Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in Washington?

273 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in Washington this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Microsoft, TikTok, Meta, Google.

Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?

117 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, Microsoft, TikTok.

What do H-1B data scientists earn in Washington?

The median salary on these filings is about $163k 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. 1 of the employers here are cap-exempt.

Data Scientist H-1B sponsors in Washington

employers filed: 273
first-time H-1Bs: 909
took a first-timer: 117
median pay: $163k

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 273 employers

#	Employer	Filings	First-time H-1B	Median pay	Open roles
1	Amazon101 transfers	1,148	534	$155k$130k–$170k	1,841
2	Microsoft116 transfers	466	164	$176k$161k–$195k	140
3	TikTok38 transfers	51	11	$200k$160k–$250k	764
4	Meta9 transfers	39	9	$197k$176k–$215k	—
5	Google11 transfers	27	11	$177k$164k–$200k	893
6	Expedia1 transfer	19	9	$130k$127k–$148k	63
7	Walmartno transfers	14	5	$189k$170k–$199k	—
8	Siemens2 transfers	14	3	$149k$138k–$192k	—
9	T-Mobile USAno transfers	10	6	$124k$99k–$130k	—
10	Starbucks Coffee4 transfers	10	5	$150k$140k–$186k	—
11	Deloitte2 transfers	10	2	$130k$96k–$130k	—
12	Adobe2 transfers	9	5	$165k$130k–$210k	62
13	Pinterest1 transfer	8	6	$163k$163k–$197k	89
14	Ge Precision Healthcare LLCno transfers	7	7	$202k$202k–$205k	—
15	JPMorgan Chaseno transfers	7	2	$151k$150k–$160k	429
16	Battelle Memorial Instituteno transfers	7	1	$125k$125k–$153k	—
17	Uber Technologiesno transfers	6	2	$195k$169k–$196k	—
18	OpenAI5 transfers	6	1	$255k	324
19	Nordstromno transfers	5	3	$135k$127k–$140k	—
20	People Tech GroupStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers	5	1	$130k$130k–$163k	—
21	Stripeno transfers	4	2	$197k$192k–$197k	188
22	Liberty Mutual Groupno transfers	4	2	$163k	—
23	Auger2 transfers	4	2	$280k$200k–$280k	—
24	Snap2 transfers	4	1	$163k	68
25	LatentView AnalyticsStaffing / consulting · no transfers	4	1	$163k$160k–$163k	—
26	Caremarkno transfers	4	0	$155k$150k–$155k	—
27	Oracle America2 transfers	3	3	$193k	332
28	Hp1 transfer	3	3	$128k	107
29	BlackRock Financial Managementno transfers	3	3	$105k	34
30	Kitsap Credit Unionno transfers	3	3	$105k	—
31	Boston Consulting Group1 transfer	3	2	$110k	—
32	Smartsheet, Inc.no transfers	3	1	$140k	—
33	Electronic Artsno transfers	3	1	$152k	—
34	PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services1 transfer	3	1	$157k	2
35	GoDaddy.comno transfers	3	1	$151k	7
36	Lyft1 transfer	3	1	$148k	68
37	PetSmart LLCno transfers	3	0	$130k	—
38	TredenceStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers	3	0	$170k	—
39	JICOR Solutions, IncStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers	3	0	$163k	—
40	eBayno transfers	3	0	$168k	—
41	Ford1 transfer	3	0	$130k	162
42	Populus GroupStaffing / consulting · no transfers	2	2	$177k	—
43	Pocket AI LLCno transfers	2	2	$220k	—
44	Anicca Data Science Solutions, LLCno transfers	2	2	$104k	—
45	Clinilabs Incno transfers	2	2	$96k	—
46	Surgeon's Data Science Collective, Inc.no transfers	2	2	$100k	—
47	General Motorsno transfers	2	2	$145k	283
48	Bayer Research and Development Servicesno transfers	2	2	$163k	—
49	KforceStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers	2	2	$130k	—
50	Airbnbno transfers	2	2	$179k	48

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in Washington?: 273 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in Washington this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Microsoft, TikTok, Meta, Google.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?: 117 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, Microsoft, TikTok.
What do H-1B data scientists earn in Washington?: The median salary on these filings is about $163k 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. 1 of the employers here are cap-exempt.