H-1B sponsors in District of Columbia
Ranked by LCA filings, FY2017–2026, with median base salary and the top roles for each.
Which employers sponsor H-1B workers in District of Columbia?
The top H-1B sponsors in District of Columbia are Cognizant, District of Columbia Public Schools, and Georgetown University, among 31,639 LCA filings on record (FY2017 to FY2026, U.S. Department of Labor) at a $97k median base salary.
H-1B filings
31,639
FY2017–2026* · with wage
Median base salary
$96,835
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$77k–$122k
interquartile range
Top employers
100
listed below
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top roles filed for here
Most H-1B filings by job title
- 1Software Developer1,595
- 2Software Engineer928
- 3Associate594
- 4Programmer Analyst499
- 5Manager329
- 6Secondary Teacher268
- 7Senior Systems Analyst Jc60267
- 8Business Analyst263
- 9Assistant Professor231
- 10Economist231
Top H-1B employers in District of Columbia
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this state
- 1Cognizant877 filings$101k
- 2District of Columbia Public Schools716 filings$65k
- 3Georgetown University693 filings$73k
- 4Children's National Medical Center536 filings$73k
- 5Ernst & Young534 filings$120k
- 6HCLTech461 filings$102k
- 7PwC433 filings$144k
- 8LTIMindtree342 filings$101k
- 9Infosys265 filings$104k
- 10D2Sol254 filings$125k
- 11George Washington University243 filings$83k
- 12Tata Consultancy Services229 filings$81k
- 13Amtrak216 filings$130k
- 14EAB200 filings$94k
- 15Optum198 filings$100k
- 16Howard University192 filings$75k
- 17People Tech Group188 filings$90k
- 18McKinsey171 filings$165k
- 19World Resources Institute167 filings$99k
- 20Deloitte163 filings$98k
- 21American Institutes for Research152 filings$75k
- 22Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System144 filings$160k
- 23American University142 filings$72k
- 24MedStar Health140 filings$235k
- 25The Washington Post138 filings$114k
- 26The Catholic University of America130 filings$72k
- 27Comcast129 filings$99k
- 28Meta127 filings$172k
- 29Oracle124 filings$137k
- 30Compunnel124 filings$102k
- 31BCG113 filings$190k
- 32CoStar Realty Information103 filings$130k
- 33Raas Infotek101 filings$98k
- 34World Wildlife Fund US96 filings$109k
- 35Google86 filings$166k
- 36Gallaudet University84 filings$70k
- 37CRA International82 filings$100k
- 38Hexaware82 filings$118k
- 39Federal National Mortgage Association82 filings$123k
- 40EastBanc Technologies82 filings$97k
- 41Bates White80 filings$190k
- 42Atlantic Council78 filings$55k
- 43SSTech75 filings$102k
- 44Association of American Medical Colleges69 filings$134k
- 45Prosoft Associates67 filings$83k
- 46The Sphere Institute66 filings$68k
- 47Guidehouse66 filings$101k
- 48Cambium Assessment62 filings$92k
- 49Medical Faculty Associates62 filings$180k
- 50Compass Lexecon62 filings$125k
- 51Universal Service Administrative Company62 filings$116k
- 52Smithsonian Institution61 filings$72k
- 53Accenture61 filings$104k
- 54Brookings Institution60 filings$63k
- 55M9 Consulting59 filings$95k
- 56Tech Mahindra58 filings$101k
- 57V-Soft Consulting56 filings$97k
- 58Urban Institute56 filings$74k
- 59Johns Hopkins University55 filings$140k
- 60System Soft Technologies55 filings$115k
- 61Wipro54 filings$96k
- 62IBM53 filings$117k
- 63DC DBH Saint Elizabeths Hospital52 filings$64k
- 64Afiniti51 filings$135k
- 65Cornerstone Research51 filings$150k
- 66PayPal51 filings$141k
- 67Cato Institute50 filings$62k
- 68MissionSquare Retirement49 filings$100k
- 69BAE Systems49 filings$102k
- 70Aarp47 filings$128k
- 71Persistent Systems47 filings$97k
- 72KPMG46 filings$117k
- 73Natsoft45 filings$97k
- 74Visa45 filings$139k
- 75Populus Group45 filings$104k
- 76HTC Global Services44 filings$101k
- 77Radio Free Asia44 filings$71k
- 78SiriusXM44 filings$125k
- 79Uber44 filings$114k
- 80HCL Global Systems43 filings$97k
- 81Shoto Dc43 filings$90k
- 82Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School43 filings$62k
- 83Idexcel43 filings$97k
- 84iStream Solutions42 filings$115k
- 85Institute of International Finance42 filings$104k
- 86White & Case42 filings$190k
- 87ERPA42 filings$103k
- 88Ost41 filings$83k
- 89Appsboat38 filings$71k
- 90Center for Strategic and International Studies37 filings$73k
- 91Multivision37 filings$100k
- 92Booz Allen36 filings$111k
- 93Bloomberg36 filings$113k
- 94Unity Health Care36 filings$145k
- 95Analysis Group35 filings$150k
- 96MCN Build35 filings$80k
- 97Rocky Mountain Institute35 filings$80k
- 98Digital Management34 filings$121k
- 99Edgeworth Economics34 filings$104k
- 100Washington International School34 filings$59k
H-1B sponsors by state
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