Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers in Washington?

962 employers filed H-1B visas for software engineer roles in Washington this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Salesforce.

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

348 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, Google.

What do H-1B software engineers earn in Washington?

The median salary on these filings is about $170k 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. 2 of the employers here are cap-exempt.

Software Engineer H-1B sponsors in Washington

employers filed: 962
first-time H-1Bs: 5,298
took a first-timer: 348
median pay: $170k

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 962 employers

#	Employer	Filings	First-time H-1B	Median pay	Open roles
1	Amazon239 transfers	5,634	3,054	$163k$136k–$181k	1,841
2	Microsoft535 transfers	2,344	481	$181k$163k–$197k	140
3	Meta40 transfers	669	261	$212k$182k–$228k	—
4	Google74 transfers	657	389	$175k$151k–$185k	893
5	Salesforce66 transfers	204	43	$205k$165k–$226k	167
6	Apple61 transfers	193	54	$181k$168k–$212k	277
7	Quadrant Technologies80 transfers	165	50	$115k$92k–$115k	—
8	TikTok73 transfers	148	55	$212k$180k–$255k	764
9	Snowflake21 transfers	113	57	$160k$149k–$200k	115
10	Nvidia32 transfers	107	35	$212k$181k–$212k	708
11	Expedia24 transfers	94	13	$151k$120k–$181k	63
12	Databricks19 transfers	77	32	$149k$135k–$181k	197
13	Nordstrom11 transfers	73	17	$155k$148k–$177k	—
14	Docusign15 transfers	66	8	$181k$169k–$206k	—
15	LTIMindtreeStaffing / consulting · 8 transfers	64	1	$112k$112k–$112k	—
16	DoorDash25 transfers	63	23	$154k$154k–$192k	94
17	Stripe12 transfers	62	38	$157k$129k–$212k	188
18	SoFi44 transfers	62	7	$210k$200k–$252k	16
19	T-Mobile USA21 transfers	55	8	$173k$155k–$184k	—
20	Cognizant Technology Solutions USStaffing / consulting · no transfers	50	0	$134k$109k–$167k	—
21	Costco Wholesale2 transfers	44	1	$151k$143k–$168k	—
22	Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)29 transfers	43	7	$205k$164k–$220k	—
23	Siemens22 transfers	42	5	$174k$162k–$205k	—
24	Axon Enterprise22 transfers	40	14	$185k$142k–$188k	82
25	LinkedIn8 transfers	40	14	$170k$149k–$181k	—
26	Uber Technologies15 transfers	40	3	$217k$190k–$236k	—
27	Walmart1 transfer	37	5	$182k$163k–$198k	—
28	Snap6 transfers	35	8	$181k$181k–$212k	68
29	Adobe5 transfers	32	10	$172k$156k–$220k	62
30	Deloitte4 transfers	32	4	$158k$149k–$185k	—
31	Starbucks Coffee5 transfers	30	2	$166k$155k–$185k	—
32	UST GlobalStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers	29	1	$138k$122k–$149k	—
33	ServiceNow5 transfers	28	10	$181k$149k–$181k	233
34	eBayno transfers	27	9	$205k$182k–$225k	—
35	Pinterest16 transfers	27	4	$192k$181k–$212k	89
36	At&T Services9 transfers	27	3	$178k$170k–$195k	27
37	Cisco Systems8 transfers	25	17	$171k$149k–$181k	238
38	People Tech GroupStaffing / consulting · 15 transfers	24	9	$112k$84k–$130k	—
39	Ernst & Young U.S2 transfers	24	5	$168k$157k–$180k	—
40	F54 transfers	24	4	$188k$146k–$216k	34
41	Oracle America12 transfers	22	19	$153k$119k–$170k	332
42	Auger13 transfers	21	8	$180k$150k–$220k	—
43	Itek InfoStaffing / consulting · 10 transfers	20	10	$150k$118k–$150k	—
44	Coinbase6 transfers	20	9	$219k$179k–$219k	108
45	Airbnb9 transfers	20	6	$196k$191k–$196k	48
46	Atlassian US13 transfers	20	1	$200k$180k–$240k	—
47	Tech Mahindra (Americas)Staffing / consulting · 1 transfer	19	1	$115k$109k–$129k	—
48	Zoom Communications5 transfers	17	11	$210k$163k–$212k	—
49	CyberSource3 transfers	17	2	$140k$119k–$181k	—
50	JPMorgan Chase2 transfers	16	3	$195k$179k–$210k	429

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers in Washington?: 962 employers filed H-1B visas for software engineer roles in Washington this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Salesforce.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?: 348 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, Google.
What do H-1B software engineers earn in Washington?: The median salary on these filings is about $170k 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. 2 of the employers here are cap-exempt.