H-1B sponsors in Illinois
Companies sponsoring H-1B workers in Illinois (LCA, FY2017–2026).
Which employers sponsor H-1B workers in Illinois?
The top H-1B sponsors in Illinois are Cognizant, Capgemini, and Tata Consultancy Services, among 252,937 certified LCA filings on record (FY2017 to FY2025, U.S. Department of Labor) at a $90k median base salary.
H-1B filings
252,937
FY2017–2026* · with wage
Median base salary
$89,595
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$75k–$114k
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 Developer11,834
- 2Software Engineer8,939
- 3Programmer Analyst4,349
- 4Sr. SQL Database Administrator3,328
- 5Senior Systems Analyst Jc602,859
- 6Developer2,789
- 7Senior Software Engineer2,593
- 8Manager Jc502,304
- 9Assistant Professor1,837
- 10Consultant1,736
Top H-1B employers in Illinois
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this state
- 1Cognizant9,639 filings$86k
- 2Capgemini8,305 filings$82k
- 3Tata Consultancy Services7,094 filings$72k
- 4Ernst & Young6,389 filings$135k
- 5Discover5,753 filings$108k
- 6Deloitte5,555 filings$85k
- 7Infosys5,432 filings$77k
- 8TekOrg Inc.3,327 filings$80k
- 9University of Illinois3,144 filings$75k
- 10Accenture3,089 filings$103k
- 11IBM2,587 filings$77k
- 12Northwestern University2,351 filings$68k
- 13The University of Chicago2,281 filings$71k
- 14PwC1,892 filings$126k
- 15Caterpillar1,721 filings$107k
- 16Grandison Management, Inc.1,410 filings$71k
- 17Htc Global Services Inc.1,353 filings$79k
- 18HCLTech1,285 filings$88k
- 19L&T1,235 filings$74k
- 20Wipro1,234 filings$75k
- 21AbbVie1,231 filings$120k
- 22Medline Industries, Inc.1,218 filings$136k
- 23Yash Technologies, Inc.1,158 filings$76k
- 24Bitwise Inc.1,094 filings$85k
- 25Amazon945 filings$126k
- 26Argonne National Laboratory942 filings$82k
- 27Compunnel Software Group, Inc937 filings$99k
- 28Northern Trust934 filings$120k
- 29Rivian886 filings$112k
- 30Fermilab862 filings$81k
- 31JPMorgan Chase808 filings$140k
- 32TransUnion800 filings$96k
- 33Hexaware785 filings$83k
- 34Deere & Company746 filings$122k
- 35Atos Syntel699 filings$77k
- 36Globallogic,Inc.669 filings$98k
- 37OSF HealthCare667 filings$67k
- 38W.W. Grainger639 filings$118k
- 39Rush University Medical Center629 filings$79k
- 40Motorola Solutions, Inc.622 filings$108k
- 41Citadel602 filings$175k
- 42Genpact597 filings$88k
- 43Capital One590 filings$108k
- 44Tech Mahindra560 filings$76k
- 45BCG554 filings$153k
- 46Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.536 filings$115k
- 47Google522 filings$139k
- 48CVS Health515 filings$130k
- 49KPMG476 filings$100k
- 50Morningstar461 filings$92k
- 51CCC Intelligent Solutions450 filings$81k
- 52McKinsey439 filings$165k
- 53Here North America, LLC438 filings$91k
- 54Synapsis Inc431 filings$74k
- 55Akuna Capital425 filings$110k
- 56Health Care Service Corporation411 filings$108k
- 57ZS Associates411 filings$155k
- 58Expedia398 filings$116k
- 59Marvell390 filings$60k
- 60Motorola Mobility LLC389 filings$94k
- 61Photon Infotech, Inc.389 filings$90k
- 62Sears Holdings Management Corporation386 filings$97k
- 63Abbott382 filings$113k
- 64Northwestern Memorial HealthCare366 filings$80k
- 65Egen Solutions LLC.365 filings$95k
- 66Mphasis359 filings$119k
- 67Bank of America332 filings$121k
- 68Raiser Technologies Inc331 filings$62k
- 69Populus Group LLC328 filings$115k
- 70Anthem, Inc.313 filings$103k
- 71GE HealthCare312 filings$108k
- 72Mastech Digital, Inc.310 filings$94k
- 73Zurich Insurance301 filings$130k
- 74Marvelous Technologies Inc291 filings$95k
- 75Groupon, Inc.291 filings$114k
- 76Salesforce286 filings$178k
- 77PayPal271 filings$136k
- 78Microsoft268 filings$160k
- 79Kforce Inc.260 filings$95k
- 80Network Objects, Inc.260 filings$94k
- 81HCL Global Systems Inc247 filings$91k
- 82Nielsen239 filings$93k
- 83Enova Financial Holdings, LLC238 filings$95k
- 84Randstad236 filings$117k
- 85Southern Illinois Healthcare236 filings$310k
- 86Huron Consulting Services LLC235 filings$95k
- 87Virtusa227 filings$100k
- 88Neo Prism Solutions LLC226 filings$76k
- 89LTIMindtree220 filings$81k
- 90Svanaco, Inc.219 filings$81k
- 91A.T. Kearney, Inc.215 filings$194k
- 92Southern Illinois University Carbondale214 filings$180k
- 93McDonald's Corporation210 filings$147k
- 94Slk America, Inc.206 filings$77k
- 95HSBC202 filings$122k
- 96The Options Clearing Corporation198 filings$124k
- 97Axiscades, Inc.196 filings$69k
- 98CIBC191 filings$100k
- 99Etek IT Services, Inc.188 filings$83k
- 100Publicis Sapient188 filings$121k
H-1B sponsors by state
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