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Data Scientist H-1B sponsors in the US

employers filed
6,221
first-time H-1Bs
10,467
took a first-timer
3,771
median pay
$123k

Every employer that filed an H-1B for this role here, from this fiscal year's official filings. The column most lists leave out is first-time H-1B: plenty of big sponsors mostly take transfers, which is no help if you're on OPT or applying from abroad.

Showing the top 50 of 6,221 employers

#EmployerFilingsFirst-time H-1BMedian payOpen roles
1Amazon180 transfers2,3201,166$162k1,823
2Capital One90 transfers841400$122k667
3Microsoft138 transfers553185$177k524
4Walmart3 transfers536172$155k
5Google83 transfers416215$194k853
6Meta47 transfers320113$204k
7JPMorgan Chase13 transfers303100$137k250
8TikTok148 transfers20742$205k786
9Adobe26 transfers13552$183k174
10Goldman Sachs31 transfers12881$113k
11Deloitte23 transfers12641$126k
12CVS Health26 transfers12283$136k91
13Citibank, N.A.21 transfers12036$158k
14Apple22 transfers11947$159k172
15Intuit39 transfers10935$175k
16Uber Technologies20 transfers10341$172k
17Federal Express25 transfers10136$131k
18InfosysStaffing / consulting · no transfers9930$100k
19Fidelity Investments8 transfers9623$145k104
20Palantir4 transfers8575$144k130
21American Express8 transfers8548$145k
22ExlService.com10 transfers8154$111k
23Citadel7 transfers7749$131k
24Compunnel Software GroupStaffing / consulting · 30 transfers7626$115k
25PayPal32 transfers7417$167k45
26LinkedIn30 transfers7225$176k
27Caremark1 transfer7018$151k
28Aetna Resources2 transfers6936$150k
29Boston Consulting Group3 transfers6749$145k
30The Home Depot11 transfers6216$138k
31Barclays3 transfers6121$140k31
32PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services10 transfers5929$159k4
33KforceStaffing / consulting · 56 transfers5656$112k
34Intel1 transfer5436$131k67
35Siemens5 transfers5422$141k
36TredenceStaffing / consulting · 7 transfers5418$152k
37Relx7 transfers5233$120k108
38The Bank of New York Mellonno transfers5141$141k
39Visa4 transfers5017$167k101
40McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States4 transfers4720$184k
41Insight GlobalStaffing / consulting · 13 transfers4629$111k
42Two Sigma Investmentsno transfers4533$225k
43MPG Operations10 transfers4425$114k
44Ford8 transfers4419$115k150
45Wayfair5 transfers4218$131k
46IBMStaffing / consulting · no transfers423$187k
47Amgen3 transfers4110$143k35
48LexisNexis Risk Solutions2 transfers3922$119k
49Tesla2 transfers379$150k
50Oracle America21 transfers3526$163k250

6,171 more employers filed for this role here

The big names are the ones everyone applies to. The rest of this list is where your application isn't one of 2,000. Pro opens all of it, with the filters.

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in the US?
6,221 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in the US this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Capital One, Microsoft, Walmart, Google.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?
3,771 of them filed at least one petition for new H-1B employment — the kind someone on OPT or abroad needs. Among employers that aren't staffing firms, the most active are Amazon, Capital One, Google.
What do H-1B data scientists earn in the US?
The median salary on these filings is about $123k a year.
What does cap-exempt mean?
Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and government research labs can file H-1Bs at any time of year with no lottery. 112 of the employers here are cap-exempt.