Who sponsors more H-1B visas, Visa or Mastercard?

Visa filed more, 1,004 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 versus 663 for Mastercard.

Which pays more on H-1B filings, Visa or Mastercard?

Visa averaged $145,583 and Mastercard averaged $130,857 across certified FY2025 filings. Median offered wage was $142,958 and $123,656 respectively.

How is this comparison calculated?

Both figures come from DOL LCA disclosure records for FY2025, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Employer legal-entity name variants are grouped before counting (Visa: 5 name variants; Mastercard: 5). An LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself, so these are filings rather than USCIS approvals.

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FY2025 · DOL LCA DATA

Visa vs Mastercard: H-1B Sponsorship Compared

Visa filed 1,004 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, against 663 for Mastercard.

Head to Head (FY2025)

Visa

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1,004

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $145,583
Median wage: $142,958
25th–75th pct: $124,700 – $163,410
Tracked FY2021–2026: 4,643

Mastercard

663

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $130,857
Median wage: $123,656
25th–75th pct: $115,000 – $138,000
Tracked FY2021–2026: 2,426

Most Sponsored Occupations (FY2025)

Visa

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Software Developers	371	$146,339
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	117	$130,448
Information Technology Project Managers	112	$156,224
Data Scientists	75	$145,014
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	74	$133,990

Mastercard

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Software Developers	508	$127,045
Management Analysts	38	$140,860
Business Intelligence Analysts	19	$137,761
Information Technology Project Managers	18	$128,214
Computer and Information Systems Managers	18	$188,370

Where They Hire (FY2025)

Visa

Texas (439)California (293)Colorado (94)Georgia (58)Virginia (37)

Mastercard

Missouri (450)New York (90)Virginia (25)Texas (22)California (18)

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for Visa and Mastercard, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting. A Labor Condition Application is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself.