Table 4
Most H-1B workers are paid below-median wages: Share of H-1B certified positions at each wage level, top 30 H-1B employers and totals for all employers, 2018
| 2018 rank | Employer name | Wage level 1 | Wage level 2 | Wage level 3 | Wage level 4 | Other wage surveys | Wage levels 1 & 2 combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. | 14% | 54% | 21% | 10% | 0% | 68% |
| 2 | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | <1% | 88% | 12% | <1% | <1% | 88% |
| 3 | Infosys Ltd. | 8% | 63% | 19% | 10% | 0% | 71% |
| 4 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 39% | 38% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 77% |
| 5 | Microsoft Corp. | 32% | 49% | 17% | 2% | 0% | 81% |
| 6 | Amazon Fulfillment Services | 45% | 40% | 9% | 1% | 5% | 85% |
| 7 | Wipro Ltd. | <1% | 90% | 10% | <1% | 0% | 90% |
| 8 | Apple Inc. | 2% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 0% | 35% |
| 9 | Accenture LLP | 3% | 59% | 28% | 10% | 0% | 62% |
| 10 | Capgemini America Inc. | 5% | 54% | 34% | 6% | <1% | 59% |
| 11 | Google Inc. | 0% | 34% | 14% | 5% | 48% | 34% |
| 12 | Ernst & Young Us LLP | 16% | 45% | 22% | 6% | 10% | 62% |
| 13 | Tech Mahindra Americas Inc. | 0% | 100% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 100% |
| 14 | HCL America Inc. | 8% | 42% | 37% | 14% | 0% | 50% |
| 15 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 6% | 29% | 28% | 20% | 16% | 36% |
| 16 | Intel Corp. | <1% | 21% | 27% | 2% | 49% | 21% |
| 17 | 0% | 25% | 21% | 12% | 41% | 25% | |
| 18 | Cisco Systems Inc. | <1% | 18% | 13% | 27% | 42% | 19% |
| 19 | IBM India Private Ltd. | 0% | 92% | 8% | <1% | 0% | 92% |
| 20 | Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. | 18% | 80% | 2% | <1% | 0% | 98% |
| 21 | L&T Technology Services | 2% | 97% | 1% | <1% | 0% | 99% |
| 22 | Mphasis Corp. | 21% | 76% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 97% |
| 23 | Syntel Inc. | 50% | 47% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 97% |
| 24 | Walmart Associates | 24% | 30% | 41% | 5% | 0% | 53% |
| 25 | IBM Corp. | <1% | 73% | 13% | 14% | 0% | 73% |
| 26 | Amazon Corporate | 16% | 58% | 16% | 4% | 6% | 74% |
| 27 | Mindtree Ltd. | 8% | 84% | 9% | <1% | 0% | 91% |
| 27 | Cummins Inc. | 11% | 82% | 6% | <1% | <1% | 93% |
| 29 | Randstad Technologies | 0% | 29% | 71% | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 30 | Qualcomm | 6% | 38% | 24% | 17% | 15% | 45% |
| Totals (top 30) | 16% | 48% | 21% | 8% | 6% | 64% | |
| Totals (all employers) | 16% | 47% | 19% | 10% | 8% | 63% |
Note: “Top 30” defined as the 30 employers with the largest number of approved H-1B petitions, according to data from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Top 30 H-1B rankings based on fiscal year 2018 H-1B Employer Data Hub total approvals.
Source: Authors’ analysis of USCIS, H-1B Employer Data Hub files, fiscal year 2018; Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Labor Condition Applications for fiscal year 2018 (Disclosure Data tab), U.S. Department of Labor.
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