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Software Engineer H-1B sponsors in Virginia

employers filed
1,219
first-time H-1Bs
783
took a first-timer
353
median pay
$126k

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 1,219 employers

#EmployerFilingsFirst-time H-1BMedian payOpen roles
1Amazon35 transfers491207$154k$131k$172k1,823
2Cognizant Technology Solutions USStaffing / consulting · 11 transfers1681$111k$105k$125k
3Capital One24 transfers1356$178k$162k$193k667
4Compunnel Software GroupStaffing / consulting · 16 transfers426$126k$107k$132k
5Federal Home Loan Mortgage3 transfers4112$130k$125k$153k
6UST GlobalStaffing / consulting · 5 transfers402$110k$105k$122k
7Deloitte14 transfers384$155k$132k$175k
8Elevance Healthno transfers380$139k$129k$152k7
9Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)14 transfers343$180k$159k$196k
10Capgemini AmericaStaffing / consulting · no transfers302$132k$119k$145k
11Walmartno transfers281$164k$144k$175k
12CGI Technologies and SolutionsStaffing / consulting · 10 transfers2712$126k$118k$127k
13Hexaware TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · no transfers260$126k$107k$126k
14Navy Federal Credit Union4 transfers253$161k$153k$179k
15Comcast Cable Communicationsno transfers2421$175k$152k$175k
16Asurion5 transfers242$181k$175k$190k10
17The Elevance Health Companiesno transfers230$148k$139k$153k
18Ernst & Young U.Sno transfers185$159k$149k$169k
19AntraStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer185$102k$92k$108k
20PromatrixStaffing / consulting · no transfers170$113k$92k$134k
21IdexcelStaffing / consulting · no transfers163$126k$108k$126k
22Microsoft5 transfers157$162k$142k$192k524
23Interon IT Solutions5 transfers146$126k$102k$127k
24i-Link SolutionsStaffing / consulting · 7 transfers140$127k$110k$127k
25S.W.I.F.T., Inc.no transfers140$159k$146k$162k
26Oracle America2 transfers138$151k$131k$151k250
27V-Soft Consulting GroupStaffing / consulting · 5 transfers111$108k$108k$127k
28Ramsai Software SolutionsStaffing / consulting · 7 transfers100$126k$107k$126k
29LTIMindtreeStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer100$107k$93k$126k
30Federal National Mortgage Association2 transfers100$151k$151k$175k
31STE iDirect, Inc.no transfers100$176k$167k$208k
32Moxie IT SolutionsStaffing / consulting · no transfers95$102k
33Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.)Staffing / consulting · 2 transfers94$145k$140k$146k
34ItstacStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers94$92k
35Tata Consultancy ServicesStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer91$91k$91k$112k
36REI Systems1 transfer90$152k$139k$165k
37AceintegratorStaffing / consulting · no transfers87$101k
38Alpha 20 Group LLCStaffing / consulting · no transfers86$126k
39Northstar GroupStaffing / consulting · no transfers82$126k$107k$126k
40SQA Concepts Inc.Staffing / consulting · 2 transfers81$126k
41ICF Incorporatedno transfers81$127k$125k$129k
42Populus GroupStaffing / consulting · 7 transfers80$129k$108k$141k
43Yahoo Holdingsno transfers80$175k36
44Prime S4 TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · 4 transfers80$175k$150k$230k
45SuccessFactorsno transfers80$139k$135k$147k
46Cvent, Inc.no transfers80$132k$127k$135k
47CaseGuard Inc.no transfers77$126k$108k$151k
48Cisco Systems2 transfers74$151k$151k$164k215
49CVS Health4 transfers72$137k$128k$165k91
50Nectar Info Tek LLCStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer71$107k$104k$126k

1,169 more employers filed for this role here

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers in Virginia?
1,219 employers filed H-1B visas for software engineer roles in Virginia this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Cognizant Technology Solutions US, Capital One, Compunnel Software Group, Federal Home Loan Mortgage.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?
353 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, Comcast Cable Communications, Federal Home Loan Mortgage.
What do H-1B software engineers earn in Virginia?
The median salary on these filings is about $126k 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. 7 of the employers here are cap-exempt.