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
→ The Home Depot, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Technical Lead
Information Technology Project Managers
1
$86,445
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Withdrawn Q3 I-200-26091-745988
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$120,000
– $125,000
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26090-741997
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ ZIMMER INC.
WARSAW, IN
DATA WAREHOUSE SPECIALIST
Data Warehousing Specialists
1
$111,488
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26090-741991
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Citibank, N.A.
Jacksonville, FL
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$78,874
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26089-738425
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ CONVERA USA LLC.
DENVER, CO
ARCHITECT
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$122,866
– $136,125
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26089-738857
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ MUFG Bank Ltd
San Diego, CA
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$155,000
– $180,000
/year
Lvl II Withdrawn Q3 I-200-26086-734435
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ CVS PHARMACY INC.
ALPHARETTA, GA
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Software Developers
1
$109,283
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26086-734865
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Bank of America
Newark, DE
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$130,000
– $140,000
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26086-734258
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ RHI Magnesita GmbH
York, PA
Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$92,082
– $150,930
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26086-736529
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Alpharetta, GA
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$109,283
– $143,110
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26086-734348
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ SIEMENS CORPORATION
ALPHARETTA, GA
ARCHITECT
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$108,514
– $136,125
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26086-734868
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-200-26086-736137
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Omaha, NE
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$77,688
– $111,060
/year
Lvl II Withdrawn Q3 I-200-26086-736169
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ TVH Parts Co
Olathe, KS
Network Administrator
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1
$78,312
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26085-731074
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$141,000
– $145,000
/year
Lvl IV Certified Q3 I-200-26085-731069
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Citi Bank N.A
Irving, TX
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$92,581
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26085-731395
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, IN
Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$86,590
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26085-732189
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ SAP SE
Newtown Square, PA
Database Administrator
Database Administrators
1
$90,022
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26085-732147
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Sony Pictures Entertainment
Culver City, CA
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$104,541
– $137,600
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26084-729206
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Medtronic Inc
Louisville, CO
Validation Engineer
Validation Engineers
1
$101,566
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26084-729238
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ POLYMERSHAPES LLC
Charlotte, NC
ARCHITECT
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$86,798
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26084-728170
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$141,000
– $145,000
/year
Lvl IV Certified Q3 I-200-26084-727706
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.
New York, NY
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$121,867
– $137,600
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26084-728993
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ PNC Bank National Association
Farmers Branch, TX
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$92,581
– $142,320
/year
Lvl II Withdrawn Q3 I-200-26084-729024
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Reynolds Consumer Products LLC
CARROLLTON, TX
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$134,971
– $136,125
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26083-725215
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ The Boeing Co.
Seattle, WA
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$111,550
– $140,400
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-725363
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ AIG Global Operations, Inc.
Jersey City, NJ
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$94,682
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-725461
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Malvern, PA
Designer
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$88,026
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-724784
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
Philadelphia, PA
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$79,602
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-724516
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Southern California Edison Company
Rosemead, CA
System Administrator
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1
$93,579
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-724222
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ FARMERS GROUP INC.
Woodland Hills, CA
System Administrator
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1
$93,579
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-726025
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ The Boeing Company
Seattle, WA
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$111,550
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-725396
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Jersey City, NJ
ARCHITECT
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$158,974
– $182,820
/year
Lvl IV Certified Q3 I-200-26083-726026
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Cardinal Health 5, LLC
Dublin, OH
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$82,243
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-725419
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Starbucks Corporation
Seattle, WA
Analyst - Testing
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
1
$108,680
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-724317
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Travelport, LP
Denver, CO
Analyst
Computer Systems Analysts
1
$105,768
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-725377
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ T.Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Owings Mills, MD
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$90,334
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26083-725250
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Wolters Kluwer DXG U.S., Inc.
Houston, TX
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$80,974
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Withdrawn Q3 I-200-26083-725349
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ AIG Global Operations Inc.
Jersey City, NJ
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$94,682
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26082-721120
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Truist Bank
Raleigh, NC
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$113,547
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26082-722224
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc
Alpharetta, GA
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$86,445
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26082-721151
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.
Alpharetta, GA
Analyst - Testing
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
1
$82,347
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26082-721140
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Belk Administration, LLC
Charlotte, NC
ARCHITECT
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$86,798
– $136,125
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26082-721322
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.
New York, NY
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$126,818
– $136,125
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26082-722389
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, IN
Technical Lead
Information Technology Project Managers
1
$82,285
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26082-721108
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Cardinal Health 5, LLC
DUBLIN, OH
Developer
Computer Programmers
1
$82,243
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26082-721156
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ United Airlines
Chicago, IL
Software Developer
Software Developers
1
$130,707
– $136,125
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26082-722334
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ AIG Global Operations, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$86,445
– $137,600
/year
Lvl II Withdrawn Q3 I-200-26082-722196
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
→ Citibank NA
Irving, TX
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$130,000
– $145,000
/year
Lvl II Certified Q3 I-200-26079-717454
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
→ Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Plano, TX
Architect
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
1
$118,456
– $169,950
/year
Lvl III Certified Q3 I-200-26079-717900
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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 →