Washington, DC H-1B salaries

Employers filed 6,156 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Washington, DC between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $110,000 a year.

Median salary offered: $110,000
Middle half earn: $81,284 to $145,000
Top 10% earn over: $200,000
Certified filings: 6,156

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Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
District of Columbia Public Schools	390	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Georgetown University	209	$77,000	$65,000 – $100,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	188	$134,077	$117,749 – $140,837
Children's National Medical Center	163	$80,400	$67,798 – $107,160
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	150	$133,200	$103,788 – $175,342
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC	118	$174,500	$127,000 – $195,000
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.	88	$190,000	$161,500 – $191,256
LTIMindtree Limited	85	$114,026	$103,938 – $121,800
HCL America Inc	80	$120,390	$103,938 – $125,882
Infosys Limited	64	$118,310	$111,946 – $125,424
MedStar Medical Group II, LLC	60	$277,776	$238,344 – $354,208
Howard University	59	$75,189	$62,000 – $99,226
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	54	$195,100	$137,500 – $220,000
The George Washington University	53	$95,000	$76,860 – $128,437
Meta Platforms, Inc	50	$187,092	$174,009 – $209,838
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.	49	$133,307	$114,566 – $148,221
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	42	$110,000	$104,438 – $127,500
American University	42	$96,986	$86,400 – $106,986
The Catholic University of America	37	$85,000	$72,966 – $120,000
CRA International, Inc.	37	$110,000	$100,000 – $133,000
Oracle America, Inc.	36	$156,788	$137,934 – $173,763
EAB Global, Inc.	35	$110,000	$84,047 – $124,330
PwC US Tax LLP	33	$150,000	$119,000 – $186,000
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	32	$138,798	$116,500 – $153,282
Medical Faculty Associates, Inc.	31	$275,000	$187,760 – $275,000
National Railroad Passenger Corporation	31	$130,900	$115,502 – $156,734
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	31	$100,069	$94,058 – $101,296
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group	29	$92,612	$85,000 – $102,000
Google LLC	29	$175,000	$166,000 – $188,000
World Resources Institute	28	$125,118	$102,561 – $138,260
Bates White, LLC	26	$222,780	$220,000 – $240,000
World Wildlife Fund US	26	$110,550	$91,275 – $176,275
Eliquent Life Sciences	25	$90,126	$85,571 – $100,000
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc	25	$109,749	$101,359 – $122,700
Center for Strategic and International Studies	25	$75,000	$68,000 – $90,000
Gallaudet University	24	$80,000	$71,405 – $88,000
Afiniti, Inc.	24	$148,625	$138,305 – $165,128
Raas Infotek LLC	23	$114,250	$97,250 – $122,750
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc.	23	$58,000	$52,500 – $66,000
Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School	22	$61,714	$61,714 – $61,714
Radio Free Asia	22	$71,772	$70,625 – $83,750
Edgeworth Economics, LLC	20	$114,000	$101,750 – $130,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	20	$147,852	$97,157 – $167,554
Compass Lexecon LLC	20	$211,000	$140,000 – $242,500
WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post	20	$126,090	$113,190 – $136,310
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	19	$170,000	$165,000 – $182,500
The American Chemical Society	19	$130,000	$97,500 – $200,000
The Brookings Institution	18	$63,500	$56,750 – $73,500
Federal National Mortgage Association	18	$140,000	$124,500 – $143,750
Johns Hopkins University	18	$171,112	$122,899 – $250,900

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	197	$122,699	$105,146 – $126,090
Secondary Teacher	168	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Associate	159	$215,000	$110,000 – $240,000
Elementary Teacher	149	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Software Engineer	120	$126,090	$108,776 – $164,462
Senior Associate	104	$130,000	$110,000 – $154,000
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	83	$134,077	$125,424 – $134,077
Manager	62	$173,500	$152,750 – $189,000
Assistant Professor	62	$110,000	$97,094 – $150,000
Consultant	54	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Economist	42	$187,500	$165,000 – $220,000
Data Scientist	40	$116,490	$110,739 – $124,298
Law Clerk	39	$211,370	$86,184 – $225,000
Senior Software Engineer	37	$140,837	$125,349 – $156,283
Teacher	34	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Postdoctoral Associate	33	$70,000	$65,000 – $73,500
Associate Attorney	32	$230,000	$211,028 – $280,544
Special Education Teacher	31	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Senior Manager	30	$204,500	$192,198 – $214,750
Research Scientist	28	$100,000	$76,500 – $122,250
Computer Programmer	26	$94,385	$91,600 – $101,475
Analyst	25	$92,500	$88,200 – $97,500
Systems Analyst	24	$107,000	$103,205 – $120,069
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	24	$111,946	$103,938 – $113,537
Senior Consultant	24	$133,538	$104,500 – $148,221
Data Engineer	24	$109,028	$97,677 – $175,065
Senior Data Scientist	23	$145,300	$138,798 – $151,480
Research Associate	23	$61,918	$53,500 – $67,760
Data Analyst	22	$90,856	$83,043 – $101,930
Business Analyst	22	$103,456	$83,188 – $111,961
Director	21	$230,000	$184,200 – $255,000
Project Engineer	19	$85,000	$78,000 – $95,000
Senior Data Analyst	19	$97,808	$90,725 – $110,739
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	19	$156,229	$156,229 – $163,363
Architectural Designer	19	$79,477	$71,432 – $102,500
Senior Economist	18	$240,000	$215,500 – $250,000
Research Analyst	17	$68,000	$59,446 – $76,500
Research Assistant	17	$52,000	$50,000 – $60,000
Designer	16	$78,000	$73,591 – $83,375
Staff Scientist I	16	$69,815	$69,655 – $84,364
Project Manager	16	$109,874	$95,066 – $122,494
Computer Systems Analyst	16	$104,000	$103,017 – $114,075
Technical Architect	15	$120,557	$107,942 – $137,457
Senior Software Developer	15	$148,221	$122,699 – $174,179
Validation Engineer	15	$90,000	$85,571 – $97,954
Project Leader	15	$225,400	$225,400 – $225,400
Medical Technologist	14	$62,598	$59,618 – $72,207
Computer Systems Engineer/Architect	14	$119,006	$116,294 – $127,260
Programmer Analyst	14	$101,358	$101,358 – $106,912
Senior Fellow	14	$129,255	$120,000 – $161,250

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	453	$103,938
2024	2,274	$107,000
2025	2,225	$110,000
2026	1,204	$117,850