SOC 13-1051.00 Β· H-1B TRANSFERS Β· DOL LCA DATA

Cost Estimators H-1B Transfer Rate 2026

452 certified H-1B change-of-employer petitions were filed for Cost Estimators roles (FY2021–2026), 23% of all Cost Estimators filings where DOL recorded whether the petition was a transfer. Median offered wage on a transfer is $108K/year.

452
Certified Transfers
23%
Share of Filings
$108K
Median Wage
$85K–$130K
25th–75th

What Counts as an H-1B Transfer

An H-1B "transfer" is a new employer filing an H-1B petition for someone already holding H-1B status. On the underlying Labor Condition Application, DOL records it as a change of employer, that flag is what these figures count.

Transfers are not subject to the annual H-1B cap or the lottery, which is why they can be filed at any point in the year. Under H-1B portability you can generally begin work once USCIS receives the petition, rather than waiting for approval.

Top Employers Hiring Cost Estimators Transfers

EmployerCertified Transfers
Turner & Townsend, Inc.27
Cumming Management Group, Inc.17
Microsoft Corporation14
U.S. Cost Inc.9
Toscano Clements Taylor LLC7
Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, LLC7
DPR Construction, A General Partnership6
Currie & Brown Inc.6

Ranked by certified Cost Estimators transfer volume, FY2021–2026.

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Counted from US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for SOC occupation 13-1051.00, Cost Estimators, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M, using DOL's change-of-employer flag. Transfer share is measured against filings where DOL actually recorded that field. A certified LCA is a step toward an H-1B petition, not an approved transfer.