Washington DC had 2,500 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #28 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $124,827. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
2,500
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #28 nationally
$124,827
Average offered wage, FY2025
11,123
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 Washington DC.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in Washington DC. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WASHINGTON | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 143 | $65,794 |
| 2 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Washington | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 75 | $130,920 |
| 3 | Children's National Medical Center | Washington | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 68 | $121,485 |
| 4 | Georgetown University | Washington | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 64 | $93,693 |
| 5 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Washington | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 52 | $149,819 |
| 6 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY SERVICES LLC | Washington | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 31 | $170,774 |
| 7 | Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Washington | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 27 | $186,883 |
| 8 | LTIMindtree Limited | Washington | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 26 | $116,834 |
| 9 | MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES | Washington | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 24 | $178,821 |
| 10 | INFOSYS LIMITED | Washington | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 24 | $117,173 |
| 11 | HCL AMERICA INC | Washington | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 23 | $123,298 |
| 12 | Oracle America, Inc. | Washington | , | 23 | $163,091 |
| 13 | Eliquent Life Sciences | Washington | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 22 | $92,722 |
| 14 | The George Washington University | Washington | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 21 | $104,118 |
| 15 | MedStar Medical Group II, LLC | Washington | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 20 | $277,560 |
2,017 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP, Children's National Medical Center, Georgetown University
248 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BATES WHITE, LLC, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
79 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Lehman Smith McLeish, PLLC, Isolve Technology Inc, Econic Partners US LLC
37 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Secretariat Advisors LLC , Universal Service Administrative Company, TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
32 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Oracle America, Inc., Bill Me Later, Inc., ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE, INC.
624 certified filings · average wage $122,157.
290 certified filings · average wage $152,956.
182 certified filings · average wage $67,385.
144 certified filings · average wage $100,612.
127 certified filings · average wage $103,482.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in Washington DC. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $83,448 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $111,946 |
| 75th percentile | $148,221 |
| 90th percentile | $200,000 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("DC"), 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 Washington DC employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in Washington DC 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 Washington DC location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in Washington DC.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in Washington DC 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 Washington DC 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 Washington DC, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.