* State and City Rankings are calculated on the % number of total H1B visa applications filed

* H1B visa sponsorship has been obtained and H1B visas filed in all US States listed
The top 23 States account for over 80% of all H1B visa sponsorship and applications filed

* There are hundreds of Cities / Towns where US employers sponsor and file H1B visa applications. The summary report ranks the Top 50 major Cities for H1B sponsorship

* Salary Range is the "average" salary across all types of H1B professions / jobs / levels for H1B visa sponsorship employment and visa applications filed in each City

Top States for H1B Visas	Top '50' Cities - # Rank	$ Average Salary
California	Los Angeles - 5 San Francisco - 6 San Jose - 7 San Diego - 10 Santa Clara - 12 Sunnyvale - 16 Mountain View - 20 Irvine - 26 Fremont - 31 Palo Alto - 34 Cupertino - 38	75,000 - 80,000 85,000 - 90,000 90,000 - 95,000 80,000 - 85,000 90,000 - 95,000 95,000 - 100,000 100,000 - 105,000 75,000 - 80,000 75,000 - 80,000 100,000 - 105,000 95,000 - 100,000
New York	New York - 1 Brooklyn - 22 Albany - 39	90,000 - 95,000 70,000 - 75,000 60,000 - 65,000
Texas	Houston - 2 Dallas - 13 Austin - 19 Irving - 21 Plano - 32 San Antonio - 42	70,000 - 75,000 65,000 - 70,000 70,000 - 75,000 70,000 - 75,000 75,000 - 80,000 65,000 - 70,000
New Jersey	Jersey City - 15 Edison - 30 Princeton - 46	80,000 - 85,000 65,000 - 70,000 70,000 - 75,000
Illinois	Chicago - 3	70,000 - 75,000
Florida	Miami - 11 Tampa - 44 Jacksonville - 49	65,000 - 70,000 65,000 - 70,000 65,000 - 70,000
Massachusetts	Boston - 9 Cambridge - 28	70,000 - 75,000 80,000 - 85,000
Washington	Redmond - 3 Seattle - 18 Bellevue - 23	90,000 - 95,000 90,000 - 95,000 80,000 - 85,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia - 17 Pittsburgh - 25	65,000 - 70,000 70,000 - 75,000
Virginia	Richmond - 41 Herndon - 47 Mclean - 48	65,000 - 70,000 70,000 - 75,000 75,000 - 80,000
Georgia	Atlanta - 8 Alpharetta - 36	70,000 - 75,000 70,000 - 75,000
Maryland	Baltimore - 24 Rockville - 40	65,000 - 70,000 70,000 - 75,000
Michigan	(Detroit and Ann Arbor)	70,000 - 75,000
Ohio	Columbus - 33	60 ,000 - 65,000
North Carolina	Charlotte - 27 Durham - 50	75,000 - 80,000 70,000 - 75,000
Connecticut	Stamford - 45	95,000 - 100,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis - 37	70,000 - 75,000
Arizona	Pheonix - 29	75,000 - 80,000
Missouri	St louis - 35	65 ,000 - 70,000
Colorado	(Denver and Boulder)	75,000 - 80,000
District of Columbia	Washington - 14	70,000 - 75,000
Tennessee	(Memphis and Nashville)	65,000 - 70,000
Indiana	Indianapolis - 43	70,000 - 75,000
Wisconsin
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Oklahoma
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Rhode Island
Hawaii
Mississippi
Maine
West Virginia
Idaho
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Vermont
Alaska
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