# Connecticut State Payments
Connecticut Open Expenditures records vendor payments, including grants. Payment identifiers and payment dates are not contract numbers or contract start dates. Payment totals stay separate from contract award totals.

Some payments contain several invoice entries. The stored ledger can merge these entries. Payment record counts and totals may be incomplete until the source replay finishes.


> https://www.xh1b.org/state-contracts/ct

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| H-1B sponsor payment records | 529,870 |
| H-1B sponsor name matches | 4,819 |
| Total paid | $36.4B |

Vendor names are matched to employer records after normalization; a shared name can match two unrelated companies. Treat employer counts as an upper bound, not a census.

State contract ingest creates an employer record for every named vendor, so a linked employer record does not always file H-1B paperwork. Coverage and vintage vary by state; do not read this ledger as a national total.

Also see the [Connecticut H-1B state page](https://www.xh1b.org/state/ct) and the [all-states contract index](https://www.xh1b.org/state-contracts).

## Largest payment records

One row is one payment from Connecticut Open Expenditures with a linked recipient. This ranking includes recipients with no H-1B filings. It uses a broader population than the H-1B sponsor totals above. Payments can be grants or other expenditures. Rows without an amount are not ranked.

| # | Vendor | Employer record | Agency | Payment date | Amount | Description (as filed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/60276a22-2614-47c2-8c4a-c4f9f78af218) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2025-10-08 | $900.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 2 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/7e89f59d-56f0-46b4-9859-f6cdd798ff93) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2025-01-07 | $700.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 3 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/302d33eb-f954-442c-a573-980252c149d2) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2015-10-15 | $675.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 4 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/1227ce74-b528-45c7-ab81-84d86d35b0ce) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2021-10-15 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 5 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/1651c14d-acae-4331-a02e-afb588dec94f) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2018-10-10 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 6 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/3399ee53-f588-4367-83ce-623fe80f1765) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2018-07-06 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 7 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/3e54daef-fc89-4c02-bb88-51aabcc249bf) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2019-04-13 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 8 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/50401482-c5f4-4246-851d-07255719b1ea) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2022-01-15 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 9 | [Department of Social Services ACCT#53724](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/519bdc9a-c5a7-4e29-91e5-337fcf9bc08b) | [Department of Social Services ACCT#53724](https://www.xh1b.org/org/department-of-social-services-acct53724-74fb09d93c) | Dept. of Social Services | 2015-07-15 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 10 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/55580736-7ec5-4e05-a9ab-907582c506da) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2016-10-18 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 11 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/5984f2c3-2e6f-46f0-ad65-ce58c1d5bba8) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2020-10-15 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 12 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/839a56b4-e490-499f-a029-c54c7d078297) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2019-01-11 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 13 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/8c0d99bc-5e3e-4915-8361-6d2e58b98ae7) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2017-07-12 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 14 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/a4946ddb-d761-42a5-ba15-0c4f9e918a62) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2021-04-23 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 15 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/bcaabb94-1f33-4f61-938a-3f2a6d8b83c4) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2017-10-04 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 16 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/d0b6d69d-c619-4ece-a67f-1acc819ca8ee) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2020-01-15 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 17 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/d219af88-8a95-483d-b326-6c8b1e2dda3c) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2019-10-11 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 18 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/fe270003-3faf-4344-832d-4ebca1238a56) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2020-04-04 | $600.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 19 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/23123ff3-3026-4ee3-a8f8-70e2a3e1f1af) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2018-01-10 | $500.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 20 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/34c0c974-ce8d-4279-b028-32ededd0bf9c) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2020-07-10 | $500.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 21 | [Department of Social SERVICESACCT#53724](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/4e1677fb-6838-4759-93e4-82de9f060579) | [Department of Social SERVICESACCT#53724](https://www.xh1b.org/org/department-of-social-servicesacct53724-b5b38c002d) | Dept. of Social Services | 2012-04-10 | $500.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 22 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/5e6ec32f-a8cb-42eb-a63f-36757f0a43e6) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2022-03-01 | $500.0M | Trnsfr Grant Expend-St Agency |
| 23 | [Department of Social SERVICESACCT#53724](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/816a9d27-f600-4a0e-88c6-d9e047bef3d8) | [Department of Social SERVICESACCT#53724](https://www.xh1b.org/org/department-of-social-servicesacct53724-b5b38c002d) | Dept. of Social Services | 2012-05-04 | $500.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 24 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/bf73c893-6a19-44af-84c5-6e915c6d0aa2) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2018-04-11 | $500.0M | State Aid Grants |
| 25 | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/308e0042-38e0-41e1-a706-fe5936e430b7) | [Dept of Social Services](https://www.xh1b.org/org/dept-of-social-services-55b67efbdb) | Dept. of Social Services | 2023-03-15 | $485.0M | Trnsfr Grant Expend-St Agency |

## Top employers that file H-1B (top 10 by contract value)

| Employer | Largest payment records | Total value |
|---|---|---|
| [University of Connecticut](https://www.xh1b.org/org/university-of-connecticut-44fb32c159) | 6,812 | $9.5B |
| [CITY OF BRIDGEPORT](https://www.xh1b.org/org/city-of-bridgeport-9b65ef20aa) | 4,741 | $4.2B |
| [Capitol Region Education Council](https://www.xh1b.org/org/capitol-region-education-council-34d47e213a) | 4,010 | $2.4B |
| [CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY](https://www.xh1b.org/org/central-connecticut-state-university-6524d9e1cc) | 2,253 | $935.4M |
| [Southern Connecticut State University](https://www.xh1b.org/org/southern-connecticut-state-university-458e3a234a) | 1,057 | $843.8M |
| [Town of Groton](https://www.xh1b.org/org/town-of-groton-06a8d3912e) | 2,507 | $559.3M |
| [O&G Industries, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/og-industries-inc-f1b3ca8bde) | 1,754 | $531.6M |
| [FIRST TRANSIT, INC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/first-transit-inc-f918a3aa33) | 409 | $529.2M |
| [Manafort Brothers Incorporated](https://www.xh1b.org/org/manafort-brothers-incorporated-5bcd9d7cc2) | 837 | $444.0M |
| [Yardi Systems, Inc.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/yardi-systems-inc-858ac42d78) | 79 | $427.7M |

## Top paying agencies

All Connecticut payments with a linked recipient, including recipients with no H-1B filings. Ranked by payment amount. This population is broader than the H-1B sponsor totals above.

| Agency | Largest payment records | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Dept. of Social Services | 74,846 | $58.9B |
| State Dept of Education | 316,629 | $43.1B |
| Teachers' Retirement Board | 4,472 | $17.9B |
| State Comptroller's Office | 23,350 | $17.1B |
| Dept. of Transportation | 294,305 | $16.5B |
| Dept. of Labor Unemploymt Div | 2,220 | $11.3B |
| Office of Policy & Management | 43,483 | $9.7B |
| Office of the State Treasurer | 24,092 | $9.6B |
| University of Connecticut | 925 | $9.2B |
| Dept of Administrative Svcs | 125,448 | $6.7B |

## More

- Full page (charts, tables, interactive): https://www.xh1b.org/state-contracts/ct
- JSON API: https://www.xh1b.org/api/state-procurement?state=CT


## References

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1. XH1B method or registry · XH1B. [State contracts and Connecticut payments: source registry; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators](https://www.xh1b.org/data-sources). Source registry entry: state_contracts; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limits. XH1B dataset description: State government award and vendor records. Connecticut Open Expenditures records payments, including grants. Payment totals stay separate from contract awards. Record identity fields vary by source; amounts and descriptions do not set identity.; These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.

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2. Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. [LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3)](https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/oflc/pdfs/FY26Q3/LCA_Record_Layout_FY2026_Q3.pdf). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay units. This layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ. Checked 2026-10-17.