H1B Visa Sponsors in Mississippi

Total H1B Applications
8,682
H1B Employers
1,503
Average Salary
$93,428
Top City
JACKSON
Top Employer
Mississippi State University

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Mississippi is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 8,682 labor condition applications filed by 1,503 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Mississippi is $93,428.

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

The leading H1B metro area in Mississippi is jackson with 2,145 filings, followed by Ridgeland. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Mississippi

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

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 jackson, MS 2,145 302 $105,698 University of Mississippi Medical Center
2 Ridgeland, MS 655 171 $71,796 INFOSYS LIMITED
3 Hattiesburg, MS 551 67 $107,379 University of Southern Mississippi
4 University, MS 532 4 $63,472 University of Mississippi
5 Mississippi State, MS 329 2 $65,495 Mississippi State University
6 Meridian, MS 264 39 $112,358 East Mississippi State Hospital
7 Flowood, MS 242 94 $86,395 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi
8 Starkville, MS 190 39 $74,682 Mississippi State University
9 Tupelo, MS 185 50 $114,542 Cyient, Inc.
10 Ms. State, MS 174 1 $66,397 Mississippi State University
11 Oxford, MS 158 39 $99,472 Financial Neural Computing, Inc.
12 Olive Branch, MS 156 62 $90,711 Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
13 Southaven, MS 117 44 $142,190 Baptist Memorial Medical Group
14 Richland, MS 113 11 $68,780 INTRAGLOBE INC
15 Columbus, MS 101 36 $99,977 SEVERSTAL COLUMBUS, LLC
16 Greenwood, MS 97 22 $99,100 VINTAGE HEALTH RESOURCES, INC.
17 Laurel, MS 95 16 $218,168 SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
18 Gulfport, MS 89 37 $139,014 Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
19 Greenville, MS 84 16 $131,508 DELTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
20 Vicksburg, MS 81 32 $101,107 Vicksburg Warren School District

Top H1B Sponsors in Mississippi

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

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 Mississippi State University Ms State 788 $63,701 99.4%
2 University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS 762 $161,103 N/A
3 University of Mississippi University 579 $63,402 100.0%
4 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg 185 $61,337 100.0%
5 Jackson State University Jackson 152 $54,524 100.0%
6 THE UNIVERISTY OF SOUTHERN MISSISIPPI HATTIESBURG 118 $55,323 N/A
7 IntraGlobe, Inc. San Ramon 115 $62,881 42.9%
8 GLITTERSOFT GROUP, LLC STARKVILLE 110 $73,181 96.2%
9 Jackson Public School District Jackson 106 $52,613 62.5%
10 Implementation Technologies Consulting, Inc. Hattiesburg 86 $76,781 N/A
11 Alcorn State University Lorman 82 $52,743 95.0%
12 HATTIESBURG CLINIC, P. A. HATTIESBURG 81 $268,974 100.0%
13 Transform Tech Solutions, Inc. Mountain View 68 $95,678 66.7%
14 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi Jackson 67 $88,702 100.0%
15 HOLMES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT LEXINGTON 55 $38,439 89.5%
16 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY CLEVELAND 54 $63,174 90.0%
17 US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON 54 $65,552 N/A
18 Southern Arkansas University Magnolia 48 $52,933 92.9%
19 DENTAQUEST LLC CHARLESTOWN 47 $107,523 100.0%
20 Financial Neural Computing, Inc. Oxford 45 $70,689 100.0%

Top H1B Occupations in Mississippi

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

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Computer Systems Analysts 522 114 $66,357 N/A
2 Software Developers, Applications 473 216 $82,139 N/A
3 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 395 4 $231,306 $132,630
4 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 355 83 $263,558 N/A
5 Computer Programmers 339 91 $62,881 N/A
6 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Voca 332 67 $44,583 $49,340
7 Electrical Engineers 215 42 $81,596 $100,840
8 Internists, General 175 36 $228,469 N/A
9 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 171 24 $155,830 $49,220
10 Validation Engineers 138 71 $76,331 $93,110
11 Biochemists and Biophysicists 138 6 $46,088 N/A
12 Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 115 46 $76,242 N/A
13 Mechanical Engineers 105 53 $75,564 $90,730
14 Auditors 97 49 $43,967 $64,170
15 Software Developers 97 72 $102,103 $86,460
16 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 90 6 $84,606 $101,650
17 Business Teachers, Postsecondary 81 10 $110,815 $76,060
18 Family and General Practitioners 80 29 $198,810 N/A
19 Physical Therapists 79 24 $71,104 $97,080
20 Software Developers, Systems Software 71 37 $85,068 N/A

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