What is the average H-1B salary in the information & media industry?

The average median H-1B salary across information & media sponsors is approximately $162,434 per year. Individual salaries vary by company, role, and location.

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Top Information & Media Companies That Sponsor H-1B Visas

NAICS 51 encompasses software publishing, data processing, telecommunications, broadcasting, and digital media companies. This sector is home to many of the world's most recognized tech employers — Google, Meta, Apple, and Amazon — who sponsor thousands of H-1B workers annually. Common roles include software engineers, product managers, machine learning researchers, and cloud infrastructure architects. Below are all H-1B visa sponsors in the information & media sector, ranked by total LCA filings. Data sourced from US Department of Labor disclosure files.

93,534

LCA Filings

151,761

Workers Sponsored

$162,434

Avg Median Wage

Active PERM Sponsors

#	Company	LCA	Workers	Approval	Median Wage	PERM
1	Microsoft Corporation	26,200	50,620	100.0%	$166K	Active
2	Meta Platforms, Inc.	16,123	20,499	99.9%	$201K	Active
3	Bytedance Inc.	5,247	7,186	100.0%	$206K	Active
4	Linkedin Corporation	2,903	5,192	99.7%	$208K	Active
5	Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc.	2,206	4,999	100.0%	$115K	Active
6	Charter Communications, Inc.	1,901	1,901	99.9%	$130K	Active
7	Comcast Cable Communications, Llc	1,885	1,885	99.5%	$140K	Active
8	At&T Services, Inc.	1,390	1,390	99.8%	$157K	Active
9	Expedia, Inc.	1,301	3,076	99.8%	$153K	Active
10	T-Mobile Usa, Inc.	1,260	1,260	100.0%	$140K	Active
11	Bloomberg L.P.	1,171	5,077	99.8%	$218K	Active
12	The Mathworks, Inc.	1,167	1,167	100.0%	$145K	Active
13	Adp Technology Services, Inc.	1,105	1,105	99.8%	$159K	Active
14	Fiserv Solutions, Llc	1,105	1,105	99.8%	$145K	Active
15	Oracle America, Inc.	1,104	8,996	99.6%	$151K	Active
16	Snap Inc.	1,082	1,095	99.6%	$174K	Active
17	Snowflake Inc.	931	7,153	99.8%	$196K	Active
18	Netflix, Inc.	884	1,017	99.8%	$237K	Active
19	Pinterest, Inc.	874	1,178	100.0%	$157K	Active
20	Equifax Inc.	801	960	99.3%	$135K	Active
21	Block, Inc.	788	788	99.6%	$195K	Active
22	Nokia Of America Corporation	768	768	99.9%	$138K	Active
23	Verizon Data Services Llc	740	740	99.3%	$149K	—
24	Nutanix, Inc.	732	1,403	100.0%	$201K	Active
25	Dish Wireless L.L.C.	657	721	99.8%	$133K	Active
26	Tiktok U.S. Data Security Inc.	652	930	100.0%	$194K	Active
27	Yahoo Holdings Inc.	636	984	99.7%	$171K	Active
28	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	603	603	99.8%	$148K	Active
29	Indeed, Inc.	596	596	99.8%	$163K	Active
30	Lexisnexis Usa	577	577	100.0%	$122K	Active
31	Siemens Industry Software Inc.	518	518	99.8%	$140K	Active
32	Roblox Corporation	513	513	100.0%	$258K	Active
33	Cruise Llc	490	535	100.0%	$209K	Active
34	Maplebear Inc.	489	489	100.0%	$210K	Active
35	Dish Network L.L.C	483	529	99.8%	$139K	Active
36	Mongodb, Inc.	458	539	100.0%	$174K	Active
37	Spotify Usa, Inc.	444	444	100.0%	$195K	Active
38	Audible, Inc.	421	549	99.8%	$170K	Active
39	Godaddy.Com, Llc	406	406	100.0%	$150K	Active
40	Roku, Inc.	371	371	99.7%	$335K	Active
41	Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)	362	362	99.7%	$109K	Active
42	Dropbox, Inc.	359	367	100.0%	$204K	Active
43	Lexisnexis Risk Solutions, Inc.	352	352	99.4%	$109K	Active
44	Hubspot, Inc.	317	317	99.6%	$189K	Active
45	Ansys, Inc.	315	315	99.0%	$124K	Active
46	Splunk, Inc.	314	314	100.0%	$194K	Active
47	Cloudflare, Inc.	311	311	100.0%	$170K	Active
48	Cloud Technologies, Inc.Staffing	303	303	97.1%	$84K	Active
49	Bill Operations, Llc.	277	277	98.2%	$183K	Active
50	Wolters Kluwer R&D U.S. Lp	271	271	100.0%	$142K	Active
51	C3.Ai, Inc.	262	262	100.0%	$154K	Active
52	Box, Inc.	259	259	100.0%	$175K	Active
53	Datadog, Inc.	252	252	100.0%	$200K	Active
54	Oath Holdings Inc.	246	246	99.1%	$181K	Active
55	Guidewire Software, Inc.	234	234	100.0%	$152K	Active
56	Reddit, Inc.	233	251	100.0%	$238K	Active
57	Ss&C Technologies, Inc.	231	231	100.0%	$141K	Active
58	Experian Information Solutions, Inc.	225	225	100.0%	$149K	Active
59	Verkada, Inc.	219	239	100.0%	$183K	Active
60	Health Management Systems, Inc.	205	205	100.0%	$170K	Active
61	Warnermedia Services, Llc	195	195	98.9%	$164K	Active
62	Activision Publishing, Inc.	194	194	99.5%	$129K	Active
63	Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl, Inc.	193	193	98.9%	$114K	Active
64	Ptc Inc.	192	192	100.0%	$126K	Active
65	Ringcentral, Inc.	190	192	100.0%	$166K	Active
66	Nbcuniversal Media, Llc	185	185	99.5%	$160K	Active
67	Scale Ai, Inc.	183	183	100.0%	$193K	Active
68	Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.	182	182	99.5%	$132K	Active
69	Zoominfo Technologies, Llc.	180	180	100.0%	$150K	Active
70	Verizon Corporate Resources Group Llc	175	175	100.0%	$150K	—
71	Smartsheet, Inc.	174	174	100.0%	$165K	Active
72	Inovalon, Inc.	172	172	100.0%	$136K	Active
73	Qualys, Inc.	165	165	99.4%	$138K	Active
74	Unity Technologies Sf	162	162	99.4%	$165K	Active
75	Yelp Inc.	161	161	100.0%	$193K	Active
76	Cbs Interactive, Inc.	160	160	100.0%	$158K	Active
77	Servicetitan, Inc.	152	152	100.0%	$175K	Active
78	Ccc Intelligent Solutions, Inc.	149	149	100.0%	$121K	Active
79	Directv, Llc	147	147	99.3%	$166K	Active
80	The Trade Desk, Inc.	146	146	100.0%	$181K	Active
81	Shutterfly, Llc	142	142	100.0%	$140K	Active
82	Ncs Pearson, Inc.	141	141	100.0%	$129K	Active
83	Epic Games, Inc.	141	141	100.0%	$150K	Active
84	Dow Jones & Company, Inc.	140	140	99.2%	$134K	Active
85	Adp, Inc.	132	132	100.0%	$158K	Active
86	A9.Com Llc	131	417	100.0%	$188K	Active
87	Nextdoor, Inc.	131	131	100.0%	$193K	Active
88	Coupa Software, Inc.	126	126	99.2%	$157K	Active
89	Avidxchange, Inc.	126	126	99.2%	$146K	Active
90	Wolters Kluwer Dxg U.S., Inc.	126	126	100.0%	$144K	Active
91	Cytel Inc.	125	125	99.1%	$132K	Active
92	Ixl Learning, Inc.	124	124	100.0%	$132K	Active
93	Intersystems Corporation	123	130	100.0%	$117K	Active
94	Ice Data Services, Inc.	123	123	100.0%	$147K	Active
95	Csc Holdings, Llc	121	125	100.0%	$125K	Active
96	Ot Technology, Inc.	121	121	100.0%	$143K	Active
97	Multiplan, Inc.	119	119	100.0%	$131K	Active
98	Hulu, Llc	119	119	100.0%	$174K	Active
99	Shipt, Inc.	119	119	100.0%	$175K	Active
100	Cargurus, Inc.	118	118	99.1%	$170K	Active

Frequently Asked Questions

Which information & media companies sponsor the most H-1B visas?

The top sponsor is Microsoft Corporation. See the full ranked list above with filing counts, wages, and approval rates.

What is the average H-1B salary in information & media?

The average median salary is approximately $162,434/year across information & media sponsors.

Do information & media companies sponsor green cards?

Yes, 98 of 100 sponsors have active PERM filings. Check individual profiles for details.

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