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City of Austin 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

City of Austin

Austin, TX

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Employer B

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

COLLEGE STATION, TX

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Key Metrics

Metric City of Austin COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Total Petitions 12 39,691
Certified Petitions 12 39,343
Approval Rate (higher is better) 100.0% 99.1%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $88,575 $106,361
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $74,152 – $108,638 $60,000 – $334,776
Total Workers 12 39,866
Active Years FY2023–FY2025 FY2023–FY2026

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

Top H-1B Job Titles

City of Austin

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Energy Market Analyst 7 $92,040
Graduate Engineer B 3 $78,610
Planner Senior 1 $74,152
IT Data Architect 1 $108,638

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 City of, Petitions COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY, Petitions
FY2023 8 (8 cert.) 15,729 (15486 cert.)
FY2024 - 11,437 (11226 cert.)
FY2025 4 (4 cert.) 11,140 (11091 cert.)
FY2026 - 1,385 (1384 cert.)