New Jersey had 26,036 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #5 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $126,887. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
26,036
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #5 nationally
$126,887
Average offered wage, FY2025
121,397
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 New Jersey.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in New Jersey. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Jersey City | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 1,040 | $123,436 |
| 2 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Hoboken | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 977 | $176,337 |
| 3 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Jersey City | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 561 | $168,795 |
| 4 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | Jersey City | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 545 | $95,268 |
| 5 | Barclays Services Corp. | Whippany | Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage | 419 | $154,388 |
| 6 | INFOSYS LIMITED | Jersey City | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 338 | $106,702 |
| 7 | CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | Whippany | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 248 | $136,123 |
| 8 | LTIMindtree Limited | Jersey City | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 238 | $112,514 |
| 9 | IBM Corporation | Newark | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 236 | $131,468 |
| 10 | HCL AMERICA INC | East Brunswick | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 210 | $115,722 |
| 11 | Diaspark, Inc. | Edison | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 202 | $89,984 |
| 12 | Accenture LLP | Lawrence Township | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 197 | $152,679 |
| 13 | WIPRO LIMITED | Mount Laurel | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 194 | $101,302 |
| 14 | The Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 193 | $89,238 |
| 15 | COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | Princeton | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 193 | $121,689 |
4,305 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
1,325 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: The Trustees of Princeton University, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Educational Testing Service
1,180 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Diaspark, Inc., COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP, Orion Systems Integrators LLC
777 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Barclays Services Corp. , Barclays Services LLC , CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
766 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: The Prudential Insurance Company of America, AUDIBLE, INC., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
11,682 certified filings · average wage $113,858.
1,393 certified filings · average wage $137,935.
1,261 certified filings · average wage $166,799.
1,060 certified filings · average wage $158,343.
931 certified filings · average wage $127,316.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in New Jersey. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $95,000 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $121,514 |
| 75th percentile | $151,819 |
| 90th percentile | $183,355 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("NJ"), 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 New Jersey employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in New Jersey 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 New Jersey location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in New Jersey.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.