H-1B Sponsorship Data

Engineering & Development Jobs with H-1B Sponsorship in United States

Software Engineers are among the most sponsored roles

2,735,096
H-1B Approvals
12+
Companies Tracked
2009-2023
Years of Data

Engineering & Development H-1B Approvals by Year

172,813 approvals
2014
146,293 approvals
2015
174,741 approvals
2016
169,888 approvals
2017
175,528 approvals
2018
195,374 approvals
2019
304,145 approvals
2020
328,264 approvals
2021
303,026 approvals
2022
119,519 approvals
2023

Top States for Engineering & Development H-1B

CA
648,356
NJ
362,031
TX
306,927
NY
153,019
MA
132,117
IL
130,068
MI
118,016
VA
106,136

Top Engineering & Development H-1B Sponsors

1
INFOSYS LIMITED
35,936
approvals
2
TATA CONSULTANCY SVCS LTD
32,894
approvals
3
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
23,703
approvals
4
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US
23,664
approvals
5
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
23,450
approvals
6
GOOGLE LLC
23,257
approvals
7
INTEL CORPORATION
21,216
approvals
8
APPLE INC
20,402
approvals
9
IBM CORPORATION
17,875
approvals
10
ORACLE AMERICA INC
17,430
approvals

Visa Sponsorship for Engineering & Development Roles

Engineering roles consistently receive the highest number of H-1B approvals. Companies actively compete for global tech talent, making visa sponsorship common for qualified engineers.

Engineering & Development Salaries in United States

Average Engineering & Development Salary

$99,286
Minimum
$131,714
Median
$164,286
Maximum
Based on 7 job titles in this category
Senior Software Engineer
$165,000
$130,000 - $200,000
Site Reliability Engineer
$155,000
$120,000 - $190,000
DevOps Engineer
$135,000
$100,000 - $170,000
Full Stack Developer
$122,000
$90,000 - $155,000
Software Engineer
$120,000
$90,000 - $150,000
Backend Developer
$115,000
$85,000 - $145,000
Frontend Developer
$110,000
$80,000 - $140,000

Salary data represents typical annual compensation. Actual salaries may vary based on experience, location, and company.

Tips for Engineering & Development Visa Applications

  • Highlight specific technologies and programming languages
  • Quantify your impact (performance improvements, users served)
  • Include links to GitHub, portfolio, or open source contributions
  • Many companies sponsor regardless of experience level for strong candidates

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