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Software Engineer H-1B sponsors in Illinois

employers filed
1,474
first-time H-1Bs
1,125
took a first-timer
575
median pay
$125k

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 1,474 employers

#EmployerFilingsFirst-time H-1BMedian payOpen roles
1Cognizant Technology Solutions USStaffing / consulting · 4 transfers3580$108k$88k$108k
2Medline Industries27 transfers15229$137k$127k$150k10
3Capital One5 transfers13519$149k$108k$153k667
4Capgemini AmericaStaffing / consulting · 5 transfers1346$131k$102k$137k
5Caterpillar22 transfers9217$128k$96k$128k
6Deere &no transfers6319$136k$129k$146k
7Deloitte7 transfers639$153k$108k$175k
8DFS Corporate Servicesno transfers630$108k$108k$149k
9Compunnel Software GroupStaffing / consulting · 20 transfers473$110k$100k$114k
10Tata Consultancy ServicesStaffing / consulting · no transfers453$77k
11Amazon4 transfers4311$154k$148k$182k1,823
12Ernst & Young U.S1 transfer423$155k$123k$183k
13JPMorgan Chaseno transfers374$153k$135k$167k250
14CVS Health10 transfers298$150k$124k$170k91
15AccentureStaffing / consulting · no transfers280$131k$129k$143k
16MphasisStaffing / consulting · 11 transfers240$120k$110k$125k
17LTIMindtreeStaffing / consulting · 10 transfers240$108k$96k$125k
18Yash TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · 6 transfers235$119k$114k$132k
19Htc Global ServicesStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers231$106k$106k$108k
20Sumeru Technologies1 transfer2221$100k$86k$100k
21Augmented Reality TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · no transfers220$85k
22Chicago Mercantile Exchange2 transfers215$131k$130k$140k
23University of IllinoisCap-exempt · no transfers2010$97k$90k$104k
24CCC Intelligent Solutions1 transfer207$121k$108k$131k
25McDonald's7 transfers206$177k$163k$190k
26AbbVieno transfers201$155k$119k$160k89
27U.S. Bank National Association5 transfers201$119k$108k$136k47
28Zurich American Insurance6 transfers191$147k$126k$154k
29Machine IntelligenceStaffing / consulting · 9 transfers180$85k
30Polar Operations LLC5 transfers1711$200k
31The Northern Trustno transfers175$135k$131k$153k
32PayPalno transfers1611$144k$131k$158k45
33CC Services2 transfers163$136k$100k$150k
34Motorola Solutionsno transfers161$131k$108k$149k162
35Headstrong ServicesStaffing / consulting · no transfers160$129k$124k$137k
36Team Belvedere, LLC3 transfers1511$180k$180k$195k
37L&T Technology ServicesStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer156$93k
38Charles Schwab & Company4 transfers153$142k$133k$166k
39IBMStaffing / consulting · no transfers151$153k$137k$174k
40Bitwise1 transfer150$122k$115k$138k
41Caremark2 transfers150$156k$145k$173k
42Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC2 transfers1412$79k$79k$89k
43Focus Core Inc1 transfer149$108k$82k$108k
44Gannu Software5 transfers145$108k$105k$108k
45Msr Technology GroupStaffing / consulting · no transfers144$114k$95k$131k
46Mygo ConsultingStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers144$108k$86k$108k
47HGS CX Technologies Inc.no transfers143$95k$88k$122k
48Grainger Management2 transfers142$155k$142k$173k
49Vistex8 transfers140$131k$115k$146k
50Tecaholicno transfers1312$108k

1,424 more employers filed for this role here

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers in Illinois?
1,474 employers filed H-1B visas for software engineer roles in Illinois this fiscal year. The largest are Cognizant Technology Solutions US, Medline Industries, Capital One, Capgemini America, Caterpillar.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?
575 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 Medline Industries, Sumeru Technologies, Capital One.
What do H-1B software engineers earn in Illinois?
The median salary on these filings is about $125k 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. 8 of the employers here are cap-exempt.