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
| # | Employer | Filings | First-time H-1B | Median pay | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cognizant Technology Solutions USStaffing / consulting · 4 transfers | 358 | 0 | $108k$88k–$108k | — |
| 2 | Medline Industries27 transfers | 152 | 29 | $137k$127k–$150k | 15 |
| 3 | Capital One5 transfers | 135 | 19 | $149k$108k–$153k | 870 |
| 4 | Capgemini AmericaStaffing / consulting · 5 transfers | 134 | 6 | $131k$102k–$137k | — |
| 5 | Caterpillar22 transfers | 92 | 17 | $128k$96k–$128k | — |
| 6 | Deere &no transfers | 63 | 19 | $136k$129k–$146k | — |
| 7 | Deloitte7 transfers | 63 | 9 | $153k$108k–$175k | — |
| 8 | DFS Corporate Servicesno transfers | 63 | 0 | $108k$108k–$149k | — |
| 9 | Compunnel Software GroupStaffing / consulting · 20 transfers | 47 | 3 | $110k$100k–$114k | — |
| 10 | Tata Consultancy ServicesStaffing / consulting · no transfers | 45 | 3 | $77k | — |
| 11 | Amazon4 transfers | 43 | 11 | $154k$148k–$182k | 1,841 |
| 12 | Ernst & Young U.S1 transfer | 42 | 3 | $155k$123k–$183k | — |
| 13 | JPMorgan Chaseno transfers | 37 | 4 | $153k$135k–$167k | 429 |
| 14 | CVS Health10 transfers | 29 | 8 | $150k$124k–$170k | 96 |
| 15 | AccentureStaffing / consulting · no transfers | 28 | 0 | $131k$129k–$143k | — |
| 16 | MphasisStaffing / consulting · 11 transfers | 24 | 0 | $120k$110k–$125k | — |
| 17 | LTIMindtreeStaffing / consulting · 10 transfers | 24 | 0 | $108k$96k–$125k | — |
| 18 | Yash TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · 6 transfers | 23 | 5 | $119k$114k–$132k | — |
| 19 | Htc Global ServicesStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers | 23 | 1 | $106k$106k–$108k | — |
| 20 | Sumeru Technologies1 transfer | 22 | 21 | $100k$86k–$100k | — |
| 21 | Augmented Reality TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · no transfers | 22 | 0 | $85k | — |
| 22 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange2 transfers | 21 | 5 | $131k$130k–$140k | — |
| 23 | University of IllinoisCap-exempt · no transfers | 20 | 10 | $97k$90k–$104k | — |
| 24 | CCC Intelligent Solutions1 transfer | 20 | 7 | $121k$108k–$131k | — |
| 25 | McDonald's7 transfers | 20 | 6 | $177k$163k–$190k | — |
| 26 | AbbVieno transfers | 20 | 1 | $155k$119k–$160k | 97 |
| 27 | U.S. Bank National Association5 transfers | 20 | 1 | $119k$108k–$136k | 44 |
| 28 | Zurich American Insurance6 transfers | 19 | 1 | $147k$126k–$154k | — |
| 29 | Machine IntelligenceStaffing / consulting · 9 transfers | 18 | 0 | $85k | — |
| 30 | Polar Operations LLC5 transfers | 17 | 11 | $200k | — |
| 31 | The Northern Trustno transfers | 17 | 5 | $135k$131k–$153k | — |
| 32 | PayPalno transfers | 16 | 11 | $144k$131k–$158k | 82 |
| 33 | CC Services2 transfers | 16 | 3 | $136k$100k–$150k | — |
| 34 | Motorola Solutionsno transfers | 16 | 1 | $131k$108k–$149k | 167 |
| 35 | Headstrong ServicesStaffing / consulting · no transfers | 16 | 0 | $129k$124k–$137k | — |
| 36 | Team Belvedere, LLC3 transfers | 15 | 11 | $180k$180k–$195k | — |
| 37 | L&T Technology ServicesStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer | 15 | 6 | $93k | — |
| 38 | Charles Schwab & Company4 transfers | 15 | 3 | $142k$133k–$166k | — |
| 39 | IBMStaffing / consulting · no transfers | 15 | 1 | $153k$137k–$174k | — |
| 40 | Bitwise1 transfer | 15 | 0 | $122k$115k–$138k | — |
| 41 | Caremark2 transfers | 15 | 0 | $156k$145k–$173k | — |
| 42 | Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC2 transfers | 14 | 12 | $79k$79k–$89k | — |
| 43 | Focus Core Inc1 transfer | 14 | 9 | $108k$82k–$108k | — |
| 44 | Gannu Software5 transfers | 14 | 5 | $108k$105k–$108k | — |
| 45 | Msr Technology GroupStaffing / consulting · no transfers | 14 | 4 | $114k$95k–$131k | — |
| 46 | Mygo ConsultingStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers | 14 | 4 | $108k$86k–$108k | — |
| 47 | HGS CX Technologies Inc.no transfers | 14 | 3 | $95k$88k–$122k | — |
| 48 | Grainger Management2 transfers | 14 | 2 | $155k$142k–$173k | — |
| 49 | Vistex8 transfers | 14 | 0 | $131k$115k–$146k | — |
| 50 | Tecaholicno transfers | 13 | 12 | $108k | — |
Checking your plan…
- 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.