District of Columbia H-1B salaries

Employers filed 6,811 certified H-1B applications for jobs in District of Columbia between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $111,946 a year.

Median salary offered: $111,946
Middle half earn: $82,500 to $145,514
Top 10% earn over: $203,350
Certified filings: 6,811

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
District of Columbia Public Schools	397	$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	164	$80,832	$68,167 – $109,542
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	153	$132,500	$104,300 – $175,456
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC	121	$174,000	$127,000 – $195,000
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.	89	$190,000	$161,500 – $195,000
LTIMindtree Limited	87	$114,026	$103,969 – $122,068
HCL America Inc	81	$121,763	$103,938 – $125,882
Infosys Limited	64	$118,310	$111,946 – $125,424
Oracle America, Inc.	64	$146,306	$137,354 – $167,239
MedStar Medical Group II, LLC	61	$280,552	$239,200 – $354,000
Howard University	59	$75,189	$62,000 – $99,226
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	56	$192,400	$142,500 – $220,000
The George Washington University	55	$95,000	$76,540 – $126,718
Meta Platforms, Inc	52	$184,706	$169,442 – $208,281
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.	51	$134,077	$115,939 – $148,221
American University	44	$97,798	$88,133 – $111,693
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	43	$110,000	$104,625 – $127,500
Google LLC	40	$172,000	$164,000 – $186,500
CRA International, Inc.	37	$110,000	$100,000 – $133,000
The Catholic University of America	37	$85,000	$72,966 – $120,000
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	35	$138,798	$116,500 – $150,999
National Railroad Passenger Corporation	35	$130,900	$115,502 – $156,734
EAB Global, Inc.	35	$110,000	$84,047 – $124,330
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	34	$100,069	$94,058 – $103,340
PwC US Tax LLP	34	$150,500	$121,000 – $185,000
Medical Faculty Associates, Inc.	31	$275,000	$187,760 – $275,000
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group	29	$92,612	$85,000 – $102,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	28	$147,852	$97,157 – $165,452
World Resources Institute	28	$125,118	$102,561 – $138,260
World Wildlife Fund US	27	$110,000	$90,700 – $165,550
Bates White, LLC	26	$222,780	$220,000 – $240,000
Eliquent Life Sciences	25	$90,126	$85,571 – $100,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies	25	$75,000	$68,000 – $90,000
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc	25	$109,749	$101,359 – $122,700
Afiniti, Inc.	24	$148,625	$138,305 – $165,128
Gallaudet University	24	$80,000	$71,405 – $88,000
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	23	$61,714	$61,714 – $61,714
Bill Me Later, Inc.	22	$150,382	$125,091 – $164,330
Radio Free Asia	22	$71,772	$70,625 – $83,750
Compass Lexecon LLC	21	$205,000	$150,000 – $240,000
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	20	$170,000	$165,000 – $181,250
WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post	20	$126,090	$113,190 – $136,310
Edgeworth Economics, LLC	20	$114,000	$101,750 – $130,000
SSTech LLC	19	$109,338	$105,073 – $124,395
Federal National Mortgage Association	19	$140,000	$123,000 – $142,500
The American Chemical Society	19	$130,000	$97,500 – $200,000

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	231	$122,699	$114,026 – $126,100
Associate	188	$223,286	$110,000 – $250,000
Secondary Teacher	171	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Elementary Teacher	150	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Software Engineer	138	$126,090	$109,504 – $165,388
Senior Associate	114	$130,000	$108,000 – $159,250
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	83	$134,077	$125,424 – $134,077
Manager	67	$173,000	$153,500 – $189,000
Assistant Professor	64	$111,664	$97,281 – $150,000
Consultant	55	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Data Scientist	47	$116,500	$110,739 – $127,026
Law Clerk	46	$200,000	$72,974 – $225,000
Economist	44	$187,500	$165,000 – $220,000
Associate Attorney	40	$225,000	$217,032 – $291,250
Senior Software Engineer	37	$140,837	$125,349 – $156,283
Teacher	36	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Postdoctoral Associate	34	$69,986	$64,629 – $73,375
Special Education Teacher	31	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Senior Manager	31	$209,000	$192,396 – $216,000
Research Scientist	30	$100,000	$77,750 – $121,350
Analyst	29	$95,000	$90,000 – $97,500
Senior Consultant	29	$134,077	$113,500 – $148,221
Business Analyst	28	$103,456	$82,401 – $113,818
Research Associate	27	$62,000	$56,783 – $71,000
Computer Programmer	27	$94,400	$91,600 – $103,400
Systems Analyst	25	$107,000	$104,250 – $120,000
Data Engineer	24	$109,028	$97,677 – $175,065
Data Analyst	24	$90,856	$83,130 – $102,274
Senior Data Scientist	24	$145,554	$138,798 – $151,365
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	24	$111,946	$103,938 – $113,537
Research Analyst	23	$72,134	$59,723 – $83,408
Architectural Designer	21	$79,747	$72,363 – $100,000
Director	21	$230,000	$184,200 – $255,000
Project Manager	20	$106,124	$82,466 – $122,494
Project Engineer	20	$85,000	$75,750 – $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
Designer	19	$78,000	$72,363 – $83,750
Computer Systems Analyst	19	$104,000	$104,000 – $114,950
Research Assistant	18	$51,884	$50,000 – $60,000
Senior Economist	18	$240,000	$215,500 – $250,000
Senior Software Developer	17	$150,758	$122,699 – $172,931
Project Leader	16	$225,400	$225,400 – $225,400
Staff Scientist I	16	$69,815	$69,655 – $84,364
Business Systems Analyst	16	$102,222	$99,892 – $107,750
Programmer Analyst	16	$101,358	$101,358 – $110,000
Technical Architect	15	$120,557	$107,942 – $137,457
Medical Technologist	15	$61,006	$59,578 – $69,534
Program Manager	15	$113,300	$94,200 – $150,918
Validation Engineer	15	$90,000	$85,571 – $97,954

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Washington, DC	6,156	$110,000	$81,284 – $145,000
Washington, D.C., DC	566	$121,432	$94,432 – $151,925
District Of Columbia, DC	24	$117,250	$104,000 – $142,630
Nw Washington, DC	7	$125,800	$118,600 – $138,500
Suite 900, DC	4	$104,982	$83,238 – $151,098
Washingon, DC	4	$120,000	$114,250 – $127,500
Washington D C, DC	4	$103,969	$102,954 – $109,522
Washington Dc, DC	4	$109,896	$92,720 – $125,775
Washington, District Of Columbia, DC	3	$85,000	$81,884 – $98,473
Wasington, DC	2	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Washingotn, DC	2	$187,500	$126,250 – $248,750
Washngton, DC	2	$75,000	$70,000 – $80,000
Washignton, DC	2	$122,750	$112,125 – $133,376
Dc, DC	2	$111,270	$107,635 – $114,904
Alexandria, DC	2	$123,250	$96,250 – $150,250
Northwest Washington, DC	2	$148,221	$148,221 – $148,221
North Washington, DC	2	$191,205	$180,806 – $201,604
Mclean, DC	1	$175,000	$175,000 – $175,000
Fl 10, DC	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Arlington, DC	1	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,000
Apartment 620, DC	1	$145,000	$145,000 – $145,000
Kansas City, DC	1	$126,880	$126,880 – $126,880
900 2Nd Street, DC	1	$78,603	$78,603 – $78,603
Se Washington, DC	1	$82,451	$82,451 – $82,451
Washiington, DC	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Washigton, DC	1	$159,000	$159,000 – $159,000
Washigton, D.C., DC	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Washignton Dc, DC	1	$125,000	$125,000 – $125,000
Sw Washington, DC	1	$100,850	$100,850 – $100,850
Wahington D.C., DC	1	$102,017	$102,017 – $102,017
Silver Spring, DC	1	$157,500	$157,500 – $157,500
South Washington, DC	1	$135,000	$135,000 – $135,000
Washington,Dc, DC	1	$126,100	$126,100 – $126,100
Washingto N, DC	1	$213,368	$213,368 – $213,368
Washingtn, DC	1	$150,000	$150,000 – $150,000
Washingto, DC	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Washinton, DC	1	$146,910	$146,910 – $146,910
Washtington, DC	1	$142,100	$142,100 – $142,100
Wsahington, DC	1	$118,000	$118,000 – $118,000
Wshington, DC	1	$78,000	$78,000 – $78,000

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	505	$104,000
2024	2,516	$109,994
2025	2,451	$111,946
2026	1,339	$119,000