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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$186k4
4Googleno transfers82$195k$185k$206k853
5Oracle America6 transfers66$165k$129k$175k250
6Palantir1 transfer65$166k$145k$170k130
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$189k55
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$151k67
50The Catholic University of AmericaCap-exempt · no transfers11$75k

113 more employers filed for this role here

The big names are the ones everyone applies to. The rest of this list is where your application isn't one of 2,000. Pro opens all of it, with the filters.

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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.