,334 SYSTEMS INTEGRATION & DEVELOPMENT, INC.
8 Washinton, DC 28 24 $74,307 ALFA SERVICES USA INC
9 Wasington, DC 27 17 $72,900 PROSOFT ASSOCIATES
10 NW, Washington DC, DC 26 12 $74,815 Systems Integration & Development, Inc.
11 Washington DC Metro, DC 26 3 $65,481 International Software Systems Inc
12 WashingtonDC, DC 24 16 $65,198 D.C. HEALTH CARE, INC.
13 NE, Washington, DC 20 16 $77,068 MEDCOMPS CORPORATION
14 WASHINTON, DC, DC 19 14 $81,001 SSTECH LLC
15 DC, DC 15 10 $109,291 FACEBOOK, INC.
16 Washignton, DC 15 14 $71,119 American University
17 Arlington, DC 14 13 $77,887 UNIVERSAL MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS SERVICES
18 Washingon, DC 13 8 $88,326 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITHY (W
19 Washigton, DC 12 11 $80,038 DIASPARK, INC
20 SW, Washington DC, DC 9 6 $76,125 PEER CONSULTANTS, P.C.

Top H1B Sponsors in District of Columbia

These employers headquartered in District of Columbia have filed the most H1B visa applications.

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 HCL America, Inc. Sunnyvale 40,617 $81,269 97.6%
2 Yale University New Haven 4,091 $72,111 99.7%
3 Georgetown University Washington 1,066 $68,287 98.3%
4 Children's National Medical Center Washington 759 $85,829 97.8%
5 THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY Washington 730 $63,873 97.1%
6 The Advisory Board Company Washington 668 $85,862 97.8%
7 District of Columbia Public Schools washington 377 $65,996 N/A
8 The George Washington University Washington 342 $80,139 98.4%
9 Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. Washington 340 $83,199 95.9%
10 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington 280 $136,750 N/A
11 IT Vertex Inc Washington 256 $77,960 35.2%
12 World Resources Institute Washington 249 $81,964 100.0%
13 National Railroad Passenger Corporation Washington, DC 243 $114,409 100.0%
14 The Catholic University of America Washington 238 $68,132 100.0%
15 THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Washington, DC 216 $77,533 96.0%
16 EAB Global, Inc. Washington 191 $93,297 96.9%
17 Federal National Mortgage Association Washington 172 $123,365 N/A
18 EastBanc Technologies, LLC Washington 168 $85,186 95.1%
19 WP Company LLC Washington 163 $96,738 100.0%
20 Juul Labs, Inc. Washington 152 $135,699 100.0%

Top H1B Occupations in District of Columbia

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

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications 5,363 1,414 $98,064 N/A
2 Computer Systems Analysts 3,544 797 $82,856 N/A
3 Computer Programmers 2,564 685 $72,193 N/A
4 Auditors 1,069 336 $71,451 $103,030
5 Management Analysts 1,061 318 $94,533 $125,500
6 Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,060 342 $100,051 N/A
7 Environmental Economists 946 181 $118,187 $162,610
8 Lawyers 868 231 $183,997 $191,880
9 Social Science Research Assistants 849 282 $49,531 $63,630
10 Financial and Investment Analysts 839 275 $86,698 $106,840
11 Computer Programmers 668 313 $65,929 N/A
12 Computer Systems Analysts 555 270 $75,253 N/A
13 RADIOLOGISTS 520 37 $103,236 N/A
14 Software Developers 505 281 $129,891 $136,040
15 SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR 502 240 $82,667 N/A
16 Database Administrators 499 229 $87,690 N/A
17 Search Marketing Strategists 474 282 $61,907 $83,340
18 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 454 222 $82,741 N/A
19 Operations Research Analysts 449 185 $87,601 $115,980
20 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 403 111 $63,305 $114,480

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