H-1B FY2026 · IT & Tech Sector · Body Shop Exposé

H-1B IT Staffing
Junkies The Body Shop Exposé — How the H-1B Scam Actually Works

Cognizant places 9,664 H-1B workers at 539 different American companies. Tata places workers at 485. Compunnel at 486 — with zero wage level data on any of them. Meanwhile, at the same prevailing wage level, outsourcing firms pay American workers $66,000 less per year than direct tech employers. This is not immigration. This is a labor arbitrage scam — and here is the proof.

51,208
Body Shop LCAs
42,913
Direct Employer LCAs
$66,016
Annual Wage Gap (Lvl II)
42%
Less Than Market (Lvl II)
539
Cognizant Client Companies
485
Tata Client Companies
The Matloff Finding — Proven in FY2026 Data
$66,016 per year — stolen from American workers
At Prevailing Wage Level II — the tier outsourcing firms cluster in — Indian IT body shops pay an average of $91,758/year while direct tech employers at the same level pay $157,774/year. Same job. Same government-designated wage level. 42% less pay. That gap goes into the profit margin of the outsourcing firm and into the pockets of their executives — not into the paychecks of the workers they import, and certainly not to the American workers they displaced.
Prevailing Wage Level I
Body shops$87,949
Direct employers$123,433
Gap-$35,484 (29%)
LCAs26 vs 2,077
Prevailing Wage Level II
Body shops$91,758
Direct employers$157,774
Gap-$66,016 (42%)
LCAs8,358 vs 11,250
Prevailing Wage Level III
Body shops$119,603
Direct employers$176,606
Gap-$57,003 (32%)
LCAs6,045 vs 7,655
Prevailing Wage Level IV
Body shops$151,910
Direct employers$212,661
Gap-$60,751 (29%)
LCAs2,341 vs 5,522
"The 'Infosys bad, Intel good' framing misses the point. Even the 'good' firms use H-1B to hire workers at below-market wages — just at a higher level than the body shops. The entire program is a wage suppression mechanism."
— Professor Norm Matloff, UC Davis — decades of H-1B research
⚠ FY2026 data confirms this: Amazon Development Center U.S. files 17.3% of its LCAs at Level I — worse than Infosys, Tata, or Wipro, all of whom file 0% at Level I. The "good guys" are gaming a different tier of the same broken system.
🏭 Tier 1 — The Body Shops Ranked by LCA count · "Clients" = distinct companies they place workers at
# Body Shop / Outsourcer LCAs Workers Client Cos. States Wage Levels I·II·III·IV Level I % Cert.
1
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Major body shop
9,664 9,664 539
client companies
43 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 9,652
2
INFOSYS LIMITED
Major body shop
6,390 18,038 241
client companies
37 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 6,358
3
ERNST & YOUNG U.S. LLP
Major body shop
5,890 5,890 403
client companies
44 states
I·II·III·IV
6.4% 5,632
4
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Major body shop
5,270 5,270 485
client companies
37 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 5,230
5
WIPRO LIMITED
Major body shop
3,290 4,388 230
client companies
35 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 2,264
6
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
Staffing firm
2,932 2,932 139
client companies
37 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 2,478
7
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
Staffing firm
2,611 5,353 83
client companies
40 states
I·II·III·IV
9.2% 2,602
8
ACCENTURE LLP
Major body shop
2,300 2,300 260
client companies
36 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 2,272
9
MPHASIS CORPORATION
Staffing firm
2,196 2,196 76
client companies
30 states
I·II·III·IV
7.5% 1,902
10
LTIMINDTREE LIMITED
Staffing firm
2,000 2,428 164
client companies
37 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 1,980
11
HCL AMERICA INC
Major body shop
1,882 1,882 259
client companies
35 states
I·II·III·IV
0.4% 1,818
12
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC
Major body shop
1,656 1,702 486
client companies
42 states ⚠ No wage data 0% 1,654
13
PEOPLE TECH GROUP, INC
819 819 14
client companies
3 states
I·II·III·IV
36% 769
14
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC
Staffing firm
812 812 78
client companies
29 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 742
15
UST GLOBAL INC
Staffing firm
800 800 64
client companies
21 states
I·II·III·IV
0.3% 800
16
VIRTUSA CORPORATION
734 734 44
client companies
24 states
I·II·III·IV
6.8% 594
17
HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Staffing firm
644 644 56
client companies
20 states
I·II·III·IV
0% 592
18
RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC
485 1,454 41
client companies
27 states ⚠ No wage data 0% 485
19
KFORCE INC.
Staffing firm
418 4,180 102
client companies
29 states ⚠ No wage data 0% 416
20
CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC.
415 13,351 35
client companies
29 states
I·II·III·IV
1.4% 412
⚠ Who is Compunnel?

1,656 LCAs. 486 client companies. 42 states. And zero wage level data on any filing — not Level I, II, III, or IV. Complete opacity. They are the 5th largest H-1B filer in the entire IT sector and most Americans have never heard of them.

⚠ People Tech Group

36% of all their LCAs are at Level I — entry wages. 819 filings across only 3 states, 14 client companies. A classic small body shop placing cheap labor at a handful of corporate clients. Nobody is watching them.

⚠ E&Y — A Big 4 Body Shop

Ernst & Young files 5,890 LCAs placed at 403 different client companies across 44 states. 377 at Level I. The Big 4 accounting firms are running the same body shop operation as Cognizant — just with better PR.

⚡ The Amazon Problem — Worse Than Infosys on Level I

Amazon operates at least four separate H-1B filing entities. Combined, they are the single largest Level I filer in the tech sector — filing more entry-wage H-1B petitions than Infosys, Tata, Wipro, and Cognizant combined. Amazon Development Center U.S. files 17.3% of LCAs at Level I. Amazon Data Services files 17.1%. This is Norm Matloff's core point made concrete: the "good guy" American tech companies are abusing the program just as badly — just at a different level, with a better marketing department.

Amazon.com Services: 887 Level I LCAs Amazon Web Services: 404 Level I LCAs Amazon Dev Center: 348 Level I (17.3%) Amazon Data Services: 194 Level I (17.1%) Total Amazon Level I: 1,833+ LCAs
💻 Tier 2 — Direct Tech Employers ("The Good Guys Who Aren't") Matloff: even direct employers suppress wages — just at higher levels
# Employer LCAs Workers Avg Wage Lvl I% Lvl II% Lvl III% Lvl IV% Wage Distribution States
1 Amazon.com Services LLC 7,657 44,081 $157,349 14% 55.7% 26.6% 3.8%
I·II·III·IV
26
2 Apple Inc. 5,633 11,616 $175,679 2.4% 23.7% 24% 50%
I·II·III·IV
11
3 Microsoft Corporation 4,253 4,421 $180,451 3.6% 35.1% 45.8% 15.5%
I·II·III·IV
35
4 Google LLC 3,864 5,151 $199,134 0.8% 58.4% 25.7% 15.1%
I·II·III·IV
20
5 Amazon Web Services, Inc. 3,579 21,177 $154,824 22.5% 46.2% 28% 3.2%
I·II·III·IV
26
6 Meta Platforms, Inc 3,488 15,520 $216,746 8.9% 20.7% 20.7% 49.7%
I·II·III·IV
25
7 Amazon Development Center U.S. 2,016 10,112 $161,965 32.1% 54.6% 10.9% 2.4%
I·II·III·IV
14
8 NVIDIA Corporation 1,733 10,441 $191,413 4.1% 10.6% 20.9% 64.4%
I·II·III·IV
24
9 Intel Corporation 1,412 2,441 $140,349 0.3% 33.7% 55.5% 10.5%
I·II·III·IV
17
10 Salesforce, Inc. 1,241 2,968 $195,490 0.3% 23% 51.8% 24.8%
I·II·III·IV
25
11 LinkedIn Corporation 1,160 16,216 $180,587 0.3% 25.2% 38.4% 36%
I·II·III·IV
14
12 PayPal, Inc. 1,128 1,128 $178,313 4.6% 32.9% 39.3% 23.2%
I·II·III·IV
21
13 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 983 170,668 $155,075 0% 45.4% 28.9% 25.7%
I·II·III·IV
12
14 Adobe Inc. 927 1,854 $184,887 30.6% 38.6% 14.1% 16.7%
I·II·III·IV
15
15 IBM Corporation 880 1,760 $144,728 0% 34.4% 35.4% 30.2%
I·II·III·IV
31
16 Cisco Systems, Inc. 813 29,546 $153,433 0% 29.8% 65.8% 4.5%
I·II·III·IV
25
17 Oracle America, Inc. 583 6,302 $148,299 0% 13.3% 29.6% 57.1%
I·II·III·IV
18
18 Amazon Data Services, Inc. 567 6,426 $140,915 33% 45.4% 20.4% 1.2%
I·II·III·IV
20
19 Intuit Inc. 512 2,968 $186,306 0% 12.5% 33.3% 54.2%
I·II·III·IV
11
20 Uber Technologies, Inc. 484 968 $201,779 0.5% 29.3% 33.1% 37.1%
I·II·III·IV
7
📊 The Wage Gap at Every Level Outsourcers vs. Direct Employers — same DOL wage level, radically different pay
Lvl I
Body shops
$87,949
26 LCAs
Direct employers
$123,433
-$35,484 (29%)
Lvl II
Body shops
$91,758
8,358 LCAs
Direct employers
$157,774
-$66,016 (42%)
Lvl III
Body shops
$119,603
6,045 LCAs
Direct employers
$176,606
-$57,003 (32%)
Lvl IV
Body shops
$151,910
2,341 LCAs
Direct employers
$212,661
-$60,751 (29%)
Source: FY2026 Q1&Q2 DOL LCA data. Body shops: Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, Capgemini, HCL, Tech Mahindra, LTIMindtree, Accenture & others. Direct employers: Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, Intel, Salesforce & others. Wages are employer-reported prevailing wage floor — actual wages may vary.
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Employer / Client Job Title Workers Wage PW Level Status Qtr Case No.
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Bank of America
Addison, TX
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$112,923
– $150,000
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26128-885615
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Pfizer Inc
Collegeville, PA
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$79,602
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26128-885844
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ HUMANA INC.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
ARCHITECT
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$90,210
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26128-887993
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Columbus, OH
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$101,899
– $102,950
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26128-885864
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ METLIFE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC
Cary, NC
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$113,547
– $137,045
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26128-885894
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
McLean, VA
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$91,582
– $136,100
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26128-885916
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tampa, FL
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$79,435
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26128-885905
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
Charlotte, NC
User Interface Designer
Web and Digital Interface Designers
1
$75,920
– $128,018
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-879938
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ CVS PHARMACY, INC.
Irving, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$77,418
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880089
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Apple, Inc.
Austin, TX
Analysis Engineer
Mechanical Engineers
1
$95,680
– $102,950
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880077
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Austin, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$76,315
– $126,500
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880025
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Milford, OH
Technical Lead
Information Technology Project Managers
1
$76,606
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-882452
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Austin, TX
Database Administrator
Database Administrators
1
$87,381
– $102,950
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880051
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Citi Bank N.A
Irving, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$98,946
– $137,600
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26127-881098
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Citibank, N.A.
San Antonio, TX
Analyst – Testing
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
1
$81,827
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880557
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc
Newark, NJ
Analyst – Testing
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
1
$102,086
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880419
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC
Parsippany, NJ
Database Administrator
Database Administrators
1
$101,234
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-882494
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Irving, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$77,418
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-882883
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Portsmouth, NH
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$90,501
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880629
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Genuine Parts Company Inc
Atlanta, GA
Technical Lead
Information Technology Project Managers
1
$86,445
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880430
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$120,000
– $140,000
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880500
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Austin, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$76,315
– $139,989
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880062
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ METLIFE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC
Cary, NC
Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$92,331
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-879915
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ CITIBANK N.A
IRVING, TX
ARCHITECT
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$92,581
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-881020
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Equifax Inc.
Alpharetta, GA
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$85,800
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880505
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, IN
User Interface Designer
Web and Digital Interface Designers
1
$60,278
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880006
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ CVS PHARMACY, INC.
Woonsocket, RI
Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$99,258
– $102,950
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880036
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ State Of Missouri
Jefferson city, MO
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$82,306
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880066
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, IN
User Interface Designer
Web and Digital Interface Designers
1
$60,278
– $102,200
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880000
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Plano, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$77,418
– $102,950
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880053
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ APPLE INC.
SUNNYVALE, CA
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1
$116,705
– $157,895
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-883012
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ VERIZON SOURCING LLC.
TEMPLE TERRACE, FL
USER INTERFACE DESIGNER
Web and Digital Interface Designers
1
$65,894
– $102,950
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-883061
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Austin, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$76,315
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-882567
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
Coppell, TX
Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$98,925
– $123,073
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26127-880035
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ FARMERS GROUP INC.
WOODLAND HILLS, CA
ANALYST
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$124,010
– $137,600
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26127-882835
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Penney OpCo LLC
Plano, TX
Technical Lead
Information Technology Project Managers
1
$118,456
– $140,400
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26126-878277
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Humana Inc.
Louisville, KY
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$70,800
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26126-874118
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Penney OpCo LLC
Plano, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$98,946
– $137,600
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26126-878446
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Bank of America
Pennington, NJ
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$116,251
– $140,400
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26126-878695
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ The DOW Chemical Company
Midland, MI
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$80,059
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26126-878406
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
Houston, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$88,317
– $102,950
/year
Lvl IV Certified Q3 I-200-26126-874978
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Arconic Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
Technical Lead
Information Technology Project Managers
1
$84,219
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26126-878311
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Athene Annuity and Life Company
West Des Moines, IA
Business Analyst
Business Intelligence Analysts
1
$95,000
– $105,000
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26125-868013
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE COMPANY
Omaha, NE
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$114,878
/year
Lvl IV Certified Q3 I-200-26125-868854
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Parker Hannifin Corporation, Parker Aerospace, Control Systems Division
Hauppauge, NY
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$135,000
– $170,000
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26125-871705
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ J. P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Plano, TX
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$77,418
– $102,950
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26125-868082
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Citibank, N.A.
Irving, TX
Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$98,925
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26125-868304
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Austin, TX
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$114,754
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26125-870070
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Seattle, WA
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$111,550
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26125-868312
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ PNC Bank National Association
Farmers Branch, TX
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$144,310
– $144,940
/year
Lvl IV Certified Q3 I-200-26125-868941
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Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC — FY2026 Q1 & Q2 H-1B LCA disclosure data (293,507 total records). Body shops identified by employer name. "Clients" column counts distinct SECONDARY_ENTITY_BUSINESS_NAME values — the actual worksite employer when the H-1B sponsor is a staffing middleman. Wage data is employer-reported. Wage gap analysis compares firms at the same DOL Prevailing Wage Level. Professor Matloff's research: heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/h1b.html  |  Search all H-1B years →  |  Education Junkies →  |  Government Junkies →