Industry sector · NAICS 51

Information & Media

H-1B wages, OSHA safety and layoff activity across 2,995 employers in Information & Media.

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2,995
Employers
$161,000
Median H-1B wage
21,740
H-1B filings

The sector at a glance

According to U.S. Department of Labor and OSHA filings, Information & Media spans 2,995 tracked employers, with a $161,000 median H-1B wage and 21,740 H-1B filings on record, against an average DART injury rate of 1.08. Among industries with H-1B volume in this corpus, Information & Media ranks #2 of 22 (about the 91st percentile by total filings).

2,995
employers
$161,000
median H-1B wage
21,740
H-1B filings
1.08
avg DART injury rate

What the data says about Information & Media

For Information & Media (NAICS 51), PlainEmployers answers the sector-level question a single employer profile cannot: is what you see at one company normal for this industry, or an outlier? The figures below aggregate DOL H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury records, and WARN notices across 2,995 mapped employers and 21,740 H-1B filings at a $161,000 median disclosed wage. Read the sector numbers first, then judge any one employer against them.

Corpus placement: Information & Media ranks #2 of 22 industries by total H-1B filings (about the 91st percentile). Largest indexed sponsors: Microsoft Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc, Amazon Web Services, Inc. inside a 21,740-filing sector roster. Safety inventory: sector average DART is 1.08 across 8 employers with ITA rates; 8 employers carry both H-1B volume and a DART figure for the dual-axis chart below. Sponsorship intensity averages ~7 filings per tracked employer under NAICS 51.

Information & Media's 1.08 average DART is on the lower-injury side of the corpus; an employer well above that mark is a clearer outlier than the same rate would be in a high-DART sector.

Largest indexed sponsors in Information & Media: Microsoft Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc, Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Open each profile for salary mix, OSHA grade, and WARN history, then check the metro page for the same role, because prevailing wage is metro-occupation specific.

Information & Media totals combine every employer mapped to this primary activity: a high sector total does not mean Microsoft Corporation or its peers are cutting jobs, and a low total does not rule out layoffs at individual firms. Multi-sector companies are counted once under their primary NAICS. Treat these aggregates as the starting yardstick, then drill into the individual employer records and source filings before drawing conclusions.

Top employers in Information & Media

#EmployerH-1B filingsMedian wage
1Microsoft CorporationWA7,641$180,710
2Meta Platforms, IncCA5,097$214,032
3Amazon Web Services, Inc.WA2,512$152,200
4Linkedin CORPORATIONCA1,150$179,079
5Oracle America, Inc.TX925$142,314
6Amazon Data Services, IncWA763$142,200
7Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.WA638$169,477
8Charter Communications Inc.MO488$126,506
9Comcast Cable Communications, LLCPA457$139,152
10T-Mobile USA, Inc.WA442$151,606
11Snowflake Inc.CA430$185,099
12Expedia, Inc.WA412$149,240
13TikTok Inc.CA406$203,460
14Fiserv Solutions, LLCWI381$130,707
15Pinterest, Inc.CA336$180,710
16Netflix, Inc.CA326$264,514
17ADP Technology Services, Inc.NJ322$128,206
18Siemens Industry Software Inc.TX319$144,705
19At&T Services, INC.TX297$165,542
20The MathWorks, Inc.MA296$131,508
21Snap INC.CA248$180,710
22Bloomberg L.P.NY224$151,311
23Verizon Data Services LLCNJ206$159,555
24Nokia of America CorporationNJ200$152,063
25Yahoo Holdings Inc.NY197$160,144

H-1B filing volume vs. OSHA safety rate in Information & Media

Exploratory join of two independent federal populations for Information & Media employers that have BOTH figures: DOL OFLC H-1B LCA filing counts (FY2024–FY2025 disclosure window) on X, and OSHA Injury Tracking Application DART rates (establishment calendar-year injury logs) on Y. These are not the same vintage or category set, the chart does not claim a causal ratio. A large H-1B sponsor is not automatically a riskier or safer workplace than a small one. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 8 entities by H-1B filings (DOL OFLC) (X) and OSHA DART rate (ITA) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large sponsor, higher injury rateSmaller sponsor, higher injury rateLarge sponsor, safer than peersSmaller sponsor, safer than peers 0200400600 00.20.40.60.81 H-1B filings (DOL OFLC) OSHA DART rate (ITA) Charter Communications Inc. · 488, 0.06Charter Communications Inc.Netflix, Inc. · 326, 0.91Netflix, Inc.At&T Services, INC. · 297, 0.17At&T Services, INC.Ericsson Inc. · 115, 0.7Ericsson Inc.RingCentral, Inc. · 32, 0.02RingCentral, Inc.Plaid, Inc. · 30, 0.08Plaid, Inc.Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. · 20, 0.51Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.CSC Holdings, LLC · 19, 0.09CSC Holdings, LLC
Exploratory join of two independent federal populations for Information & Media employers that have BOTH figures: DOL OFLC H-1B LCA filing counts (FY2024–FY2025 disclosure window) on X, and OSHA Injury Tracking Application DART rates (establishment calendar-year injury logs) on Y. These are not the same vintage or category set, the chart does not claim a causal ratio. A large H-1B sponsor is not automatically a riskier or safer workplace than a small one.

What this means for Information & Media jobseekers

Information & Media's $161,000 median sits beside a lower-injury 1.08 DART peer group; a high-DART employer here is a sharper outlier.

  • An employer paying well below Information & Media's $161,000 median is worth a second look: compare peers directly. Compare employers
  • A DART above 1.08 runs hotter than the Information & Media norm; read the letter grade in that context. How grades work
  • H-1B pay for Information & Media roles still hinges on metro prevailing wage: open the worksite city's metro page for the same occupation. Browse metros

Information & Media totals map employers by primary NAICS; multi-sector firms count once, so a busy conglomerate can look smaller here than its full footprint.

PlainEmployers renders Information & Media directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, and WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. Information & Media's rollup combines every employer record mapped to this sector; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.