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Software Engineer H-1B sponsors in Washington, DC

employers filed
163
first-time H-1Bs
47
took a first-timer
31
median pay
$130k

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 163 employers

#EmployerFilingsFirst-time H-1BMedian payOpen roles
1Cognizant Technology Solutions USStaffing / consulting · no transfers170$141k$128k–$141k—
2Compunnel Software GroupStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers100$132k$110k–$161k—
3PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services3 transfers90$161k$154k–$186k2
4Googleno transfers82$195k$185k–$206k893
5Oracle America6 transfers66$165k$129k–$175k332
6Palantir1 transfer65$166k$145k–$170k131
7National Railroad Passengerno transfers60$175k$131k–$175k—
8Isolve TechnologyStaffing / consulting · no transfers50$141k$121k–$176k—
9SSTechStaffing / consulting · no transfers50$126k—
10Mastech DigitalStaffing / consulting · 4 transfers44$175k—
11Metano transfers42$176k$174k–$176k—
12Deloitteno transfers40$155k$117k–$155k—
13Tech TamminaStaffing / consulting · no transfers40$101k—
14Tech Mahindra (Americas)Staffing / consulting · no transfers40$126k$107k–$126k—
15Gp TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · no transfers40$113k$107k–$113k—
16Solar Solution DC LLC4 transfers40$126k—
17WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Postno transfers32$126k—
18District Of Columbia Public Schoolsno transfers32$110k—
19Wolters Kluwer DXG U.S.no transfers30$189k73
20Ernst & Young U.Sno transfers30$185k—
21HCL TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · no transfers30$141k—
22D2Solno transfers30$185k—
23ActioNet, Inc.Staffing / consulting · no transfers30$127k—
24National Public Radio, Inc.1 transfer30$124k—
25Boston Consulting Groupno transfers21$225k—
26IdexcelStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$126k—
27Tata Consultancy ServicesStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$92k—
28Hexaware TechnologiesStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$151k—
29Quiddity Infotech, LLCStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$126k—
30Advanced Resource Staffing IncStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$101k—
31TeKCommands IncStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$126k—
32NatsoftStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$151k—
33Bill Me Later, Inc.no transfers20$207k—
34Raas InfotekStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$127k—
35Ramsai Software SolutionsStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers20$126k—
36Comcast Cable Communicationsno transfers20$152k—
37Information Unlimited Inc.no transfers20$97k—
38EAB Global, Inc.no transfers20$145k—
39Dataserv IncStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$127k—
40Tata ElxsiStaffing / consulting · no transfers20$106k—
41International Logic Systems, Inc.Staffing / consulting · 1 transfer20$151k—
42Amida Technology Solutions, Incno transfers20$126k—
43BlueCross BlueShield Associationno transfers20$175k—
44Cornerstone Research, Inc.no transfers20$175k—
45Software Associates IncStaffing / consulting · no transfers11$127k—
46The American Chemical Societyno transfers11$110k—
47American Psychological Associationno transfers11$94k—
48Georgetown UniversityCap-exempt · no transfers11$82k—
49Intelno transfers11$151k109
50The Catholic University of AmericaCap-exempt · no transfers11$75k—
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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers in Washington, DC?
163 employers filed H-1B visas for software engineer roles in Washington, DC this fiscal year. The largest are Cognizant Technology Solutions US, Compunnel Software Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services, Google, Oracle America.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?
31 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 Oracle America, Palantir, Google.
What do H-1B software engineers earn in Washington, DC?
The median salary on these filings is about $130k 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. 3 of the employers here are cap-exempt.