H1B Visa Sponsors in South Carolina

Total H1B Applications
27,441
H1B Employers
4,472
Average Salary
$79,822
Top City
COLUMBIA
Top Employer
Clemson University

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

South Carolina is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 27,441 labor condition applications filed by 4,472 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in South Carolina is $79,822.

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

The leading H1B metro area in South Carolina is columbia with 5,436 filings, followed by greenville. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in South Carolina

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

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 columbia, SC 5,436 976 $73,687 University of South Carolina
2 greenville, SC 4,435 744 $75,761 TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS),INC.
3 fort mill, SC 2,863 549 $95,811 Capgemini America, Inc.
4 charleston, SC 1,857 278 $76,327 Medical University of South Carolina
5 Spartanburg,, SC 921 222 $84,088 American Credit Acceptance, LLC
6 Florence, SC 600 121 $96,298 L&T Technology Services Limited
7 Clemson, SC 592 19 $68,759 Clemson University
8 lexington, SC 578 130 $67,689 ZETTAPRIME, INC
9 North Charleston, SC 480 145 $72,882 CMC Americas, Inc.
10 Greer, SC 464 168 $80,680 DATASOFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
11 Anderson, SC 396 80 $92,691 WIPRO LLC
12 Rock Hill, SC 388 109 $86,545 3D Systems, Inc.
13 Duncan, SC 345 88 $70,985 Wipro Limited
14 Indian land,, SC 303 157 $114,927 VERIAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
15 Myrtle Beach, SC 247 90 $93,732 GRANDEUR MANAGEMENT INC.
16 west columbia, SC 247 69 $69,959 East Point Academy
17 Greenwood, SC 241 56 $101,373 Self Regional Healthcare
18 Aiken, SC 231 64 $77,466 P3 GEEKS INC
19 Orangeburg, SC 231 54 $77,970 Claflin University
20 Ladson, SC 228 25 $78,944 Cummins Inc.

Top H1B Sponsors in South Carolina

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

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 SVK Systems, Inc. Rock Hill 1,208 $67,729 66.4%
2 International Technology Solutions,Inc WHITE PLAINS 1,066 $68,618 76.0%
3 University of Kansas Lawrence 761 $60,468 99.6%
4 The Citadel Charleston 760 $135,376 98.8%
5 Clemson University Pickens 747 $67,693 98.4%
6 University of South Carolina WALTERBORO 707 $51,754 99.5%
7 TRINITY CONSULTING, INC. ROCK HILL 675 $62,837 47.9%
8 R2 Technologies, LLC Portland 628 $73,424 81.4%
9 Infosmart Technologies, Inc. Suwanee 624 $72,707 80.9%
10 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston 574 $78,559 N/A
11 Ordusion Technologies, Inc. Rock Hill 473 $65,299 82.1%
12 LPL Financial LLC San Diego 452 $118,482 91.3%
13 Signature IT Solutions, Inc. TAMPA 435 $71,096 33.3%
14 Schaeffler Group USA, Inc. TROY 409 $78,372 97.5%
15 Avery Dennison Corporation Pasadena 390 $87,555 97.9%
16 ITECH ANALYST CORP. SOUTHINGTON 370 $72,868 70.9%
17 GP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. NORTH BRUNSWICK 314 $91,755 90.6%
18 INFINITY METHODS CORP FREMONT 311 $73,184 45.0%
19 Richland County School District One Columbia 280 $51,355 100.0%
20 BASF Corporation WYANDOTTE 274 $98,219 100.0%

Top H1B Occupations in South Carolina

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

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications 3,373 799 $87,341 N/A
2 Computer Systems Analysts 2,577 477 $72,611 N/A
3 Computer Programmers 1,670 304 $66,363 N/A
4 Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,305 255 $76,549 N/A
5 Mechanical Engineers 1,059 281 $75,477 $105,360
6 Software Developers 863 421 $121,677 $108,690
7 Validation Engineers 673 240 $75,307 $98,830
8 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Voca 632 114 $48,674 $61,300
9 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 536 109 $195,992 N/A
10 Software Developers, Systems Software 479 147 $85,067 N/A
11 Electrical Engineers 357 120 $77,288 $104,210
12 Management Analysts 353 154 $75,757 $87,050
13 Database Administrators 295 99 $74,866 N/A
14 Computer Programmers 284 130 $57,716 N/A
15 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 273 56 $48,246 $59,370
16 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocatio 268 52 $52,879 $59,810
17 Auditors 261 97 $55,794 $73,180
18 Information Technology Project Managers 251 112 $113,251 $104,330
19 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 245 82 $68,095 N/A
20 Operations Research Analysts 231 93 $68,022 $74,880

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