Visa sponsorship salaries by state
Every state and territory with certified work-visa filings, ranked by volume. Filings are counted by worksite, so this is where the work happens rather than where the company is registered.
| # | State | Filings | Employers | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 108,538 | 15,781 | $120,051 | $155,934 | $193,000 |
| 2 | Texas | 87,810 | 13,753 | $87,381 | $109,497 | $139,506 |
| 3 | New York | 48,906 | 10,766 | $92,000 | $130,000 | $180,000 |
| 4 | Washington | 35,740 | 3,360 | $129,000 | $156,337 | $184,000 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 28,483 | 6,109 | $94,682 | $121,116 | $151,154 |
| 6 | Illinois | 24,580 | 5,441 | $85,363 | $106,600 | $138,715 |
| 7 | Georgia | 21,794 | 4,771 | $86,445 | $107,500 | $135,500 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 21,759 | 4,449 | $92,000 | $113,000 | $137,446 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 20,905 | 4,614 | $90,501 | $120,000 | $150,000 |
| 10 | Florida | 19,403 | 5,896 | $80,000 | $101,110 | $135,699 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 15,579 | 3,680 | $82,538 | $103,420 | $131,879 |
| 12 | Virginia | 15,330 | 3,757 | $94,400 | $115,000 | $143,700 |
| 13 | Michigan | 14,412 | 3,010 | $85,000 | $104,000 | $129,914 |
| 14 | Ohio | 11,802 | 2,795 | $80,267 | $100,000 | $126,128 |
| 15 | Arizona | 10,058 | 2,450 | $84,288 | $105,997 | $132,209 |
| 16 | Maryland | 6,983 | 2,177 | $85,000 | $106,110 | $132,000 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 6,786 | 1,539 | $81,000 | $99,674 | $126,345 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 6,411 | 1,611 | $82,118 | $103,771 | $127,878 |
| 19 | Colorado | 6,263 | 1,820 | $90,563 | $116,126 | $140,484 |
| 20 | Missouri | 6,192 | 1,633 | $74,053 | $94,000 | $122,274 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 6,159 | 1,392 | $84,178 | $104,000 | $136,981 |
| 22 | Indiana | 6,044 | 1,476 | $79,810 | $95,243 | $120,000 |
| 23 | Oregon | 4,341 | 931 | $95,400 | $118,885 | $145,600 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 4,206 | 728 | $84,919 | $117,274 | $139,571 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 4,187 | 1,085 | $75,525 | $94,730 | $127,476 |
| 26 | Utah | 3,355 | 969 | $75,000 | $96,387 | $128,758 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 3,261 | 1,100 | $72,142 | $95,104 | $126,131 |
| 28 | District of Columbia | 2,833 | 1,069 | $83,000 | $111,946 | $148,221 |
| 29 | Delaware | 2,698 | 714 | $91,044 | $114,374 | $146,175 |
| 30 | Iowa | 2,342 | 656 | $73,928 | $95,000 | $120,000 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 2,318 | 685 | $74,012 | $93,673 | $124,800 |
| 32 | Kansas | 2,224 | 805 | $71,850 | $89,733 | $116,608 |
| 33 | Nevada | 2,002 | 747 | $83,200 | $106,467 | $135,829 |
| 34 | Alabama | 1,894 | 613 | $68,878 | $89,379 | $125,505 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 1,707 | 509 | $74,641 | $95,389 | $120,316 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 1,696 | 448 | $66,625 | $87,485 | $138,017 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | 1,597 | 523 | $86,500 | $107,952 | $132,000 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 1,593 | 539 | $65,000 | $85,000 | $111,405 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | 1,319 | 368 | $86,819 | $110,406 | $134,514 |
| 40 | New Mexico | 1,253 | 280 | $66,363 | $90,272 | $112,320 |
| 41 | Idaho | 1,041 | 204 | $83,346 | $104,261 | $129,800 |
| 42 | Mississippi | 867 | 266 | $58,050 | $77,852 | $111,000 |
| 43 | Guam | 770 | 152 | $48,443 | $56,805 | $70,000 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 619 | 133 | $85,057 | $134,118 | $257,604 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 533 | 167 | $58,656 | $70,980 | $90,000 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 493 | 136 | $58,843 | $69,100 | $96,947 |
| 47 | Maine | 477 | 152 | $83,075 | $105,000 | $191,220 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 374 | 158 | $74,464 | $90,282 | $120,000 |
| 49 | Alaska | 351 | 89 | $59,490 | $73,142 | $88,056 |
| 50 | Vermont | 340 | 110 | $69,551 | $91,000 | $117,701 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 241 | 82 | $66,643 | $83,200 | $95,000 |
| 52 | Montana | 207 | 94 | $54,661 | $73,798 | $104,919 |
| 53 | Northern Mariana Islands | 133 | 50 | $36,358 | $45,000 | $56,500 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 127 | 70 | $54,061 | $70,000 | $109,740 |
| 55 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 44 | 15 | $46,920 | $51,231 | $69,091 |