Ohio had 10,793 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #14 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $112,268. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
10,793
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #14 nationally
$112,268
Average offered wage, FY2025
47,737
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 Ohio.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in Ohio. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | Milford | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 491 | $83,907 |
| 2 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Columbus | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 468 | $102,649 |
| 3 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Columbus | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 362 | $143,499 |
| 4 | The Ohio State University | Columbus | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 211 | $107,747 |
| 5 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Columbus | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 178 | $150,043 |
| 6 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | Cincinnati | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 130 | $145,118 |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | Dublin | Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 128 | $119,307 |
| 8 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati | Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | 121 | $103,017 |
| 9 | Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 119 | $207,653 |
| 10 | CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | Cincinnati | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 113 | $123,143 |
| 11 | Veenus Infotechs Corporation | Copley | Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 103 | $83,533 |
| 12 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 99 | $79,955 |
| 13 | LTIMindtree Limited | Cincinnati | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 92 | $106,258 |
| 14 | Accenture LLP | Columbus | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 91 | $125,589 |
| 15 | SLK AMERICA INC | Cincinnati | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 90 | $104,200 |
2,154 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Ohio State University, TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
1,328 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, SLK AMERICA INC, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
762 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, The Sherwin-Williams Company
571 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Cardinal Health , Goken America, LLC, Strategic Systems, Inc.
406 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP, Cintas Corporation , Elevance Health, Inc.
4,255 certified filings · average wage $101,753.
674 certified filings · average wage $89,149.
546 certified filings · average wage $90,190.
511 certified filings · average wage $166,020.
431 certified filings · average wage $128,231.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in Ohio. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $81,000 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $100,815 |
| 75th percentile | $127,878 |
| 90th percentile | $155,904 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("OH"), 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 Ohio employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in Ohio 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 Ohio location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in Ohio.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.