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Best H-1B lottery odds by employer

The 200 sponsors with the best odds under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery, from their recent DOL wage-level mix (FY2023–2025). Estimate your own with the lottery-odds calculator.

Which employers give H-1B applicants the best lottery odds?

Under the wage-weighted H-1B lottery (DHS's final rule, first used in the FY2027 cap in March 2026), a Level IV wage gets 4 selection entries, Level III gets 3, II gets 2, and I gets 1. By their DOL wage levels in FY2023–2025, the sponsors whose H-1B candidates get the best odds include Publix Super Markets, Manhattan Associates, Two Sigma, Broadcom, and Netflix: each averages about 4.0 lottery entries per registration, versus 2.34 across all H-1B filings in that window.

#Employer & top roleAvg entries% Lvl 3–4Filings
1Publix Super MarketsSenior Software Engineer3.97×100%2202Manhattan AssociatesSenior Principal Software Engineer3.96×99%2053Two SigmaQuantitative Researcher3.92×99%1934BroadcomR&D Engineer IC Design3.89×95%1315NetflixSoftware Engineer3.87×95%8106EquifaxSoftware Engineer - Career3.84×97%4227Southwest AirlinesSr. Software Engineer3.83×97%2928Sherwin-WilliamsSenior Application Integration Developer3.82×99%1509Vanguard GroupApplication Engineer III3.79×95%67110SAPBusiness Processes Principal Consultant3.78×90%1,06611Eastern Maine Medical CenterHospitalist3.77×91%12812Jump TradingQuantitative Researcher3.74×91%13713Point72Data Scientist3.71×93%27214Meijer Stores Limited PartnershipSr. Software Engineer3.68×94%14515Macy'sLead, Software Engineer3.66×87%14916VerizonPrinc Engr-Software Devt3.65×92%73117SEI InvestmentsTechnical Lead3.65×92%14518MUFGSoftware Engineering3.65×89%18719Capital GroupSolutions Engineer III3.63×85%16420Tractor SupplySenior Developer, IT Data Integration3.63×86%12421FiservSoftware Development Engineering - Advisor I3.62×98%86122NetAppMember Technical Staff, Software Engineer3.60×82%24323CoupangStaff Machine Learning Engineer3.60×87%28924Mican TechnologiesSr. IT Developer3.60×88%15425Ingram MicroPrincipal, Software Development3.59×82%19826Banner HealthHospitalist3.58×92%10827Marriott InternationalSenior Software Engineer3.58×85%16528Zebra TechnologiesSoftware Engineer.Senior3.57×83%14529TargetLead Engineer3.56×92%47230Riot GamesSoftware Engineer II3.55×87%27731Liberty MutualPrinc Software Engineer3.54×85%31032BoschSr Software Engineer3.54×89%36833NTT DataSoftware Development Senior Specialist3.53×89%1,36934NikeSoftware Engineer3.53×91%93935Wells FargoLead Software Engineer (017040.000965)3.53×87%1,20236Palo Alto NetworksPrincipal Engineer Software3.53×80%45037BlockSoftware Engineer3.52×91%77038Metlife GroupLead Full Stack Software Engineer3.51×82%26139BayerData Scientist3.51×91%17240RokuSenior Software Engineer3.51×80%33241Financial Industry Regulatory AuthorityLead Developer3.50×90%13542Corteva AgriscienceData Scientist II3.50×85%14543AppleSoftware Development Engineer3.50×90%9,33144DellSoftware Senior Engineer3.47×85%2,02945Nationwide InsuranceConsultant, Software Engineer3.47×83%13746AT&TLead Software Engineering3.45×78%1,31447OracleSoftware Developer3.43×81%2,26548SnowflakeSenior Software Engineer3.43×83%82149Early Warning ServicesSr. Software Engineer - Java3.43×84%14750JPMorgan ChaseVice President, Lead Software Engineer3.42×85%8,232

“Avg entries” is the mean lottery entries per registration implied by the employer's DOL prevailing-wage-level mix (Level IV=4, III=3, II=2, I=1) under the FY2027 wage-weighted selection rule (effective 2026-02-27), over the last 3 complete years (FY2023–2025) so the mix reflects each sponsor's recent hiring; “% Lvl 3–4” is the share filed at Level III or IV; “Filings” counts LCAs carrying an OES wage level in that window. A recent-history proxy, not a prediction of any single registration. Only employers with 100+ wage-level-classified filings in the window are ranked.