Who sponsors more H-1B visas, Discover Financial or TIAA?

Discover Financial filed more, 152 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 versus 26 for TIAA.

Which pays more on H-1B filings, Discover Financial or TIAA?

Discover Financial averaged $123,228 and TIAA averaged $129,868 across certified FY2025 filings. Median offered wage was $124,322 and $119,766 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 (Discover Financial: 3 name variants; TIAA: 3). 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

Discover Financial vs TIAA: H-1B Sponsorship Compared

Discover Financial filed 152 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, against 26 for TIAA.

Head to Head (FY2025)

Discover Financial

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152

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $123,228
Median wage: $124,322
25th–75th pct: $105,973 – $138,715
Tracked FY2021–2025: 833

TIAA

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $129,868
Median wage: $119,766
25th–75th pct: $112,080 – $133,536
Tracked FY2021–2025: 113

Most Sponsored Occupations (FY2025)

Discover Financial

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Data Scientists	74	$122,421
Statisticians	22	$127,716
Operations Research Analysts	19	$115,101
Business Intelligence Analysts	11	$117,917
Project Management Specialists	6	$130,934

TIAA

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Business Intelligence Analysts	8	$112,528
Software Developers	5	$125,091
Information Technology Project Managers	3	$125,561
Financial Managers	2	$247,333
Financial Quantitative Analysts	2	$112,778

Where They Hire (FY2025)

Discover Financial

Illinois (152)

TIAA

North Carolina (18)New York (5)Texas (2)Illinois (1)

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2025) for Discover Financial and TIAA, 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.