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Michaels Stores, 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

Michaels Stores, Inc

Irving, TX

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Employer B

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

COLLEGE STATION, TX

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Key Metrics

Metric Michaels Stores, Inc COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Total Petitions 168 39,691
Certified Petitions 168 39,343
Approval Rate (higher is better) 100.0% 99.1%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $147,438 $106,361
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $67,995 – $385,000 $60,000 – $334,776
Total Workers 168 39,866
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

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

Top H-1B Job Titles

Michaels Stores, Inc

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Software Development Engineer Back End 3 12 $134,958
Senior Software Engineer 8 $125,600
Manager - Software Engineering 7 $158,070
Senior Developer 6 $138,765
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER 6 $120,583
Staff Software Engineer 5 $153,571

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 Michaels Stores,, Petitions COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY, Petitions
FY2023 71 (61 cert.) 15,729 (15486 cert.)
FY2024 57 (57 cert.) 11,437 (11226 cert.)
FY2025 36 (36 cert.) 11,140 (11091 cert.)
FY2026 4 (4 cert.) 1,385 (1384 cert.)