Florida had 17,643 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #10 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $117,382. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
17,643
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #10 nationally
$117,382
Average offered wage, FY2025
73,615
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 Florida.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in Florida. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | Lake Mary | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 609 | $132,308 |
| 2 | Citibank, N.A. | Tampa | Depository Credit Intermediation | 381 | $148,013 |
| 3 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Tampa | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 328 | $105,578 |
| 4 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | Tampa | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 310 | $83,464 |
| 5 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Gainesville | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 308 | $157,074 |
| 6 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Miami | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 286 | $141,105 |
| 7 | LTIMindtree Limited | Tampa | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 221 | $102,467 |
| 8 | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | Miami | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 178 | $144,021 |
| 9 | INFOSYS LIMITED | Tampa | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 172 | $85,598 |
| 10 | Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. | Orlando | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 159 | $90,390 |
| 11 | FIS Management Services, LLC | Jacksonville | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 153 | $136,175 |
| 12 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Tampa | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 145 | $151,672 |
| 13 | The Florida State University | Tallahassee | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 130 | $100,007 |
| 14 | University of South Florida | Tampa | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 124 | $102,191 |
| 15 | CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | Tampa | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 121 | $130,547 |
2,750 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Citibank, N.A., LTIMindtree Limited, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1,951 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC
1,371 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: FIS Management Services, LLC, Mayo Clinic, Tata Consultancy Services Limited
1,105 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. , ServiceNow, Inc., UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
613 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Deloitte Consulting LLP, The Bank of New York Mellon, SAP America, Inc.
5,941 certified filings · average wage $104,727.
1,248 certified filings · average wage $126,798.
1,186 certified filings · average wage $119,360.
692 certified filings · average wage $146,854.
647 certified filings · average wage $93,988.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in Florida. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $80,000 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $102,752 |
| 75th percentile | $137,193 |
| 90th percentile | $173,478 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("FL"), 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 Florida employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in Florida 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 Florida location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in Florida.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.