H-1B sponsors in District of Columbia
Companies sponsoring H-1B workers in District of Columbia (LCA, FY2017–2026).
Which employers sponsor H-1B workers in District of Columbia?
The top H-1B sponsors in District of Columbia are Cognizant, Georgetown University, and District of Columbia Public Schools, among 30,702 certified LCA filings on record (FY2017 to FY2025, U.S. Department of Labor) at a $96k median base salary.
H-1B filings
30,702
FY2017–2026* · with wage
Median base salary
$96,394
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$76k–$121k
interquartile range
Top employers
100
listed below
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top roles hired here
Most H-1B filings by job title
- 1Software Developer1,577
- 2Software Engineer911
- 3Associate560
- 4Programmer Analyst499
- 5Senior Systems Analyst Jc60267
- 6Business Analyst260
- 7Secondary Teacher230
- 8Assistant Professor227
- 9Economist225
- 10Manager Jc50186
Top H-1B employers in District of Columbia
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this state
- 1Cognizant864 filings$103k
- 2Georgetown University680 filings$75k
- 3District of Columbia Public Schools664 filings$65k
- 4Ernst & Young519 filings$127k
- 5Children's National Medical Center518 filings$74k
- 6HCLTech454 filings$99k
- 7PwC387 filings$151k
- 8LTIMindtree341 filings$98k
- 9Infosys258 filings$104k
- 10D2sol, Inc.252 filings$120k
- 11The George Washington University238 filings$91k
- 12Tata Consultancy Services228 filings$78k
- 13National Railroad Passenger Corporation214 filings$131k
- 14EAB Global, Inc.197 filings$100k
- 15Optum197 filings$80k
- 16People Tech Group Inc.188 filings$90k
- 17Howard University187 filings$77k
- 18World Resources Institute166 filings$99k
- 19McKinsey165 filings$176k
- 20Deloitte159 filings$98k
- 21American Institutes for Research152 filings$70k
- 22Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System144 filings$160k
- 23American University141 filings$69k
- 24MedStar Health132 filings$281k
- 25The Washington Post131 filings$112k
- 26The Catholic University of America127 filings$79k
- 27Comcast126 filings$102k
- 28Oracle123 filings$139k
- 29Meta123 filings$185k
- 30Compunnel Software Group, Inc119 filings$110k
- 31Costar Realty Information, Inc.103 filings$131k
- 32Raas Infotek LLC101 filings$99k
- 33World Wildlife Fund US94 filings$109k
- 34BCG88 filings$190k
- 35Gallaudet University84 filings$71k
- 36Eastbanc Technologies, LLC82 filings$92k
- 37Federal National Mortgage Association81 filings$128k
- 38Bates White, LLC79 filings$185k
- 39Hexaware77 filings$130k
- 40Google74 filings$164k
- 41SSTech LLC73 filings$105k
- 42Atlantic Council73 filings$55k
- 43CRA International, Inc.71 filings$100k
- 44Association of American Medical Colleges68 filings$150k
- 45Prosoft Associates Inc.67 filings$83k
- 46The Sphere Institute66 filings$68k
- 47Cambium Assessment, Inc.62 filings$92k
- 48Smithsonian Institution61 filings$84k
- 49Accenture61 filings$103k
- 50Universal Service Administrative Company60 filings$120k
- 51Medical Faculty Associates, Inc.59 filings$175k
- 52The Brookings Institution59 filings$64k
- 53M9 Consulting Inc.59 filings$93k
- 54Compass Lexecon LLC58 filings$140k
- 55V-Soft Consulting Group, INC56 filings$97k
- 56Tech Mahindra55 filings$100k
- 57Johns Hopkins University55 filings$148k
- 58System Soft Technologies LLC55 filings$106k
- 59Wipro54 filings$96k
- 60The Urban Institute54 filings$84k
- 61IBM53 filings$112k
- 62Dc Dbh Saint Elizabeths Hospital52 filings$64k
- 63ICMA Retirement Corp49 filings$94k
- 64BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Inc.49 filings$101k
- 65Cato Institute48 filings$54k
- 66KPMG46 filings$117k
- 67Persistent Systems46 filings$97k
- 68Aarp45 filings$129k
- 69Afiniti, Inc.45 filings$125k
- 70Cornerstone Research, Inc.45 filings$125k
- 71Populus Group LLC45 filings$109k
- 72Natsoft Corporation44 filings$97k
- 73Radio Free Asia44 filings$71k
- 74SiriusXM44 filings$125k
- 75Uber44 filings$114k
- 76HCL Global Systems Inc43 filings$97k
- 77Htc Global Services Inc.43 filings$101k
- 78Visa42 filings$139k
- 79iStream Solutions, Inc.42 filings$118k
- 80Institute of International Finance42 filings$107k
- 81White & Case LLP42 filings$220k
- 82Erp Analysts, Inc42 filings$100k
- 83Idexcel, Inc.42 filings$96k
- 84Ost, Inc.41 filings$83k
- 85Shoto Dc LLC41 filings$73k
- 86eSystems, Inc.40 filings$110k
- 87Appsboat Inc38 filings$71k
- 88Center for Strategic and International Studies37 filings$73k
- 89Multivision LLC37 filings$100k
- 90Guidehouse36 filings$118k
- 91Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School36 filings$62k
- 92Unity Health Care, Inc.36 filings$158k
- 93Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc.35 filings$80k
- 94Booz Allen35 filings$126k
- 95Digital Management LLC34 filings$121k
- 96Jpi Technology, LLC34 filings$92k
- 97Bloomberg34 filings$123k
- 98Avid Systems LLC33 filings$120k
- 99Analysis Group, Inc.33 filings$150k
- 100Washington International School33 filings$59k
H-1B sponsors by state
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