40 IT companies with highest number of approved H-1B visa petitions

H-1B visa approvals for Indian IT companies drop by 43% between 2015-17, claims a report from US think tank National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP). Wonder which were the companies that had maximum number of approved H-1B visa petitions during the fiscal year 2017? US Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) website lists companies on the basis of 'total number of approved petitions'. The data also shows average salary offered by these companies. This average salary is based on data reported by the petitioner in the petition and may include part-time employment. Here are the 40 companies with highest number of approved H-1B visa petitions during the fiscal year 2017.
1. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation: Total number of approved petitions stood at 28,908; average salary: $85,429
2. Tata Consultancy Services Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 14,697; average salary: $73,505
3. Infosys Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 13,408; average salary: $85,717
4. Wipro Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 6,529; average salary: $75,082
5. Deloitte Consulting LLP: Total number of approved petitions stood at 6,027; average salary: $106,797
6. Accenture LLP: Total number of approved petitions stood at 5,070; average salary: $83,573
7. Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 4,931; average salary: $78,443
8. Amazon.com Corporate LLC: Total number of approved petitions stood at 4,767; average salary: $118,637
9. HCL Technologies Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 4,392; average salary: $87,978
10. Microsoft Corporation: Total number of approved petitions stood at 4,069; average salary: $130,259
11. Capgemini America, Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 3,580; average salary: $84,667
12. IBM India Private Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 3,000; average salary: $79,916
13. Google Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 2,986; average salary: $134,419
14. Intel Corporation: Total number of approved petitions stood at 2,625; average salary: $104,691
15. Syntel Consulting Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 2,119; average salary: $70,258
16. Apple Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 2,055; average salary: $142,974
17. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,864; average salary: $78,737
18. Cisco Systems, Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,587; average salary: $128,389
19. Facebook, Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,566; average salary: $144,812
20. Oracle America, Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,546; average salary: $123,049
21. L&T Technology Services Ltd: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,481; average salary: $68,437
22. Deloitte & Touche LLP: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,410; average salary: $87,820
23. Mphasis Corporation: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,410; average salary: $84,081
24. UST Global Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,059; average salary: $71,332
25. IBM Corporation: Total number of approved petitions stood at 1,051; average salary: $120,308
26. Mindtree Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 967; average salary: $75,677
27. Hexaware Technologies Limited: Total number of approved petitions stood at 955; average salary: $78,938
28. Qualcomm Technologies Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 921; average salary: $117,872
29. NTT Data Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 806; average salary: $90,213
30. Synechron Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 761; average salary: $86,764
31. Virtusa Corporation: Total number of approved petitions stood at 736 ; average salary: $99,525
32. Capital One Services, LLC: Total number of approved petitions stood at 690; average salary: $109,860
33. Cummins Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 686; average salary: $87,998
34. Salesforce.com: Total number of approved petitions stood at 650; average salary: $141,444
35. eBay Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 588; average salary: $146,400
36. eBay Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 588; average salary: $146,400
37. VMware Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 565; average salary: $134,205
38. VMware Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 565; average salary: $134,205
39. LinkedIn Corporation: Total number of approved petitions stood at 516; average salary: $150,406
40. PayPal Inc: Total number of approved petitions stood at 512; average salary: $138,286