Colorado had 5,593 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #20 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $121,726. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
5,593
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #20 nationally
$121,726
Average offered wage, FY2025
25,151
Total certified filings tracked, FY2021–2026
Every H1B employer must file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) certified by the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification before USCIS can approve an H1B petition. The figures on this page are aggregated directly from those disclosure records for worksites in Colorado.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in Colorado. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charter Communications Inc. | Greenwood Village | , | 299 | $130,775 |
| 2 | DISH Wireless, LLC | Littleton | Telecommunications Resellers | 159 | $110,454 |
| 3 | Denver Public Schools District 1 | Denver | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 153 | $71,231 |
| 4 | DISH Network LLC | Englewood | Telecommunications Resellers | 138 | $112,653 |
| 5 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Englewood | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 125 | $126,791 |
| 6 | University of Colorado | Boulder | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 117 | $91,646 |
| 7 | University of Colorado Denver | Aurora | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 113 | $98,103 |
| 8 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Denver | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 87 | $141,374 |
| 9 | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC | Golden | Scientific Research and Development Services | 74 | $95,074 |
| 10 | INFOSYS LIMITED | Greenwood Village | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 69 | $108,875 |
| 11 | Western Union, LLC | Denver | Activities Related to Credit Intermediation | 62 | $145,685 |
| 12 | Colorado State University | Fort Collins | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 62 | $88,809 |
| 13 | Google LLC | Boulder | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 59 | $153,803 |
| 14 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | Denver | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 56 | $97,417 |
| 15 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | Denver | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 54 | $144,598 |
1,370 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Denver Public Schools District 1, Western Union, LLC, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
487 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Charter Communications, Inc., INFOSYS LIMITED, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
471 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: DISH Network LLC, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP, Charter Communications Inc.
385 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: University of Colorado, Google LLC, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
225 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: DISH Wireless, LLC, Dish Wireless L.L.C., INFOSYS LIMITED
1,439 certified filings · average wage $120,490.
401 certified filings · average wage $85,484.
328 certified filings · average wage $114,919.
230 certified filings · average wage $69,833.
229 certified filings · average wage $102,751.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in Colorado. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $91,458 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $116,480 |
| 75th percentile | $141,960 |
| 90th percentile | $172,182 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("CO"), SOC code for your occupation, and fiscal year. Employers with repeated certified filings in your target SOC code have active, recurring H1B programs, these are your tier-1 targets.
USCIS publishes fiscal-year approval and denial data for every employer by state. Cross-reference Colorado employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in Colorado are cap-exempt under 8 USC 1184(g)(5) and can file H1B petitions any time of year without entering the lottery.
The top sponsors listed above receive large volumes of applications through job boards. Their direct career portals are often less crowded and let you filter by Colorado location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in Colorado.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in Colorado because they can file petitions throughout the year without lottery risk. Under federal regulation, institutions of higher education, their affiliated nonprofit entities, nonprofit research organizations, and governmental research organizations qualify for cap exemption regardless of which state they're in. If you're a researcher, academic, or healthcare professional, universities and teaching hospitals headquartered in Colorado are worth targeting directly on their own career pages.
Important: Cap-exempt H1B workers changing to a cap-subject employer must enter the lottery. Conversely, a cap-subject worker moving to a cap-exempt employer can file immediately. Verify status with an immigration attorney before making a job change.
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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for filings with a worksite in Colorado, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.