H1B Visa Sponsors in Iowa

Total H1B Applications
30,967
H1B Employers
3,633
Average Salary
$82,709
Top City
DES MOINES
Top Employer
University of Iowa

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Iowa is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 30,967 labor condition applications filed by 3,633 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Iowa is $82,709.

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

The leading H1B metro area in Iowa is des moines with 6,075 filings, followed by Cedar rapids. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Iowa

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

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 des moines, IA 6,075 1,092 $80,996 Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corporation
2 Cedar rapids, IA 4,175 513 $82,555 Rockwell Collins Inc.
3 Iowa city, IA 3,817 226 $86,787 University of Iowa
4 West des moines, IA 3,515 814 $73,583 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
5 ames, IA 2,232 148 $64,805 Iowa State University of Science and Technology
6 Urbandale,, IA 1,629 384 $70,486 LAUNCH IT, INC.
7 Johnston, IA 1,171 299 $81,509 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
8 davenport, IA 677 137 $106,099 Genesis Health System
9 Dubuque, IA 625 143 $67,478 Wipro Limited
10 Waterloo, IA 575 90 $139,043 Deere & Company
11 cedar falls, IA 479 78 $70,793 University of Northern Iowa
12 Muscatine, IA 452 90 $88,114 HNI Corporation
13 Fairfield, IA 337 76 $65,836 Maharishi University of Management
14 marshalltown, IA 282 43 $89,095 INFOSYS LIMITED
15 Coralville, IA 232 71 $72,761 Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
16 Sioux City, IA 226 61 $170,437 Apogee Medical Group, Iowa, PC
17 Pella, IA 223 37 $70,362 Pella Corporation
18 Ankeny, IA 191 65 $87,039 Deere & Company
19 Bettendorf, IA 182 55 $86,020 Ideal Tech Systems LLC
20 clive, IA 153 56 $72,572 SALT Solutions, Inc.

Top H1B Sponsors in Iowa

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

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 University of Iowa Iowa City 2,895 $89,907 99.3%
2 Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ames 1,542 $61,362 97.6%
3 Rockwell Collins Inc. Cedar Rapids 1,415 $90,147 98.8%
4 Infinite Computing Systems, Inc. Cedar Rapids 531 $64,213 89.0%
5 LAUNCH IT, INC. URBANDALE 323 $73,719 97.0%
6 Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation West Des Moines 291 $254,942 N/A
7 SMARTINSIGHT,LLC NORTH LIBERTY 275 $67,607 78.9%
8 ACT, Inc. Iowa City 237 $85,658 92.9%
9 Iowa State University of Science & Technology Ames 236 $51,948 N/A
10 Infoweb Systems Inc Dubuque 232 $73,444 90.0%
11 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. WILMINGTON 221 $75,806 100.0%
12 INTELIROUTE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. URBANDALE 201 $88,779 85.2%
13 Ames IT and Numeric Solutions, LLC El Monte 184 $64,660 22.4%
14 Quality Consulting, Inc. West Des Moines 155 $83,989 90.3%
15 Athene Annuity and Life Company West Des Moines 147 $107,852 100.0%
16 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls 139 $56,237 94.9%
17 Genesis Health System Davenport 128 $180,188 100.0%
18 Amtex Enterprises, Inc. Sunnyvale 125 $79,186 66.7%
19 NicoInfo Systems, Inc. TAMPA 125 $58,264 88.9%
20 Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Des Moines 122 $78,791 100.0%

Top H1B Occupations in Iowa

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

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications 4,196 949 $80,164 N/A
2 Computer Systems Analysts 3,335 563 $73,444 N/A
3 Computer Programmers 2,168 440 $62,234 N/A
4 Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,472 303 $70,805 N/A
5 Software Developers, Systems Software 877 155 $85,800 N/A
6 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 810 88 $268,509 N/A
7 Mechanical Engineers 677 152 $71,523 $97,570
8 Software Developers Applications 585 243 $110,157 $109,850
9 Computer Programmers 559 223 $56,257 N/A
10 Computer Systems Analysts 499 174 $59,556 N/A
11 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 448 25 $106,726 $85,010
12 Internists, General 405 50 $225,884 N/A
13 Validation Engineers 367 124 $71,844 $99,960
14 Database Administrators 353 150 $75,336 N/A
15 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 334 86 $51,081 N/A
16 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 322 9 $163,950 $106,060
17 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 315 133 $69,547 N/A
18 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 293 2 $59,171 $36,670
19 Auditors 288 94 $53,648 $74,290
20 Electrical Engineers 288 76 $84,842 $107,270

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