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H-1B Data by Metro Area

30 metropolitan areas with H-1B filings

Metro Area Petitions Employers Avg. Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City 137,433 16,947 $476,069
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 133,375 6,727 $398,078
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 102,249 9,514 $289,002
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 96,180 4,482 $286,369
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley 66,869 7,371 $423,378
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown 43,402 5,113 $296,149
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 33,274 4,837 $257,839
Boston-Cambridge-Newton 31,699 3,716 $279,291
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta 30,113 3,469 $266,823
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 29,204 5,147 $456,194
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 23,562 4,984 $297,734
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 23,366 3,067 $280,042
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 23,353 3,853 $280,785
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad 17,805 2,113 $333,754
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler 12,686 2,137 $335,981
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 11,171 1,799 $325,997
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 10,622 1,491 $373,710
Pittsburgh 9,068 1,313 $341,847
Columbus 8,991 1,374 $479,534
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 7,622 728 $335,617
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 7,343 2,068 $268,239
Raleigh-Cary 7,175 1,321 $218,052
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson 6,141 1,074 $281,353
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 5,626 936 $141,987
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro 5,415 896 $250,248
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood 5,248 1,155 $267,076
Salt Lake City 4,752 681 $139,931
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 4,223 1,109 $270,040
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 3,993 604 $223,986
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 3,595 811 $600,343