State Payments
Connecticut State Payments
State expenditure records whose vendor names match employer records in the H-1B archive
Data current as of Jul 14, 2026
H-1B sponsor payment records
529,870
name a matched employer record
H-1B sponsor name matches
4,819
distinct · name match · upper bound
Total paid
$36.4B
as reported by the state
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.
Coverage varies by source and period. These retained payment records are not a complete spending census or a national total.
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.
How the name match worksnormalization · amendments · coverage limits
Source: State procurement offices (31 portals: 27 states + DC, plus NYC, Austin, and Chicago) · API (Socrata, CKAN, eVA) and bulk download, varies by state · Refreshed Jul 14, 2026
State contract coverage is partial. Do not read the contract data as a national total. Coverage and vintage vary sharply by source.
A match means the state portal's vendor name and an employer record's name agree after normalization. It is not a legal identity check: shared names can match two unrelated companies, and one real company can appear under several spellings.
State payment ingest creates an employer record for every named vendor, so a linked employer record does not always file H-1B paperwork. The employers ranking below counts only records with H-1B filings.
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.
MethodologyAlso see the Connecticut H-1B state page and the all-states awards and payments index.
Largest payment records
contracts.paymentState.contracts.scopetop 25 source paymentsOne 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.
Top employers that file H-1B
top 10 by payment valueEmployer records named in this ledger that file H-1B paperwork, ranked by total payment value. This ranking and the scope strip both count H-1B sponsors. The ranking lists the ten largest by payment value.
Top paying agencies
contracts.paymentState.agencies.scopetop 10 of 118 recordedAll 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.
Questions about the data & methods
Connecticut payments FAQ
Is this a contract award?
This Connecticut source records vendor payments, including grants. A payment identifier does not establish a contract award or its start date.
What does the employer match show?
The source recipient name matches an employer name after normalization. A shared name can match unrelated entities. The match does not show which workers performed work or received these funds.
Can these payment totals be added to award totals?
Payment amounts and contract award amounts measure different events. The site keeps them separate. A payment can relate to an award already counted elsewhere.
What does unresolved source custody mean?
The stored run pointer cannot establish the source file and run for this record. The page retains the source values and identifies the gap. An unrelated run is not evidence of custody.
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Dataset guides and site methods
- [1] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. State contracts and Connecticut payments: source registry; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Source registry entry: state_contracts; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsXH1B 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.
- [2] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis 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.