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Alcoa

#12,592 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#20 Metals & mining sponsor of 18472% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Metals & mining Β· H-1B sponsor Β· FY2017–2026

🏒 Pittsburgh, PA HQ🌐 alcoa.com

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

Yes. Alcoa has filed 39 H-1B LCAs and 12 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Alcoa filed 11 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $126,600, about 4% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 2 green-card cases were decided.

Pittsburgh, PA accounts for 49% of its H-1B filings.

H-1B filings
39
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$127k
from 11 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+4%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
12
(FY2017–2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

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

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Alcoa H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)7$97k
FY20254$378k
FY20245$120k
FY20221$113k
FY20213$104k
FY20202$110k
FY20193$100k
FY20185$93k
FY20179$79k

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
$100k
9% above the $92k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
72% senior
471117
LCA decisions
87.2% certified
34 of 39 filings
Withdrawn 5
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes Β· FY2017–2023
Approved4 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type
New employment22 filings56.4%
Transfers in5 filings12.8%
Renewals12 filings30.8%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

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

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Alcoa green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)1$137k
FY20251$110k
FY20241$118k
FY20221$95k
FY20211$118k
FY20202$107k
FY20192$88k
FY20181$92k
FY20172$122k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B6L-14

Worker backgrounds Β· FY2017–2024

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

Countries of citizenship
Brazil4India4Canada1Colombia1
Top schools
Carnegie Mellon University2California State University, Los Angeles1Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University1Universidade Presbileriana Mackenzie1
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Fields of study
Materials Science and Engineering2Business Administration2Information Systems2Computer Engineering1Electrical Engineering1
Degrees
Bachelor's4Master's4Doctorate2

Patents

Granted
583
US patents
Published, not yet granted
342
applications
Most recent grant
March 1, 2022
Top area
Processes for the electrolytic production64
Other top areas
Alloys54Casting of metals; casting of other substances by the same49Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals32Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements27

Pay against the local market

Alcoa’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 159% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsAlcoa payLocal BLS median‑vs market
Software DevelopersPittsburgh, PA6$115,885$100,543115%
Computer Occupations, All OtherPittsburgh, PA4$123,819$101,760122%
Mechanical EngineersEvansville, IN3$96,621$86,570112%
LawyersPittsburgh, PA3$588,415$125,870467%
Accountants and AuditorsPittsburgh, PA3$102,983$66,740154%
Operations Research AnalystsNew York, NY1$110,000$98,330112%
Materials EngineersPittsburgh, PA1$98,385$78,500125%
Operations Research AnalystsPittsburgh, PA1$90,000$72,550124%
Financial and Investment AnalystsKnoxville, TN1$70,000$64,790108%
Financial and Investment AnalystsEvansville, IN1$93,110$69,790133%

About Alcoa

Alcoa is a metals & mining company based in New York City. It was founded in 1888 and has about 61,000 employees worldwide. It is listed on NYSE as AA.

Legal name
Alcoa Corp
Listed
NYSE: AA
Incorporated in
Delaware
Headquarters
201 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Industry
Metals & mining
Employees (global)
14,900 (2025)
Revenue FY2025
$12.8B +8% from $11.9B
Net income FY2025
$1.2B +1828% from $60M
R&D FY2025
$24M (0% of revenue)

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