Virginia · H1B Market 2026

H1B Jobs in Arlington, Virginia

Arlington is home to Amazon's HQ2, the Pentagon, and a dense government contracting ecosystem. One of the highest H1B markets on the East Coast outside of NYC/Boston.

18,400
Annual Petitions
$148,000
Median Salary
Amazon HQ2 / Pentagon
Top H1B Employer

Key H1B Industries in Arlington

Technology (Amazon HQ2 — National Landing campus, Microsoft Fed, Google Gov)
Defense/Government (Pentagon, DARPA, numerous defense contractors)
Financial Services (Capital One, Navy Federal Credit Union operations)
Consulting (Deloitte Federal, Booz Allen, SAIC, Leidos)
Media (National Public Radio, USA TODAY tech)

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