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# H-1B sponsors in Washington 2026: the top 25 by certified cases | SpecStream

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# H-1B sponsors in Washington 2026: the top 25 by certified cases

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[Public data](https://specstream.ai/blog.md) · Nov 10, 2026 · 5 min read

Amazon.com Services LLC filed 7,551 of Washington's 27,843 certified H-1B cases between October 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026, more than twice the 3,519 from Microsoft Corporation. Just 2,745 employers filed for Washington jobs in those nine months, the first part of fiscal 2026. A case here means one certified labor condition application whose first worksite is in Washington; the employer files it with the Department of Labor ahead of an H-1B petition.

[The Washington list](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/state/washington?utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=h1b-2026) has 7,912 employers with H-1B and PERM filings at Washington worksites, from certified cases decided October 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. Its first 200 rows cost nothing. The page sells 7,912 rows for $159.12. Around 94 rows are added a month, and the weekly email of new rows is $19 a month.

## The top 25 H-1B sponsors in Washington

Rows rank employers by certified cases at a Washington first worksite. The positions column counts the workers asked for. The last column repeats the count for October 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

| Rank | Employer | Certified cases | Positions | Most common job title | Median offered wage | Cases, same months of fiscal 2025 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Amazon.com Services LLC](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/amazon-com-services-llc-820544687) | 7,551 | 21,177 | Software Dev Engineer II | $160,000 | 5,969 |
| 2 | [Microsoft Corporation](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/microsoft-corporation-911144442) | 3,519 | 3,783 | Software Engineering | $180,000 | 4,788 |
| 3 | [Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/amazon-development-center-u-s-inc-208424306) | 1,372 | 3,116 | Software Dev Engineer II | $158,300 | 1,263 |
| 4 | [Meta Platforms, Inc](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/meta-platforms-inc-201665019) | 1,096 | 2,776 | Software Engineer | $211,778 | 1,244 |
| 5 | [Amazon Web Services, Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/amazon-web-services-inc-204938068) | 824 | 3,262 | Software Dev Engineer II | $152,350 | 918 |
| 6 | [Google LLC](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/google-llc-770493581) | 817 | 817 | Software Engineer | $177,000 | 936 |
| 7 | [Amazon Data Services, Inc](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/amazon-data-services-inc-911986543) | 509 | 1,436 | Software Dev Engineer II | $150,000 | 346 |
| 8 | [People Tech Group, Inc](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/people-tech-group-inc-263665565) | 376 | 376 | IT Consultant (Data Engineer) | $117,749 | 229 |
| 9 | [Apple Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/apple-inc-942404110) | 371 | 1,038 | Software Development Engineering | $180,710 | 285 |
| 10 | [TT Commerce & Global Services LLC](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/tt-commerce-global-services-llc-993304769) | 337 | 468 | Software Engineer | $180,710 | 0 |
| 11 | [Salesforce, Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/salesforce-inc-943320693) | 270 | 422 | Software Engineering SMTS | $200,330 | 280 |
| 12 | [Expedia, Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/expedia-inc-911996083) | 224 | 560 | Software Development Engineer | $150,886 | 247 |
| 13 | [Quadrant Technologies LLC](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/quadrant-technologies-llc-300226524) | 182 | 182 | Computer Systems Analyst | $115,170 | 94 |
| 14 | [NVIDIA Corporation](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/nvidia-corporation-943177549) | 158 | 1,160 | Engineer Senior Systems Software | $188,000 | 158 |
| 15 | [Snowflake Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/snowflake-inc-460636374) | 152 | 544 | Software Engineer | $160,000 | 92 |
| 16 | [University of Washington](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/university-of-washington-916001537) | 151 | 151 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $91,944 | 187 |
| 17 | [T-Mobile USA, Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/t-mobile-usa-inc-911983600) | 146 | 146 | Sr Engineer, Software | $165,542 | 182 |
| 18 | [LTIMindtree Limited](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/ltimindtree-limited-223524303) | 133 | 133 | Computer Systems Engineer/Architect | $111,550 | 252 |
| 19 | [Ernst & Young U.S. LLP](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/ernst-young-u-s-llp-346565596) | 127 | 127 | Accountants and Auditors - KBGFJG222563-7 | $154,000 | 195 |
| 20 | [Infosys Limited](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/infosys-limited-581760235) | 125 | 193 | Technology Consultant 2 | $111,550 | 90 |
| 21 | [Nordstrom, Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/nordstrom-inc-910515058) | 115 | 115 | Engineer 2 | $157,946 | 123 |
| 22 | [ByteDance Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/bytedance-inc-812345210) | 114 | 167 | Software Engineer | $240,000 | 262 |
| 23 | [Starbucks Coffee Company](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/starbucks-coffee-company-911325671) | 110 | 110 | Engineer Sr - ST - KBGFJG28074-6 | $169,360 | 126 |
| 24 | [Battelle Memorial Institute](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/battelle-memorial-institute-314379427) | 105 | 105 | Electrical Engineer | $114,000 | 79 |
| 25 | [TikTok Inc.](https://specstream.ai/data/hiring/employer/tiktok-inc-473892853) | 102 | 141 | Software Engineer | $217,000 | 232 |

Four Amazon filers make the table on their own: Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc., Amazon Web Services, Inc. and Amazon Data Services, Inc. ByteDance Inc. has the highest median, $240,000, then TikTok Inc. at $217,000. University of Washington has the lowest, $91,944, with Postdoctoral Scholar as its most common title.

## Where in Washington

Seattle has 12,551 cases, Bellevue 6,636 and Redmond 4,840. Kirkland is a distant fourth with 775, and Vancouver and Richland close the ten with 132 and 108. The state has 169 cities with a certified case this year.

| Rank | Worksite city | Certified cases |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Seattle | 12,551 |
| 2 | Bellevue | 6,636 |
| 3 | Redmond | 4,840 |
| 4 | Kirkland | 775 |
| 5 | Bothell | 532 |
| 6 | Issaquah | 263 |
| 7 | Lynnwood | 148 |
| 8 | Everett | 144 |
| 9 | Vancouver | 132 |
| 10 | Richland | 108 |

## The jobs and what they offer

All ten titles are software or science roles. Software Engineering leads with 2,325 cases at $180,710, just ahead of Software Dev Engineer II with 2,287 at $170,700. Software Dev Engineer I, II and III appear as three titles, with medians of $129,000, $170,700 and $198,770. Senior Software Engineer has the highest median in the list, $200,000. The median offer for the state is $161,600.

| Rank | Job title as filed | Certified cases | Median offered wage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 2,325 | $180,710 |
| 2 | Software Dev Engineer II | 2,287 | $170,700 |
| 3 | Software Engineer | 2,098 | $177,322 |
| 4 | Software Dev Engineer I | 1,201 | $129,000 |
| 5 | Software Development Engineer II | 640 | $162,650 |
| 6 | Software Dev Engineer III | 457 | $198,770 |
| 7 | Senior Software Engineer | 349 | $200,000 |
| 8 | Applied Scientist II | 303 | $170,000 |
| 9 | Software Development Engineer III | 275 | $192,900 |
| 10 | Software Development Engineer I | 264 | $130,500 |

## Against last year

The same nine months of fiscal 2025 had 28,000 certified Washington cases from 2,732 employers, almost the same as now. Positions fell, from 63,404 to 59,859.

Amazon.com Services LLC rose from 5,969 cases to 7,551. Microsoft Corporation went the other way, from 4,788 to 3,519. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC had no Washington case a year earlier and has 337 now, and People Tech Group, Inc rose from 229 to 376. ByteDance Inc. fell from 262 to 114, TikTok Inc. from 232 to 102, and LTIMindtree Limited from 252 to 133.

Washington's totals sit beside every other state's in [our fiscal 2026 H-1B sponsors article](https://specstream.ai/blog/h1b-sponsors-2026.md).

## How to read these numbers

Worksite means the first worksite listed on the case. That puts 10,473 cases in Washington whose employer gave a state other than WA.

Employer names are kept as each filing spells them, and 24 of the 25 above use several spellings that are not joined together. One name in the 25 carries a staffing or consulting word and one a university word. Job titles are written by the employer, which is why Starbucks Coffee Company's top title carries a code.

The offered wage is the low end of the application's wage range, made yearly. Only 8 Washington cases have no wage, and they sit outside the medians.

All counts come from the fiscal 2026 third quarter labor condition application disclosure file in the Department of Labor's [OFLC performance data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance).

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