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RankWork StateNumber of LCA *Average Salary
1California80,190$159,592
2Texas65,625$114,063
3New York36,046$141,237
4Washington25,838$152,091
5New Jersey23,801$120,657
6Illinois18,929$118,297
7Georgia17,849$114,121
8Massachusetts16,639$126,658
9North Carolina16,298$117,875
10Florida14,093$111,233
11Pennsylvania11,979$116,747
12Virginia11,885$117,856
13Michigan11,767$107,789
14Ohio9,388$109,931
15Arizona7,686$116,351
16Maryland5,716$115,307
17Minnesota5,400$110,676
18Connecticut4,956$121,151
19Tennessee4,776$109,316
20Colorado4,731$124,101
21Missouri4,565$109,376
22Indiana4,174$107,015
23Oregon3,804$128,531
24Wisconsin3,589$112,657
25Utah2,375$105,773
26Arkansas2,353$117,292
27South Carolina2,320$111,434
28District of Columbia2,192$124,907
29Delaware2,133$119,434
30Iowa1,852$119,636
31Kentucky1,764$123,818
32Kansas1,707$107,472
33Alabama1,545$118,129
34Nevada1,370$123,816
35Nebraska1,343$105,146
36Louisiana1,259$125,974
37Oklahoma1,040$115,164
38New Hampshire1,012$124,794
39Rhode Island966$121,030
40New Mexico943$113,660
41Idaho603$111,873
42Mississippi594$115,346
43South Dakota412$102,851
44Maine388$144,434
45North Dakota332$93,188
46West Virginia295$186,315
47Hawaii293$122,283
48Alaska283$89,851
49Wyoming282$98,408
50Vermont258$105,335
51Montana215$109,568
The above report lists the top Work States submitted by US emplloyer in fiscal year 2024. The H1B Visa Petitions is the number of Labor Condition Application(LCA) for H1B Visa. . The number includes new, renew and transfer of LCA. The Average Salary is the average proffered salary on LCA or Form 9035. Sometimes the visa sponsors(employers) does not enter a specific salary, but a salary range. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary.

For Example, the first record on this report means that in fiscal 2025 80,190 LCA submitted for H1B Visa are California. The average salary of those 80,190 LCA is $159,592.

*: The number of LCA includes renewed, transferred and cap-exempt LCA. Department of Labor(DOL) typically certifies more than 3 times the number of foreign work requests than the number of H-1B visas issued by USCIS.

A new LCA is needed if the foreigner worker changes his or her work location(even within the same state and same company), because the prevailing wage of the position depends on geographic location. However, if the new location is within the same Metropolitan Statistical Area or normal commuting distance, no new LCA is needed.