2.8 Million LCA Records Analyzed
H-1B LCA Data Explorer
Every H-1B employer must file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) with the Department of Labor before petitioning USCIS. This data reveals the real employers, wages, locations, and job titles behind the H-1B program — not just aggregate statistics, but granular filing-level data.
$125,000
FY2025 Median LCA Wage
+$15k vs FY2022
852,746
FY2025 Certified LCAs
+70% vs FY2024
33.2%
Software Developers
Largest single occupation
$132,708
FY2026 Q1 Median
Wages still climbing
Who's Sponsoring H-1B Right Now?
454 companies from FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025). Search by company, city, or job title.
Wage Trend: Median LCA Salary by Fiscal Year
From DOL LCA filings, not USCIS petition approvals (LCA wages tend to run slightly higher)
25th Percentile
$96k
Median (50th)
$125k
75th Percentile
$161k
Prevailing Wage Levels (FY2025)
Under the FY2027+ weighted lottery, Level III-IV positions have higher selection odds. Only 36.6% of current LCAs are at those levels.
Top H-1B Employers by LCA Filings (FY2025)
Certified LCAs filed with DOL — each represents a job offer to an H-1B worker
Top 15 H-1B Cities (FY2025)
By worksite location on the LCA
Top 10 States (FY2025)
CA + TX alone account for 34.5% of all H-1B LCAs
Top Occupations by SOC Title (FY2025)
Software Developers alone account for 1 in 3 H-1B LCA filings
What This Data Reveals
Amazon is #1 by a massive margin
Combining all Amazon entities (Services, AWS, Development Center), they filed over 30,800 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 alone — more than Google + Microsoft combined.
Texas is closing in on California
TX has 15.3% of all H-1B LCAs vs CA's 19.2%. Five years ago this gap was much wider. Austin, Plano, Dallas, Houston, and Irving are all in the top 15 cities.
IT consulting firms are still massive
Cognizant, TCS, Infosys, HCL, Accenture, Capgemini, and Compunnel combine for ~50,000+ LCAs — but the tech companies now individually outfile most of them.
Wages jumped $15k in 3 years
LCA median went from $110k (FY2022) to $125k (FY2025). FY2026 Q1 is already at $133k. The weighted lottery is pushing employers toward higher wages.
63% of LCAs are Level I-II wages
Under the new weighted lottery, these positions have lower selection odds. Employers offering Level III-IV wages get a significant advantage — incentivizing higher pay.
Data Scientists are now top 5
26,516 LCAs for Data Scientists in FY2025, making it the #5 occupation. This role barely existed in H-1B data a decade ago. AI/ML is reshaping the H-1B landscape.
About This Data
LCA (Labor Condition Application) data is published quarterly by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. The original files are in Excel format. CSV conversions used here were prepared by ITContractorsUnion, a resource for IT contractors navigating the H-1B ecosystem.
What LCA data shows vs. USCIS data: An LCA is filed before the H-1B petition. Not every LCA becomes a petition, and not every petition is approved. LCA data tends to show slightly higher volumes and wages than USCIS petition data. However, LCA data includes employer names, exact wages, job titles, and worksite locations that USCIS aggregate reports do not.
Analysis based on 2,861,154 total LCA records (FY2022 Q1 through FY2026 Q1). H-1B certified LCAs only.