H1B Visa Sponsors in Missouri

Total H1B Applications
71,314
H1B Employers
7,195
Average Salary
$81,658
Top City
ST. LOUIS
Top Employer
Cerner Corporation

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Missouri is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 71,314 labor condition applications filed by 7,195 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Missouri is $81,658.

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

The leading H1B metro area in Missouri is st. louis with 20,528 filings, followed by kansas city. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Missouri

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

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 st. louis, MO 20,528 2,795 $79,197 Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc.
2 kansas city, MO 9,456 1,617 $78,668 UST Global, Inc.
3 saint louis, MO 5,333 907 $76,272 INFOSYS LIMITED
4 o’Fallon, MO 4,464 821 $85,565 Mastercard International Incorporated
5 Maryland heights, MO 3,998 895 $85,524 Charter communications, Inc.
6 North Kansas City, MO 3,384 43 $75,874 Cerner Corporation
7 chesterfield, MO 3,239 698 $84,977 PROSPECT INFOSYS, INC.
8 columbia, MO 2,308 214 $78,492 The Curators of the University of Missouri
9 jefferson city, MO 1,874 408 $68,822 Seven Seas Technologies, Inc.
10 O’ Fallon, MO 1,277 217 $71,670 Wipro Limited
11 creve coeur, MO 1,172 345 $85,585 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
12 springfield, MO 1,017 216 $104,657 Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities
13 Hazelwood, MO 602 121 $77,890 INFOSYS LIMITED
14 st charles, MO 599 204 $87,111 Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
15 st.louis, MO 555 289 $70,855 UST GLOBAL INC.
16 Rolla, MO 538 38 $98,451 THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
17 Lee’s Summit, MO 486 122 $76,287 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
18 Earth City,, MO 460 149 $78,286 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
19 Joplin, MO 450 84 $115,723 Freeman Health System
20 Ellisville, MO 418 38 $64,668 Programmer Resources International Inc

Top H1B Sponsors in Missouri

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

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 Cerner Corporation North Kansas City 4,401 $78,017 98.8%
2 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis 2,369 $69,938 98.8%
3 The Curators of the University of Missouri St. Louis 2,081 $78,369 97.1%
4 Charter communications, Inc. St. Louis 2,002 $104,390 97.8%
5 Black & Veatch Corporation Overland Park 1,253 $76,754 99.4%
6 Monsanto Company St. Louis 1,214 $83,844 99.0%
7 Washington University St. Louis 1,141 $72,361 100.0%
8 RehabCare Group East, LLC ST. LOUIS 944 $76,052 96.2%
9 Vintech Solutions, Inc Saint Louis 918 $81,298 58.1%
10 Telecom Technology Services, Inc. Saint Louis 840 $72,878 97.6%
11 Saint Louis University St. Louis 794 $82,415 99.1%
12 Western Union, LLC ST. CHARLES 719 $119,217 97.7%
13 Covidien LP. Minneapolis 625 $93,246 99.4%
14 Seven Seas Technologies, Inc. Chesterfield 621 $67,860 N/A
15 Programmer Resources International, Inc. Ellisville 620 $75,721 100.0%
16 TetraSoft, Inc. Creve Coeur 560 $79,420 89.7%
17 SecureNet Systems Corporation St Louis 521 $82,842 55.4%
18 Wenova, Inc. St. Louis 509 $70,889 91.5%
19 Resource America Information Technology, Inc. WILDWOOD 497 $68,799 N/A
20 HNTB Corporation Kansas City 493 $85,381 99.0%

Top H1B Occupations in Missouri

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

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications 15,656 2,133 $84,691 N/A
2 Informatics Nurse Specialists 8,021 997 $76,156 N/A
3 Computer Programmers 5,653 763 $65,117 N/A
4 Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 4,533 625 $78,403 N/A
5 SoftwareDevelopers 2,155 772 $111,847 $114,550
6 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,576 152 $152,627 N/A
7 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,470 43 $59,096 $96,880
8 Software Developers, Systems Software 1,115 311 $96,377 N/A
9 Computer Programmers 1,070 326 $58,508 N/A
10 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 911 24 $149,391 $81,920
11 Database Administrators 902 306 $81,482 N/A
12 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 864 262 $72,772 N/A
13 Computer Systems Analysts 837 325 $64,955 N/A
14 Management Analysts 807 187 $81,959 $95,830
15 Auditors 769 229 $56,785 $73,210
16 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 752 234 $75,450 N/A
17 Biophysicists 597 43 $51,086 $72,600
18 Computer and Information Systems Managers 502 190 $127,775 $139,740
19 Web Administrators 469 159 $106,084 $84,250
20 Mechanical Engineers 463 192 $71,007 $91,890

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