Who sponsors more H-1B visas, Cognizant or Wipro?

Cognizant filed more, 10,482 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 versus 2,173 for Wipro.

Which pays more on H-1B filings, Cognizant or Wipro?

Cognizant averaged $111,709 and Wipro averaged $100,289 across certified FY2025 filings. Median offered wage was $109,886 and $91,270 respectively.

How is this comparison calculated?

Both figures come from DOL LCA disclosure records for FY2025, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Employer legal-entity name variants are grouped before counting (Cognizant: 5 name variants; Wipro: 10). An LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself, so these are filings rather than USCIS approvals.

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FY2025 · DOL LCA DATA

Cognizant vs Wipro: H-1B Sponsorship Compared

Cognizant filed 10,482 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, against 2,173 for Wipro.

Head to Head (FY2025)

Cognizant

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10,482

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $111,709
Median wage: $109,886
25th–75th pct: $92,602 – $126,818
Tracked FY2021–2026: 52,303

Wipro

2,173

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $100,289
Median wage: $91,270
25th–75th pct: $86,400 – $108,042
Tracked FY2021–2026: 10,608

Most Sponsored Occupations (FY2025)

Cognizant

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	6,807	$111,086
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	1,706	$101,408
Information Technology Project Managers	687	$135,588
Software Developers	349	$131,441
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	268	$101,031

Wipro

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Computer Programmers	557	$93,592
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	439	$99,452
Computer Systems Analysts	390	$103,745
Information Technology Project Managers	246	$102,864
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	105	$91,090

Where They Hire (FY2025)

Cognizant

Texas (1,888)New Jersey (1,043)North Carolina (931)California (709)Illinois (708)

Wipro

Texas (615)California (226)New Jersey (195)North Carolina (89)Washington (88)

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for Cognizant and Wipro, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting. A Labor Condition Application is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself.