US worksite cities with at least 25 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 Q2, ranked by volume with median filed wage. Top states by share below.
| Worksite city | Certified filings | Median filed wage |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 10,732 | $160,805 |
| Seattle, WA | 5,211 | $156,200 |
| Austin, TX | 4,872 | $135,907 |
| San Jose, CA | 4,516 | $181,293 |
| San Francisco, CA | 4,443 | $187,741 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3,946 | $185,168 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3,178 | $183,000 |
| Bellevue, WA | 2,781 | $167,024 |
| Atlanta, GA | 2,731 | $126,000 |
| Chicago, IL | 2,702 | $129,958 |
| Plano, TX | 2,697 | $118,456 |
| Dallas, TX | 2,673 | $122,000 |
| Redmond, WA | 2,543 | $177,406 |
| Charlotte, NC | 2,374 | $121,768 |
| Houston, TX | 2,226 | $112,923 |
| Boston, MA | 2,224 | $126,845 |
| Mountain View, CA | 2,216 | $199,766 |
| Irving, TX | 2,177 | $119,000 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,587 | $149,000 |
| Cupertino, CA | 1,568 | $181,100 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1,474 | $148,681 |
| Menlo Park, CA | 1,369 | $214,032 |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1,283 | $115,000 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1,219 | $186,466 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1,146 | $130,000 |
| Durham, NC | 1,117 | $125,119 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,042 | $118,851 |
| Frisco, TX | 1,019 | $118,560 |
| Tampa, FL | 938 | $121,660 |
| Fremont, CA | 919 | $161,637 |
| Columbus, OH | 860 | $115,336 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 859 | $108,225 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 842 | $108,150 |
| Richardson, TX | 812 | $112,923 |
| Westlake, TX | 808 | $123,557 |
| Irvine, CA | 786 | $136,000 |
| Raleigh, NC | 750 | $116,709 |
| Cambridge, MA | 665 | $132,100 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 655 | $93,718 |
| McLean, VA | 643 | $126,090 |
| San Antonio, TX | 643 | $110,000 |
| Hillsboro, OR | 639 | $133,432 |
| Washington, DC | 599 | $122,596 |
| Miami, FL | 599 | $135,699 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 595 | $125,600 |
| Wilmington, DE | 578 | $128,116 |
| Cumming, GA | 568 | $128,038 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 557 | $111,005 |
| Nashville, TN | 530 | $115,000 |
| Bentonville, AR | 503 | $132,288 |
| Arlington, VA | 495 | $138,000 |
| Cary, NC | 492 | $126,256 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 488 | $115,184 |
| Hartford, CT | 484 | $106,475 |
| NEW YORK, NY | 482 | $131,997 |
| Denver, CO | 478 | $120,934 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 470 | $110,157 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 464 | $101,000 |
| Baltimore, MD | 459 | $100,000 |
| Foster City, CA | 448 | $169,100 |
| Dearborn, MI | 447 | $120,349 |
| Memphis, TN | 443 | $97,386 |
| Chandler, AZ | 441 | $124,090 |
| Detroit, MI | 433 | $119,334 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 423 | $112,923 |
| Morrisville, NC | 415 | $125,004 |
| Herndon, VA | 413 | $131,300 |
| PLANO, TX | 408 | $112,923 |
| Princeton, NJ | 408 | $130,000 |
| Tempe, AZ | 400 | $118,851 |
| Omaha, NE | 389 | $108,705 |
| Pleasanton, CA | 386 | $162,223 |
| McKinney, TX | 385 | $123,219 |
| San Mateo, CA | 378 | $204,607 |
| Milpitas, CA | 360 | $162,500 |
| Richmond, VA | 359 | $118,500 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 353 | $85,000 |
| Leander, TX | 345 | $137,700 |
| Edison, NJ | 342 | $126,818 |
| St. Louis, MO | 339 | $112,424 |
| IRVING, TX | 329 | $112,923 |
| Kirkland, WA | 327 | $174,000 |
| Orlando, FL | 324 | $117,500 |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 321 | $110,000 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 321 | $120,000 |
| Louisville, KY | 315 | $100,630 |
| Celina, TX | 308 | $124,146 |
| Aubrey, TX | 307 | $113,820 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 307 | $80,933 |
| Riverwoods, IL | 304 | $113,779 |
| Culver City, CA | 303 | $140,000 |
| CHICAGO, IL | 299 | $86,486 |
| Whippany, NJ | 298 | $153,247 |
| Coppell, TX | 286 | $120,070 |
| Redwood City, CA | 282 | $186,612 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 279 | $120,000 |
| Portland, OR | 276 | $127,281 |
| Prosper, TX | 274 | $134,971 |
| Sacramento, CA | 274 | $124,592 |
| Reston, VA | 256 | $126,095 |
| Bothell, WA | 255 | $149,760 |
| Newark, NJ | 255 | $133,100 |
| Troy, MI | 254 | $120,349 |
| Cleveland, OH | 253 | $98,796 |
| Oakland, CA | 250 | $138,542 |
| Folsom, CA | 248 | $140,019 |
| Malvern, PA | 247 | $110,000 |
| Katy, TX | 247 | $127,837 |
| South San Francisco, CA | 241 | $161,600 |
| Mechanicsburg, PA | 241 | $107,682 |
| Waltham, MA | 237 | $140,587 |
| CHARLOTTE, NC | 234 | $112,424 |
| AUSTIN, TX | 233 | $114,754 |
| Albany, NY | 232 | $99,549 |
| Bethesda, MD | 231 | $126,091 |
| Fort Mill, SC | 230 | $113,797 |
| Bronx, NY | 228 | $97,487 |
| Berkeley, CA | 225 | $125,484 |
| Little Elm, TX | 224 | $114,400 |
| Parsippany, NJ | 224 | $126,818 |
Source: US DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q2. Government data is published roughly one quarter in arrears.
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