H1B Salary Database — free H-1B salary data by employer, job title and city
See what any company pays.
Salaries, roles and locations for 225,282 H-1B sponsors, year by year.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cognizant Technology Solutions US | 133,584 | $111k |
| 2 | Infosys | 125,335 | $93k |
| 3 | Tata Consultancy Services | 114,422 | $92k |
| 4 | Amazon.com Services | 101,432 | $159k |
| 5 | Ernst Young U.S. LLP | 84,478 | $156k |
| 6 | 82,354 | $193k | |
| 7 | Microsoft | 77,758 | $177k |
| 8 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 66,962 | $143k |
Know what the role pays.
Pay for every job title on a certified filing, from entry level to expert.
| # | Job title | Filings | Avg base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineer | 301,963 | $123k |
| 2 | Software Developer | 232,427 | $95k |
| 3 | Programmer Analyst | 108,609 | $72k |
| 4 | Senior Software Engineer | 75,253 | $136k |
| 5 | Manager | 70,159 | $110k |
| 6 | Senior Systems Analyst | 44,691 | $82k |
| 7 | Assistant Professor | 42,955 | $120k |
| 8 | Systems Analyst | 38,073 | $78k |
Pay, state by state.
Median H-1B base pay in every state, FY2025. Hover a state.
The market, charted.
The median H-1B base salary was $120k in FY2025.
Who files at Level I, and who at Level IV?
Share of each big sponsor's filings by wage level. Higher levels get more lottery entries.
Know your odds.
The H-1B lottery now weights every registration by its wage level.
DHS's projected odds by wage level under the FY2027 rule.
About H1B Database
H1B Database is a free H-1B salary database built from the U.S. Department of Labor's certified Labor Condition Applications: 6,125,573 filings from 225,282 employers (FY2016–FY2026). Look up what any company pays H-1B workers, which companies sponsor H-1B visas, and salaries by job title or city.
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- What is the average H-1B salary?
- The median H-1B base salary was $120k in FY2025. The middle half of certified H-1B filings offered between $91k and $156k in base pay (bonus and equity are not included).
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B visas?
- Cognizant Technology Solutions US, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services file the most certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications: 133,584, 125,335 and 114,422 since FY2016. The full H-1B sponsors list ranks every employer.
- Is there a free H-1B salary database?
- Yes. H1B Database is a free H-1B salary database of 6,125,573 certified Labor Condition Applications from 225,282 employers, FY2016–FY2026, searchable by employer, job title and city.