Worksite city · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV wage area
H-1B salaries in Washington, DC
19% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 44% get a single lottery entry.
2,263certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$116,126median offer
19%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
637new-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 $53k to $288k
Lottery entries
637 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 | 344 | $128,491 |
| Data Scientists | 119 | $116,500 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 107 | $140,837 |
| Lawyers | 100 | $225,000 |
| Economists | 83 | $160,350 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 83 | $65,000 |
| Management Analysts | 78 | $190,000 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 72 | $65,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 71 | $110,000 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 63 | $70,200 |
| Computer Programmers | 54 | $95,134 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 43 | $107,000 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 42 | $123,118 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 36 | $81,360 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 35 | $107,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia Public Schools | 157 | $65,000 |
| Georgetown University | 98 | $75,415 |
| Children's National Medical Center | 56 | $94,331 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC | 48 | $175,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 43 | $140,837 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 42 | $146,739 |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 34 | $190,000 |
| Infosys Limited | 25 | $118,310 |
| Compunnel Software Group, INC | 24 | $110,000 |
| MedStar Medical Group II, LLC | 23 | $280,552 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 21 | $150,758 |
| HCL America, Inc. | 20 | $123,683 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | 19 | $200,000 |
| Google LLC | 17 | $177,000 |
| The George Washington University | 16 | $94,456 |
| American University | 15 | $98,563 |
| WP Company LLC | 15 | $126,090 |
| EAB Global, Inc. | 14 | $118,055 |
| Howard University | 14 | $67,424 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 14 | $190,082 |
| All other employers | 1,548 | – |