New Mexico had 1,123 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #40 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $110,012. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
1,123
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #40 nationally
$110,012
Average offered wage, FY2025
4,594
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 Mexico.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in New Mexico. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intel Corporation | Rio Rancho | Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 109 | $96,646 |
| 2 | Presbyterian Healthcare Services | Albuquerque | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 94 | $224,112 |
| 3 | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 80 | $118,894 |
| 4 | Triad National Security, LLC | Los Alamos | Scientific Research and Development Services | 63 | $126,906 |
| 5 | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 48 | $82,855 |
| 6 | Speridian Technologies, LLC | Albuquerque | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 45 | $87,992 |
| 7 | Mission Achievement and Success Charter School | Albuquerque | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 32 | $70,319 |
| 8 | Hobbs Municipal Schools | Hobbs | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 30 | $56,787 |
| 9 | Grants / Cibola County Schools | Grants | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 19 | $53,316 |
| 10 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Albuquerque | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 17 | $102,955 |
| 11 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 17 | $64,592 |
| 12 | Espanola Public Schools | Espanola | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 16 | $52,656 |
| 13 | Central Consolidated School District | Shiprock | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 15 | $55,313 |
| 14 | NTESS LLC | ALBUQUERQUE | Scientific Research and Development Services | 14 | $122,621 |
| 15 | Grandison Management, Inc. | Hobbs | Employment Services | 13 | $64,283 |
383 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Presbyterian Healthcare Services, University of New Mexico, Speridian Technologies, LLC
132 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Intel Corporation , Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC
69 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Triad National Security, LLC, NMC inc, Geolabe LLC
62 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Santa Fe Public Schools, TECHNOSOFT CORPORATION, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
61 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: New Mexico State University, Grandison Management, Inc., Las Cruces Physician Practices, LLC
212 certified filings · average wage $60,225.
184 certified filings · average wage $94,820.
141 certified filings · average wage $92,852.
112 certified filings · average wage $96,759.
102 certified filings · average wage $215,610.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in New Mexico. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $65,000 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $86,507 |
| 75th percentile | $110,219 |
| 90th percentile | $184,673 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("NM"), 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 Mexico employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in New Mexico 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 Mexico location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in New Mexico.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in New Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.