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BP America Inc vs COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

BP America Inc

Houston, TX

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Employer B

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

COLLEGE STATION, TX

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Key Metrics

Metric BP America Inc COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Total Petitions 110 39,691
Certified Petitions 110 39,343
Approval Rate (higher is better) 100.0% 99.1%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $111,067 $106,361
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $38,605 – $217,630 $60,000 – $334,776
Total Workers 110 39,866
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

BP America Inc

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Data Scientist 4 $118,968
LNG Trading Analyst Lead 3 $95,687
Core Strategist 3 $154,000
Staff Software Engineer 2 $147,316
Sr. System Developer 2 $68,910
Simulation Engineer - Data Sciences 2 $83,886

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 10,784 $109,941
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 6,439 $84,640
Manager JC50 5,508 $105,136
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 3,093 $134,349
Senior Systems Analyst JC60 2,353 $86,807
SA JC60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2,023 $87,227

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year BP America, Petitions COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY, Petitions
FY2023 39 (37 cert.) 15,729 (15486 cert.)
FY2024 38 (38 cert.) 11,437 (11226 cert.)
FY2025 26 (25 cert.) 11,140 (11091 cert.)
FY2026 7 (3 cert.) 1,385 (1384 cert.)