H1B Visa Sponsors in Kentucky

Total H1B Applications
26,822
H1B Employers
3,927
Average Salary
$83,782
Top City
LOUISVILLE
Top Employer
Tata Consultancy Services Limited

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Kentucky is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 26,822 labor condition applications filed by 3,927 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Kentucky is $83,782.

The top H1B sponsor in Kentucky is Tata Consultancy Services Limited, and the most commonly sponsored occupation is 15-1132. Employers in Kentucky must comply with federal and state prevailing wage requirements when filing H1B petitions.

The leading H1B metro area in Kentucky is louisville with 13,024 filings, followed by lexington. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Kentucky

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

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 louisville, KY 13,024 1,776 $75,735 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
2 lexington, KY 3,918 688 $77,857 University of Kentucky
3 frankfort, KY 1,807 378 $70,841 Deloitte Consulting LLP
4 Erlanger, KY 976 166 $82,227 Archer Daniels Midland Company
5 Bowling green, KY 716 129 $94,567 Western Kentucky University
6 florence, KY 671 144 $83,780 Tata Consultancy Services Limited
7 Georgetown, KY 491 129 $74,379 INFOSYS LIMITED
8 Covington, KY 377 136 $82,262 Fidelity Technology Group, LLC
9 Elizabethtown, KY 199 69 $89,070 Aspire Systems, Inc.
10 Richmond, KY 172 29 $65,903 Eastern Kentucky University
11 Hopkinsville, KY 151 46 $104,451 Comefri U.S.A., Inc.
12 Highland heights, KY 150 26 $73,258 Northern Kentucky University
13 Hebron, KY 138 59 $80,009 AMAZON.COM.KYDC, LLC
14 Owensboro, KY 138 56 $81,127 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
15 Murray, KY 127 12 $65,947 Murray State University
16 Pikeville, KY 124 11 $308,983 Pikeville Medical Center, Inc.
17 Ashland, KY 123 35 $249,491 King's Daughters Medical Specialties, Inc.
18 Hazard, KY 114 7 $165,172 Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
19 London, KY 90 24 $223,200 SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
20 Versailles, KY 85 26 $51,956 BEMAK, N.V. LTD

Top H1B Sponsors in Kentucky

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

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 V-Soft Consulting Group, Inc. Louisville 7,205 $69,830 90.8%
2 Coolsoft, LLC. Louisville 1,674 $75,147 87.7%
3 University of Kentucky Lexington 1,622 $92,192 99.7%
4 University of Louisville Louisville 889 $80,866 98.3%
5 Viraj LLC LOUISVILLE 629 $55,972 86.4%
6 iNek Technologies, LLC Overland Parkk 447 $54,556 60.0%
7 Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. LEXINGTON 377 $140,463 93.9%
8 Challenger Sports Corp. Lenexa 310 $33,868 86.4%
9 Signature Payroll Services, LLC Palm Beach Gardens 170 $70,646 75.0%
10 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green 169 $52,976 93.0%
11 MERIDIAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. PEACHTREE CORNERS 155 $75,552 88.9%
12 TALENTLINK,INC. WWEST DES MOINES 150 $80,267 79.4%
13 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond 131 $62,904 96.0%
14 Sitek, Inc. ORLANDO 130 $71,074 93.3%
15 Murray State University Murray 123 $55,896 97.1%
16 Pikeville Medical Center, Inc. Pikeville 113 $367,637 100.0%
17 h3 Technologies, LLC. Union 106 $66,481 67.4%
18 Rps Tek Sol LLC Frankfort 103 $64,079 74.1%
19 H-3 Technologies, LLC Florence 98 $77,233 100.0%
20 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights 88 $70,123 100.0%

Top H1B Occupations in Kentucky

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

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications 3,412 904 $78,092 N/A
2 Computer Systems Analysts 3,105 441 $69,408 N/A
3 Computer Programmers 1,922 341 $61,238 N/A
4 Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,397 221 $75,555 N/A
5 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 740 110 $259,417 N/A
6 Software Developers 664 316 $110,799 $106,200
7 Mechanical Engineers 600 164 $73,298 $99,410
8 Web Developers 428 9 $63,212 N/A
9 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 417 20 $57,030 $73,220
10 Internists, General 414 80 $218,941 N/A
11 Software Developers, Systems Software 402 140 $90,366 N/A
12 Computer Programmers 358 132 $52,061 N/A
13 Validation Engineers 356 140 $74,482 $95,780
14 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 354 10 $134,625 $78,630
15 Information Technology Project Managers 323 60 $100,095 $90,380
16 Database Administrators 318 107 $70,108 N/A
17 Management Analysts 309 109 $78,252 $85,290
18 Computer Systems Analysts 289 126 $62,981 N/A
19 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 289 94 $62,052 N/A
20 Computer and Information Systems Managers 241 63 $105,105 $132,700

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