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WM Rice University 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

WM Rice University

Houston, TX

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Employer B

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

COLLEGE STATION, TX

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Key Metrics

Metric WM Rice University COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Total Petitions 293 39,691
Certified Petitions 293 39,187
Approval Rate (higher is better) 100.0% 98.7%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $88,864 $106,361
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $43,000 – $720,000 $60,000 – $334,776
Total Workers 293 39,866
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

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

Top H-1B Job Titles

WM Rice University

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Postdoctoral Research Associate 55 $61,795
Assistant Professor 40 $120,020
Postdoctoral Associate 39 $60,096
Research Scientist 10 $71,615
Lecturer 10 $74,805
Research Scientist I 8 $68,211

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 WM Rice, Petitions COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY, Petitions
FY2023 91 (91 cert.) 15,729 (15486 cert.)
FY2024 81 (81 cert.) 11,437 (11226 cert.)
FY2025 113 (113 cert.) 11,140 (11091 cert.)
FY2026 8 (8 cert.) 1,385 (1384 cert.)