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H-1B salaries

The Department of Labor certified H-1B applications in FY2025: 529,460 standing; a further 19,196 were certified and later withdrawn. The standing ones came from 58,757 employers and request 864,976 positions. The median wage offered on the full-time ones paid by the year was $122,699. FY2026 to June 2026: 392,175 so far.

Certified H-1B applications, FY2025

529,460
Certified applications: Of 571,961 H-1B applications listed in the year’s files; 3,505 denied.; $122,699
Median offered wage: Over 492,684 full-time offers paid by the year.; 864,976
Positions requested: What the employers asked for, not workers hired.; 58,757
Employers: Each counted once by its federal employer number, which no page shows.

About these figures

Certified applications: Of 571,961 H-1B applications listed in the year’s files; 3,505 denied.
Median offered wage: Over 492,684 full-time offers paid by the year.
Positions requested: What the employers asked for, not workers hired.
Employers: Each counted once by its federal employer number, which no page shows.

What stands out

Five findings. From the Department of Labor's LCA disclosure files, FY2025 and the years before it, each one a row from a query.

Software Developers accounted for 168,468 of the 529,460 certified H-1B applications in FY2025, 31.8%; the next, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, for 47,005. Software Developers →
By the occupation code the employer filed, the first six digits.
California was the first worksite on 98,135 certified H-1B applications in FY2025, 18.5%, and Texas on 81,819. California →
An application may name up to ten worksites; this counts the first.
The Department of Labor certified 529,460 H-1B applications in FY2025, up 8.4% from 488,417 in FY2024. Certified applications →
Whole fiscal years, October to September. An application, not a worker hired.
The median wage offered on certified full-time H-1B applications paid by the year was $122,699 in FY2025, against $115,000 in FY2024. The median offered wage →
The lower end of the offered range, in each year’s dollars, over the certified applications that state an annual wage for a full-time position.
Employers withdrew 19,196 of the H-1B applications the Department certified in FY2025, and 3,505 were denied, out of 571,961 decided. Withdrawn after certification →
A certified application withdrawn later is counted in the year it was certified, and is not among the certified applications this hub counts.

What changed in this release

This release was retrieved on November 6, 2026, and the one before it on November 5, 2026.

Still 529,460 H-1B applications the Department of Labor certified and that still stand in FY2025.

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Certified applications by fiscal year

The Department of Labor certified 529,460 H-1B applications in FY2025, up 8.4% from 488,417 in FY2024

Labor Condition Applications for H-1B workers that the Department of Labor certified in each whole fiscal year, October to September. An application, not a worker hired.

The open fiscal year is in the table, to date, and is not drawn: part of a year is never set against a whole one.

A certified application can request several positions; the positions are the employer’s request, not workers hired.

Source: The Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure data

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The figures

The Department of Labor certified 529,460 H-1B applications in FY2025, up 8.4% from 488,417 in FY2024. Labor Condition Applications for H-1B workers that the Department of Labor certified in each whole fiscal year, October to September. An application, not a worker hired.
Fiscal year	Certified applications	Positions requested	Median offered wage
FY2026 to June 2026	392,175	808,358	$129,080
FY2025	529,460	864,976	$122,699
FY2024	488,417	748,238	$115,000

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The occupations with the most certified applications, FY2025

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The 25 occupations with the most certified H-1B applications in FY2025, with the median offered wage
Occupation	Certified	Median offered wage	Full-time annual offers
Software Developers	168,468	$137,700	159,908
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	47,005	$111,946	44,994
Data Scientists	31,040	$125,000	29,096
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	18,356	$104,458	17,291
Computer Programmers	13,160	$91,042	12,418
Computer Systems Analysts	12,710	$106,000	11,959
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,435	$197,457	12,288
Mechanical Engineers	9,949	$106,724	9,034
Industrial Engineers	9,784	$108,000	8,943
Accountants and Auditors	9,410	$94,973	8,804
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	7,692	$148,700	7,598
Financial and Investment Analysts	7,428	$135,000	7,036
Operations Research Analysts	7,381	$122,000	6,995
Database Administrators	6,881	$114,500	6,530
Electrical Engineers	6,705	$121,114	6,382
Management Analysts	6,240	$121,751	5,578
Physicians, All Other	5,712	$230,500	5,019
Civil Engineers	5,675	$90,000	5,316
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5,254	$96,762	4,789
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,998	$85,000	4,223
Database Architects	4,685	$138,864	4,455
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4,290	$75,000	4,180
Information Security Analysts	3,992	$138,000	3,837
Statisticians	3,854	$130,000	3,767
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	3,730	$83,000	3,605

507 occupations had a certified application in FY2025; each has its own page.

Every state, by the first worksite, FY2025

California was the first worksite on 98,135 certified H-1B applications in FY2025, Montana on 185

Certified H-1B applications in FY2025 by the state of the first worksite each names. A count of applications, not of workers, and not set against population.

Too small to see on the map:District of Columbia2,512

An application may name up to ten worksites; this counts the first. Puerto Rico, Guam and the other territories are on their own pages and are not drawn.

Source: The Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure data

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The figures

California was the first worksite on 98,135 certified H-1B applications in FY2025, Montana on 185. Certified H-1B applications in FY2025 by the state of the first worksite each names. A count of applications, not of workers, and not set against population.
State	Certified applications	Median offered wage
California; median offered wage above the national $122,699	98,135	$160,000 over 92,777 full-time offers paid by the year
Texas	81,819	$110,000 over 76,776 full-time offers paid by the year
New York; median offered wage above the national $122,699	41,981	$135,000 over 38,303 full-time offers paid by the year
Washington; median offered wage above the national $122,699	33,626	$159,000 over 32,726 full-time offers paid by the year
New Jersey	26,674	$122,224 over 24,524 full-time offers paid by the year
Illinois	22,541	$108,722 over 20,367 full-time offers paid by the year
Georgia	20,375	$109,283 over 19,120 full-time offers paid by the year
North Carolina	20,315	$114,000 over 18,911 full-time offers paid by the year
Massachusetts; median offered wage above the national $122,699	18,678	$122,970 over 17,501 full-time offers paid by the year
Florida	17,265	$103,593 over 15,903 full-time offers paid by the year
Virginia	14,261	$118,200 over 13,232 full-time offers paid by the year
Pennsylvania	14,018	$105,206 over 12,993 full-time offers paid by the year
Michigan	12,988	$107,311 over 11,636 full-time offers paid by the year
Ohio	10,909	$101,899 over 10,015 full-time offers paid by the year
Arizona	9,304	$106,000 over 8,786 full-time offers paid by the year
Tennessee	6,254	$100,000 over 5,887 full-time offers paid by the year
Maryland	6,048	$111,779 over 5,377 full-time offers paid by the year
Minnesota	5,915	$105,000 over 5,478 full-time offers paid by the year
Missouri	5,638	$96,000 over 5,225 full-time offers paid by the year
Connecticut	5,622	$105,000 over 5,145 full-time offers paid by the year
Colorado	5,420	$117,021 over 5,146 full-time offers paid by the year
Indiana	5,314	$96,000 over 4,821 full-time offers paid by the year
Arkansas	4,069	$120,000 over 3,793 full-time offers paid by the year
Oregon	4,046	$122,637 over 3,812 full-time offers paid by the year
Wisconsin	3,642	$95,900 over 3,387 full-time offers paid by the year
Utah	3,027	$100,000 over 2,747 full-time offers paid by the year
South Carolina	2,965	$96,597 over 2,772 full-time offers paid by the year
District of Columbia	2,512	$113,500 over 2,383 full-time offers paid by the year
Delaware	2,443	$120,000 over 2,260 full-time offers paid by the year
Kentucky	2,152	$93,746 over 1,973 full-time offers paid by the year
Iowa	2,115	$96,304 over 1,847 full-time offers paid by the year
Kansas	2,060	$91,869 over 1,901 full-time offers paid by the year
Nevada	1,669	$106,883 over 1,540 full-time offers paid by the year
Nebraska	1,594	$99,965 over 1,406 full-time offers paid by the year
Alabama	1,517	$88,200 over 1,360 full-time offers paid by the year
Louisiana	1,474	$90,125 over 1,241 full-time offers paid by the year
Oklahoma	1,467	$86,400 over 1,283 full-time offers paid by the year
New Hampshire	1,446	$110,016 over 1,292 full-time offers paid by the year
Rhode Island	1,228	$111,779 over 1,132 full-time offers paid by the year
New Mexico	1,103	$88,495 over 968 full-time offers paid by the year
Idaho	936	$108,000 over 889 full-time offers paid by the year
Mississippi	745	$76,056 over 696 full-time offers paid by the year
West Virginia; median offered wage above the national $122,699	556	$168,240 over 408 full-time offers paid by the year
North Dakota	479	$73,249 over 334 full-time offers paid by the year
South Dakota	445	$69,219 over 365 full-time offers paid by the year
Maine	426	$110,000 over 339 full-time offers paid by the year
Alaska	299	$71,651 over 261 full-time offers paid by the year
Vermont	286	$96,400 over 211 full-time offers paid by the year
Hawaii	264	$97,308 over 221 full-time offers paid by the year
Wyoming	212	$84,995 over 194 full-time offers paid by the year
Montana	185	$71,093 over 136 full-time offers paid by the year

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Certified H-1B applications in FY2025 by the state of their first worksite
State	Certified	Median offered wage	Full-time annual offers
Alabama	1,517	$88,200	1,360
Alaska	299	$71,651	261
Arizona	9,304	$106,000	8,786
Arkansas	4,069	$120,000	3,793
California	98,135	$160,000	92,777
Colorado	5,420	$117,021	5,146
Connecticut	5,622	$105,000	5,145
Delaware	2,443	$120,000	2,260
District of Columbia	2,512	$113,500	2,383
Florida	17,265	$103,593	15,903
Georgia	20,375	$109,283	19,120
Guam	733	$56,675	688
Hawaii	264	$97,308	221
Idaho	936	$108,000	889
Illinois	22,541	$108,722	20,367
Indiana	5,314	$96,000	4,821
Iowa	2,115	$96,304	1,847
Kansas	2,060	$91,869	1,901
Kentucky	2,152	$93,746	1,973
Louisiana	1,474	$90,125	1,241
Maine	426	$110,000	339
Maryland	6,048	$111,779	5,377
Massachusetts	18,678	$122,970	17,501
Michigan	12,988	$107,311	11,636
Minnesota	5,915	$105,000	5,478
Mississippi	745	$76,056	696
Missouri	5,638	$96,000	5,225
Montana	185	$71,093	136
Nebraska	1,594	$99,965	1,406
Nevada	1,669	$106,883	1,540
New Hampshire	1,446	$110,016	1,292
New Jersey	26,674	$122,224	24,524
New Mexico	1,103	$88,495	968
New York	41,981	$135,000	38,303
North Carolina	20,315	$114,000	18,911
North Dakota	479	$73,249	334
Northern Mariana Islands	126	$48,500	67
Ohio	10,909	$101,899	10,015
Oklahoma	1,467	$86,400	1,283
Oregon	4,046	$122,637	3,812
Pennsylvania	14,018	$105,206	12,993
Puerto Rico	99	$70,500	92
Rhode Island	1,228	$111,779	1,132
South Carolina	2,965	$96,597	2,772
South Dakota	445	$69,219	365
Tennessee	6,254	$100,000	5,887
Texas	81,819	$110,000	76,776
U.S. Virgin Islands	40	$51,231	37
Utah	3,027	$100,000	2,747
Vermont	286	$96,400	211
Virginia	14,261	$118,200	13,232
Washington	33,626	$159,000	32,726
West Virginia	556	$168,240	408
Wisconsin	3,642	$95,900	3,387
Wyoming	212	$84,995	194

Analysis

Each brief is written around figures the Factbook’s queries return, and every figure in it is checked against the query that produced it, so the text and the data cannot drift apart.

Software developers: 31.8% of certified H-1B applications in fiscal 2025
The Department of Labor certified 529,460 H-1B applications in fiscal 2025, and 168,468 of them, or 31.8%, were for software developers (SOC 15-1252). The ten occupations with the most certified applications held 332,317 between them, or 62.8%; the chart draws each of the ten as a share of the year's certified applications.
American Factbook · November 7, 2026

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Certified H-1B applications by the state of their first worksite, and the occupations with the most.

Occupations334

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Sources

U.S. Department of Labor — LCA Disclosure Data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) — U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification · Public domain — U.S. Department of Labor · retrieved November 6, 2026

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American Factbook. “H-1B salaries.” Updated November 6, 2026. https://americanfactbook.org/h1b. Source: U.S. Department of Labor — LCA Disclosure Data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance.

Data retrieved November 6, 2026