H-1B program overview
The whole H-1B (LCA) program at a glance, FY2017–2026. Every number links into the detail.
H-1B filings
5,657,069
FY2017–2026 · search all →
Petitioning employers
76,738
distinct sponsors
Median base pay
$101k
$79k–$134k typical
Filings in FY2025
586,050
$119k median · latest full yr
Filings & median pay by year
LCA volume (bars) and median base salary (line), by fiscal year, FY2026 is year-to-date
Visa-class mix
97.6% is H-1B proper; the LCA also covers the H-1B cousins E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile/Singapore)
H-1B5,521,576E-3 Australian106,697H-1B1 Chile15,730H-1B1 Singapore13,066
Top employers
By H-1B filings, all years · click any for its profile
Top occupations
Most-filed SOC occupations · click to search
- Software Developers1,897,903
- Computer Systems Analysts437,957
- Computer Occupations, All Other200,196
- Computer Programmers185,667
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects158,669
- Information Technology Project Managers115,752
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers114,540
- Computer and Information Systems Managers106,762
- Mechanical Engineers96,165
- Operations Research Analysts94,468
Top work cities
By H-1B filings · click for the local breakdown
1New York, NY335,0362San Francisco, CA143,5093Seattle, WA126,4294Austin, TX106,3635Chicago, IL105,9486San Jose, CA105,6697Sunnyvale, CA99,2468Houston, TX94,6479Atlanta, GA94,48410Irving, TX80,75411Dallas, TX78,71812Plano, TX75,165
13Mountain View, CA72,60514Redmond, WA71,75015Charlotte, NC68,68116Boston, MA68,28817Santa Clara, CA62,37618Bellevue, WA61,16119Jersey City, NJ47,17420San Diego, CA46,50121Alpharetta, GA44,93122Phoenix, AZ42,91223Los Angeles, CA42,90624Philadelphia, PA40,04625Palo Alto, CA36,67926Tampa, FL34,62827Washington, DC31,34928Menlo Park, CA31,34629Pittsburgh, PA31,10330Columbus, OH30,834