H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for software developers
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 15-1252 (Software Developers), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software developers?
15,968 employers had 151,594 certified H-1B LCAs for software developers in the window. The most active were Amazon.com Services LLC, Google LLC and Microsoft Corporation. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $143,800 a year. California had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 151,594 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 15,968 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $143,800 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $115,000 – $177,000 |
| Most common worksite state | California |
Top H-1B sponsors for software developers
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon.com Services LLC | 7,509 |
| 2 | Google LLC | 5,473 |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | 4,343 |
| 4 | Meta Platforms, Inc | 3,094 |
| 5 | Apple Inc. | 2,685 |
| 6 | Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | 2,311 |
| 7 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 2,116 |
| 8 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 2,100 |
| 9 | Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 1,790 |
| 10 | Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 1,672 |
| 11 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,586 |
| 12 | NVIDIA Corporation | 1,156 |
| 13 | Salesforce, Inc. | 1,093 |
| 14 | Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 1,032 |
| 15 | Capgemini America Inc | 965 |
| 16 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 867 |
| 17 | Citibank, N.A. | 714 |
| 18 | LinkedIn Corporation | 710 |
| 19 | Oracle America, Inc. | 674 |
| 20 | Randstad Digital, LLC | 669 |
| 21 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 560 |
| 22 | Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) | 550 |
| 23 | Adobe Inc. | 527 |
| 24 | Capital One Services, LLC | 517 |
| 25 | Kforce Inc. | 503 |
| 26 | PayPal, Inc. | 485 |
| 27 | Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | 474 |
| 28 | LTIMindtree Limited | 447 |
| 29 | Intel Corporation | 446 |
| 30 | Tesla, Inc. | 445 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$108,500
- Level II (qualified)$122,000
- Level III (experienced)$151,800
- Level IV (fully competent)$178,700
Where the jobs are
State
- California31,764
- Texas27,523
- Washington16,438
- New York7,671
- North Carolina7,631
- New Jersey6,096
- Georgia6,081
- Illinois5,209
- Florida4,519
- Virginia4,141
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Software Engineer22,218
- Software Developer14,687
- Senior Software Engineer6,403
- Software Engineering4,363
- Software Dev Engineer II3,859
- Software Dev Engineer I2,169
- Software Development Engineer II1,927
- Staff Software Engineer1,694
- Sr. Software Engineer1,611
- Software Development Engineer1,252
- Lead Software Engineer1,227
- Java Developer1,216
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for software developers?
- In this window: Amazon.com Services LLC, Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc and Apple Inc.. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B software developers get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $143,800 a year, with the middle half between $115,000 – $177,000. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 15-1252?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Software Developers. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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