59 companies filed certified H-1B applications for Principal Application Developer roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADP Technology Services, Inc. | 246 | $130,093 |
| 2 | EMC CORPORATION | 36 | $105,555 |
| 3 | CA, Inc. | 21 | $113,834 |
| 4 | ThoughtWorks, Inc. | 15 | $135,527 |
| 5 | LinkedIn Corporation | 12 | $142,652 |
| 6 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY | 10 | $135,404 |
| 7 | AT&T SERVICES, INC. | 10 | $131,597 |
| 8 | CITY OF SACRAMENTO | 10 | $96,637 |
| 9 | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 8 | $116,000 |
| 10 | BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA | 7 | $139,035 |
| 11 | Boston College | 6 | $127,048 |
| 12 | California Physicians Service | 5 | $185,618 |
| 13 | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | 4 | $100,485 |
| 14 | ASCENSUS | 3 | $142,563 |
| 15 | ADP, LLC | 3 | $121,749 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 3 | $105,659 |
| 17 | INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS | 3 | $152,059 |
| 18 | Interactions LLC | 3 | $116,000 |
| 19 | GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. | 3 | $95,105 |
| 20 | Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. | 3 | $87,333 |
| 21 | Intermountain Technology Group, LLC | 2 | $130,000 |
| 22 | InterSystems Corporation | 2 | $160,184 |
| 23 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | 2 | $177,424 |
| 24 | AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. | 2 | $120,341 |
| 25 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS | 2 | $98,155 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 109 |
| Georgia | 95 |
| California | 83 |
| Massachusetts | 58 |
| Texas | 25 |
Counts are certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) from public U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data. Wages shown are the offered annual wage on the filing, not a guarantee of pay.