Worksite city · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV wage area
H-1B salaries in Sterling, VA
4% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 68% get a single lottery entry.
348certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$115,650median offer
4%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
104new-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 offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $70k to $187k
Lottery entries
104 new-employment LCAs1 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 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 129 | $126,500 |
| Computer Programmers | 47 | $91,582 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 17 | $134,077 |
| Civil Engineers | 17 | $90,938 |
| Industrial Engineers | 15 | $124,692 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 13 | $104,083 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 11 | $119,751 |
| Data Scientists | 11 | $116,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 8 | $106,912 |
| Database Administrators | 8 | $97,344 |
| Project Management Specialists | 6 | $95,741 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 6 | $88,816 |
| Construction Managers | 5 | $161,158 |
| Management Analysts | 4 | $133,020 |
| Information Security Analysts | 4 | $149,074 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Asurion, LLC | 38 | $180,125 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 16 | $110,080 |
| Itstac, LLC | 15 | $91,582 |
| Antra, Inc. | 13 | $97,500 |
| Dulles Engineering, Inc | 12 | $90,938 |
| Synechron, Inc. | 12 | $114,586 |
| Pycube INC | 7 | $91,582 |
| iStream Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $112,466 |
| Nivid Infotech, Inc. | 6 | $97,832 |
| Artek Solutions Inc | 5 | $92,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 5 | $140,837 |
| Tech Wish, LLC | 5 | $126,500 |
| Wynbit INC | 5 | $126,090 |
| DEKRA Certification, Inc. | 4 | $85,530 |
| Incept Data Solutions Inc | 4 | $98,592 |
| NeST Technologies Corporation | 4 | $112,405 |
| Asiacom Americas Inc. | 3 | $66,186 |
| Assyst Inc. (formerly Advanced Software Systems) | 3 | $126,500 |
| HTMS Inc | 3 | $91,582 |
| Infosys Limited | 3 | $104,083 |
| All other employers | 179 | – |