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Washington, DC

Washington, DC is a Professional & Technical Services-heavy labor market: 536 tracked employers at a $127,950 median H-1B wage across 7,538 LCAs.

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536
Employers
$127,950
Median H-1B wage
7,538
H-1B filings

Washington, DC: 536 tracked employers at a $127,950 median H-1B wage across 7,538 LCAs; Professional & Technical Services leads the local roster.

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices mapped to worksites in Washington, DC (DC), PlainEmployers rolls up 536 employers at a $127,950 disclosed median with 3 employers carrying WARN history. Use the metro rollup before judging any single local employer profile.

  • 536 employers
  • $127,950 median H-1B
  • 7,538 H-1B LCAs
  • 3 WARN employers

Where Washington, DC's median H-1B wage sits nationally

Metro median disclosed wage vs every credible H-1B wage row

$127,950 Top 47% higher than 53% of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows

$0–$20,000: 1 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 credible H-1B wage rows (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 credible H-1B wage rows (18%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). This entry sits in this band. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 credible H-1B wage rows (12%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 credible H-1B wage rows (8%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 credible H-1B wage rows (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 credible H-1B wage rows (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. Washington, DC $0 $320,000 every credible H-1B wage row, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more credible H-1B wage rows. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Metro Labor Presence

Washington, DC (536 employers) sits beside Washington Dc, DC, D.c., DC, District Of Columbia, DC in DC's tracked roster. Open a peer metro to compare H-1B wage and WARN density. Among metros with employers in this corpus, Washington, DC ranks #18 of 6906 by employer count (about the 100th percentile).

Washington Dc, DC 40 D.c., DC 9 District Of Columbia, DC 6 Washingotn, DC 1 Washngton, DC 1 Washignton Dc, DC 1
Top industries Professional & Technical ServicesOther ServicesInformation & MediaEducational ServicesHealthcare & Social Assistance

What the data says about Washington, DC

Corpus placement: Washington, DC ranks #18 of 6906 metros by employer count (about the 100th percentile) in this disclosure window. Sector inventory: Professional & Technical Services leads with 241 of 536 tracked employers (~45%); next sectors in the mix are Other Services and Information & Media. Largest H-1B sponsors mapped here: Oracle America, Inc., TT Commerce & Global Services LLC, and Elevance Health, Inc. (2,328 filings combined, ~31% of the metro total). Evidence tracks present for Washington, DC: DOL H-1B disclosure filings; OSHA Injury Tracking Application records; state WARN Act layoff notices, including 3 employers with WARN history.

Headline sponsors: Oracle America, Inc., TT Commerce & Global Services LLC, and Elevance Health, Inc., together 2,328 H-1B filings in our dataset. Each links to a full profile with OSHA safety grade, WARN layoff history, and salary breakdown.

Washington, DC reads as a concentrated labor market: Professional & Technical Services alone covers about 45% of tracked employers, so wage and safety benchmarks here are heavily shaped by that sector.

Oracle America, Inc. plus TT Commerce & Global Services LLC account for about 31% of Washington, DC's H-1B filings in this corpus, so local wage medians are sensitive to those sponsors' role mix.

Among employers with a worksite mapped to Washington, DC, 3 carry WARN Act history (5 notices, about 388 workers named across credible filings). That is a local stability signal separate from H-1B hiring volume.

Within DC, Washington, DC is among denser labor markets versus Washington Dc, DC (40 employers); D.c., DC (9 employers); District Of Columbia, DC (6 employers); its median and mix are less likely to swing on a single filing.

WARN layoff activity in Washington, DC

3 tracked employers with a worksite here have filed 5 WARN notices , naming about 388 workers across credible records. Compare those employers' profiles before treating any local offer as stable; see largest WARN layoffs for corpus-wide notices.

Top employers in Washington, DC

#EmployerH-1B filingsMedian wage
1Oracle America, Inc.Information & Media925$142,314
2TT Commerce & Global Services LLC901$195,843
3Elevance Health, Inc.Finance & Insurance502$140,138
4Hexaware Technologies, Inc.Professional & Technical Services471$107,640
5Arm, Inc.Manufacturing283$143,437
6Visa U.S.A. Inc.219$153,109
7University of WashingtonHealthcare & Social Assistance184$94,770
8District Of Columbia Public SchoolsEducational Services144$65,000
9Palantir Technologies INC.144$145,000
10Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityEducational Services124$87,008
11Georgetown UniversityEducational Services113$80,190
12Sirius Xm Radio LLCInformation & Media96$155,000
13Applab Systems INCProfessional & Technical Services84$112,299
14Blue Yonder, Inc.Professional & Technical Services72$130,687
15The Sphere InstituteProfessional & Technical Services68$101,150
16George Mason UniversityEducational Services61$97,450
17White & Case LLP55$225,000
18AlixPartners, LLPProfessional & Technical Services53$220,000
19Hadiamondstar Software Solutions LLCProfessional & Technical Services47$112,923
20Bain & Company, INC.44$212,000
21Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLPProfessional & Technical Services43$291,512
22Sullivan & Cromwell LLP41$225,000
23Compass Group USA, Inc.Accommodation & Food Services40$90,605
24Children's National Medical CenterHealthcare & Social Assistance39$112,286
25PwC US Business Advisory LLPProfessional & Technical Services39$175,000
Sources, citation, and related links for Washington, DC

Disclaimer: The Washington, DC overview is informational only and is not professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before employment, hiring, or compliance decisions based on this data.

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PlainEmployers renders Washington, DC from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records and state WARN Act layoff notices, no number 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.