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Agenus

#11,179 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#184 Pharma & biotech sponsor of 1,27042% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Pharma & biotech Β· H-1B sponsor Β· FY2017–2026

🏒 Lexington, MA HQ🌐 agenusbio.com

Does Agenus sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Agenus has filed 46 H-1B LCAs and 5 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Agenus filed 6 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $142,900, about 17% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 1 green-card case was decided.

Lexington, MA accounts for 63% of its H-1B filings.

H-1B filings
46
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$143k
from 6 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+17%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
5
(FY2018–2025)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Agenus H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)2$193k
FY20254$140k
FY20241$191k
FY20234$96k
FY20227$115k
FY20214$130k
FY20204$95k
FY20198$87k
FY20185$100k
FY20177$59k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$103k
10% above the $93k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
58% entry to mid
1214118
LCA decisions
63.0% certified
29 of 46 filings
Withdrawn 17
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes Β· FY2017–2023
Approved14 petitions
Denied1 petitions
LCA filings by type
New employment24 filings52.2%
Transfers in8 filings17.4%
Renewals14 filings30.4%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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Agenus green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY20251$195k
FY20221$148k
FY20211$114k
FY20201$108k
FY20181$90k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B4

Worker backgrounds Β· FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
India3France1
Top schools
London Metropolitan University1The University of Toledo1University of Essex1
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Fields of study
Information Systems1Molecular Medicine1Pharmaceutical Science1Structual Biology1
Degrees
Master's3Doctorate1

Patents

Granted
56
US patents
Published, not yet granted
96
applications
Most recent grant
December 9, 2025
Top area
Peptides41
Other top areas
Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds5Investigating or analysing materials by determining4Preparations for medical3Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating3

Pay against the local market

Agenus’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 92% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsAgenus payLocal BLS median‑vs market
Software DevelopersNew York, NY4$106,782$128,29883%
MicrobiologistsSan Francisco, CA2$50,627$87,20058%
Managers, All OtherNew York, NY2$191,166$168,680113%
Operations Research AnalystsNew York, NY1$82,139$98,33084%
Natural Sciences ManagersNew York, NY1$160,000$168,49095%
Management AnalystsPhiladelphia, PA1$87,922$93,24094%
Data ScientistsPhoenix, AZ1$150,800$109,230138%
Natural Sciences ManagersPhiladelphia, PA1$128,800$168,36077%
StatisticiansSeattle, WA1$128,003$102,950124%
Engineers, All OtherSan Francisco, CA1$135,000$156,14086%

About Agenus

Agenus is a pharma & biotech company based in Lexington, MA. It was founded in 1994. It is listed on Nasdaq as AGEN.

Name (DOL filings)
Agenus
Incorporated in
Delaware
Headquarters
3 Forbes Road, Lexington, MA 02421
Industry
Pharma & biotech
Employees (US, est)
217 (2024)
Revenue FY2025
$114M +10% from $103M
Net income FY2025
$-3M +99% from $-232M
R&D FY2025
$79M (69% of revenue)

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