Worksite city · Richmond, VA wage area

H-1B salaries in Richmond, VA

12% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 58% get a single lottery entry.

1,205certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

$108,000median offer

12%of new-employment offers reach Level IV

263new-employment LCAs

Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

Wage levels for the top jobs here

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer

Software Developers

IV $162k

Data Scientists

IV $160k

Computer Occupations, All Other

IV $134k

Computer Systems Analysts

IV $132k

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

IV $128k

Computer Programmers

IV $131k

Civil Engineers

IV $112k

Database Architects

IV $155k

under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $61k to $170k

Lottery entries

263 new-employment LCAs

Richmond, VA 9%49%16%14%12% 263

All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984

1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry

How this is calculated

New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Jobs and employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Top jobs

#	Job	Certified LCAs	Median salary
1	Software Developers	493	$120,000
2	Data Scientists	136	$103,501
3	Computer Occupations, All Other	71	$104,811
4	Computer Systems Analysts	51	$100,000
5	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	46	$110,198
6	Computer Programmers	39	$90,000
7	Civil Engineers	26	$92,019
8	Database Architects	23	$114,950
9	Physicians, All Other	23	$274,000
10	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	22	$67,735
11	Database Administrators	18	$99,250
12	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$58,920
13	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	13	$85,000
14	Industrial Engineers	13	$105,676
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	12	$195,212

Top employers

#	Employer	Certified LCAs	Median salary
1	Capital One Services, LLC	123	$162,100
2	Virginia Commonwealth University	80	$70,952
3	Elevance Health, Inc.	39	$142,517
4	VCU Health System Authority	39	$274,000
5	Compunnel Software Group, INC	38	$105,500
6	UST Global Inc	32	$108,175
7	Capital One, National Association	27	$144,200
8	Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	23	$104,811
9	ABB Inc.	16	$99,549
10	Capgemini America Inc	13	$131,206
11	Willsmarg Technologies LLC	13	$108,630
12	CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC	11	$155,000
13	Deloitte Consulting LLP	10	$121,468
14	The Elevance Health Companies, Inc.	10	$137,626
15	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	10	$157,023
16	Altria Client Services LLC	9	$132,700
17	IBM Corporation	9	$124,259
18	Infosys Limited	9	$85,488
19	Tata Consultancy Services Limited	9	$85,488
20	Spy Pond Partners, LLC	8	$98,000
	All other employers	677	–