H1B Visa Sponsors in Washington

Total H1B Applications
235,653
H1B Employers
13,413
Average Salary
$110,713
Top City
SEATTLE
Top Employer
Microsoft Corporation

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Washington is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 235,653 labor condition applications filed by 13,413 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Washington is $110,713.

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

The leading H1B metro area in Washington is seattle with 76,898 filings, followed by redmond. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Washington

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

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 seattle, WA 76,898 5,037 $117,217 Amazon.com Services, LLC
2 redmond, WA 68,282 2,596 $111,527 Microsoft Corporation
3 bellevue, WA 45,214 3,765 $109,862 Microsoft Corporation
4 bothell, WA 8,379 1,618 $95,850 Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc.
5 Issaquah, WA 5,101 802 $97,910 Microsoft Corporation
6 kirkland, WA 4,438 699 $120,712 Google LLC
7 renton, WA 2,432 473 $90,692 INFOSYS, LTD.
8 Richland, WA 1,959 85 $92,168 Battelle
9 Everett,, WA 1,917 351 $91,810 INFOSYS LIMITED
10 Pullman`, WA 1,305 44 $66,935 Washington State University
11 Olympia,, WA 1,277 319 $85,315 IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
12 Vancouver, WA 1,262 377 $96,155 HP Inc.
13 Tacoma, WA 1,179 294 $99,574 University of Washington
14 Spokane, WA 976 216 $99,493 NAGARRO, INC.
15 Federal way, WA 868 178 $82,067 Applexus Technologies Inc
16 kent, WA 844 319 $92,816 INFOSYS LIMITED
17 Tukwila, WA 720 169 $87,749 INFOSYS LIMITED
18 Lacey, WA 710 132 $83,377 Codesmart, Inc.
19 Lynnwood, WA 658 264 $103,379 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
20 Bellingham, WA 587 160 $97,819 Western Washington University

Top H1B Sponsors in Washington

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

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 Google LLC Seattle 48,224 $142,689 99.2%
2 Amazon.com Services, LLC WASHIGNTON 31,861 $144,289 100.0%
3 Amazon Web Services, Inc. Seattle 9,018 $138,685 100.0%
4 eBay Inc. San Jose 7,630 $138,475 98.7%
5 People Tech Group, Inc. Warren 4,999 $89,725 70.0%
6 T-Mobile USA, Inc. Bellevue 4,113 $111,877 98.8%
7 CitiusTech Inc. Sarasota 3,959 $84,673 92.1%
8 Expedia, Inc. Seattle 3,297 $110,684 98.8%
9 A2Z Development Center, Inc. Tempe 3,163 $131,260 94.9%
10 McKinsey & Company, Inc., United States Washington 3,045 $134,393 95.7%
11 University of Washington Seattle 2,556 $79,802 99.2%
12 Amazon Development Center US, Inc. Test City 2,436 $155,834 100.0%
13 Aspire Systems, Inc. SAN JOSE 1,702 $77,778 75.4%
14 Slalom, LLC Seattle 1,666 $121,118 94.6%
15 ADS Alliance Data Systems, Inc. WAKEFILED 1,512 $95,338 96.6%
16 sriven systems inc bloomington 1,489 $73,301 87.9%
17 Washington State University Pullman 1,199 $60,377 N/A
18 Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc. Seattle 1,162 $121,663 98.4%
19 Battelle Richland 1,139 $73,727 100.0%
20 Zillow, Inc. Seattle 1,128 $130,096 95.7%

Top H1B Occupations in Washington

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

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications 57,112 3,112 $123,274 N/A
2 Informatics Nurse Specialists 22,400 1,855 $88,970 N/A
3 Web Administrators 16,438 1,589 $87,592 N/A
4 Software Developers 16,140 1,358 $170,075 $166,910
5 Software Developers, Systems Software 8,153 1,118 $116,848 N/A
6 Computer Programmers 5,988 931 $84,264 N/A
7 Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,212 681 $167,356 $206,420
8 Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 4,660 146 $92,031 N/A
9 Operations Research Analysts 4,368 430 $112,438 $96,490
10 Web Administrators 3,546 517 $147,646 $131,800
11 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 3,190 503 $91,226 N/A
12 Management Analysts 2,685 426 $108,589 $118,730
13 Computer Occupations, All Other* 2,681 344 $75,909 N/A
14 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 2,549 443 $80,874 N/A
15 Data Scientists 2,546 410 $152,479 $158,760
16 Supply Chain Managers 2,241 106 $111,601 $165,080
17 Statisticians/ 2,160 324 $115,375 $101,890
18 Computer and Information Research Scientists 1,972 169 $139,641 N/A
19 Auditors 1,876 438 $80,823 $96,180
20 Search Marketing Strategists 1,803 464 $103,318 $94,300

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