Top 100 H1B Cities and Average salary For 2026

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City Total H1B applications Average Salary
NEW YORK, NY 3369 1063255.984315867
SEATTLE, WA 2218 166691.11259263696
AUSTIN, TX 1863 330434.1492384595
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1613 551106.8203803084
SUNNYVALE, CA 1415 868581.5607608216
SAN JOSE, CA 1310 650905.9191316793
PLANO, TX 1298 720390.3990574442
SANTA CLARA, CA 1234 636067.3784377532
REDMOND, WA 1178 175498.17745251485
ATLANTA, GA 1155 140773.6140219156
CHICAGO, IL 1139 139484.31730821994
IRVING, TX 1109 487404.84040379844
BELLEVUE, WA 1105 170756.70738829186
CHARLOTTE, NC 1054 660050.6683245375
DALLAS, TX 991 138485.38882363142
HOUSTON, TX 926 392725.7598035907
BOSTON, MA 798 597232.4858533051
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 755 709970.7728890729
SAN DIEGO, CA 695 693633.7837567446
JERSEY CITY, NJ 624 151288.2551958133
CUPERTINO, CA 607 190373.0309925865
ALPHARETTA, GA 607 139173.53867637974
PHOENIX, AZ 505 127678.6073019802
DURHAM, NC 497 129864.64304577465
WESTLAKE, TX 471 132175.7590731157
FRISCO, TX 454 136772.25473224118
MENLO PARK, CA 453 1447678.9606098235
PALO ALTO, CA 440 2849797.563352273
TAMPA, FL 411 692552.1639579532
COLUMBUS, OH 404 125860.12882889851
LOS ANGELES, CA 388 3153871.5232764175
PHILADELPHIA, PA 362 123874.05436377763
IRVINE, CA 340 142751.92157628675
FREMONT, CA 335 2274660.0400886196
RALEIGH, NC 331 134971.45916729607
RICHARDSON, TX 320 125031.74421386719
PITTSBURGH, PA 317 2037151.2515649644
SAN ANTONIO, TX 297 1018993.928135522
MCLEAN, VA 289 1806701.985645545
CUMMING, GA 273 135033.0461595696
WILMINGTON, DE 267 135009.6492567884
CAMBRIDGE, MA 263 164857.5955323194
BENTONVILLE, AR 237 131969.01753691983
DEARBORN, MI 233 128608.14345828863
MCKINNEY, TX 232 1273273.5134024785
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 232 172007.07893318965
WASHINGTON, DC 229 125392.5978268286
ARLINGTON, VA 221 136986.24109162897
JACKSONVILLE, FL 208 137113.93994140625
NASHVILLE, TN 208 114853.01091120794
WHIPPANY, NJ 205 156209.62919207316
PRINCETON, NJ 200 133361.044765625
CINCINNATI, OH 200 123382.8411328125
CARY, NC 198 130128.55823863637
HARTFORD, CT 196 122432.00107621173
AUBURN HILLS, MI 196 119353.189453125
MIAMI, FL 195 172444.20769230768
FORT WORTH, TX 194 120458.2903511598
MORRISVILLE, NC 193 126042.11589216322
HERNDON, VA 191 142160.78399051048
BALTIMORE, MD 190 118603.59212582237
RICHMOND, VA 188 156654.27144281915
BROOKLYN, NY 188 146151.70773769947
LEANDER, TX 184 164723.20758322012
LOUISVILLE, KY 181 2245259.437758978
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 180 144398.2849826389
UPTON, NY 179 165408.91192388267
EDISON, NJ 172 137863.34265988372
HILLSBORO, OR 169 137685.50018491125
MEMPHIS, TN 164 114603.52872522867
FOSTER CITY, CA 163 180867.3865989264
DENVER, CO 162 134312.17621527778
SAN MATEO, CA 158 204424.35447982594
PLEASANTON, CA 158 159795.6109572785
TEMPE, AZ 157 178805.8148387739
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 157 117361.8197651274
COPPELL, TX 152 127817.54451069079
BOTHELL, WA 151 157759.4829780629
COLUMBUS, IN 151 108513.23572019867
CHANDLER, AZ 150 139497.40401041668
CELINA, TX 149 131324.16878145974
DETROIT, MI 149 118543.65132130873
AUBREY, TX 143 126029.69553103147
ANN ARBOR, MI 143 104153.01704545454
MILPITAS, CA 139 169462.97178507195
KATY, TX 137 134268.75644388687
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 135 131581.8896412037
MALVERN, PA 135 127932.99328703704
PROSPER, TX 129 161133.49152131783
ROUND ROCK, TX 129 160386.56534641472
OMAHA, NE 127 114132.5812007874
TROY, MI 126 3249417.7640749007
MADISON, WI 125 2758445.35625
ORLANDO, FL 125 190198.124375
RIVERWOODS, IL 124 123807.28899949597
RESTON, VA 123 3840535.785696138
ST. LOUIS, MO 121 118209.23395532025
NAPERVILLE, IL 117 137679.81570512822
REDWOOD CITY, CA 116 193792.4308997845
ALBANY, NY 116 107312.26266163793

H1B Salary Data For Companies

KATHINKA ENGINEERING INC Afton Technologies LLC PIVOTAL LEADERSHIP LLC ADTECH OPTICS INC La Salle High School Bld.ai ROCK VALLEY OIL & CHEMICAL CO Novolex Holdings Inc MID SOUTH CONSTRUCTION LLC COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC IDEA HELIX INC Lucky Generals NY LLC BOX PLUS LLC CODING MINDS INC Fugu Carbon Inc GROVE LABS INC PLOWZ & MOWZ INC INFINITY MICRO COMPUTER INC GIANNINI GROUP INC WORTHINGTON ENERGY INNOVATIONS LLC

H1B Salary Data for Job Titles

ENGINEER 4 PRODUCT ENGINEERING SOFTWARE ENGINEER 1615.39045 SENIOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST Senior Peoplesoft Systems Analyst - Tester Data Architecth Principal Firmware Validation Engineer DIRECTOR - CYBER THREAT AND RISK ANALYTICS Data Warehouse Specialist (Sr. IT Professional II) Staff Reliability Diagnostics System Architect ASSOCIATE PRODUCT OWNER

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The information displayed above is utilizing data which we were able to index from DOL site. This data is for reference only. Showing cities with at least 100 certified H1B LCAs