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Becton Dickinson

#341 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#5 Medical devices & life sciences sponsor of 69252% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Medical devices & life sciences · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 Franklin Lakes, NJ HQ📍 San Diego, CA most H-1B filings🌐 bd.com

Does Becton Dickinson sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Becton Dickinson has filed 1,576 H-1B LCAs and 357 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Becton Dickinson filed 262 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $135,000, about 11% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 106 green-card cases were decided.

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H-1B filings
1,576
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$135k
from 262 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+11%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
357
(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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Becton Dickinson H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)90$136k
FY2025172$135k
FY2024140$130k
FY2023132$120k
FY2022196$116k
FY2021194$113k
FY2020150$105k
FY2019201$108k
FY2018159$100k
FY2017142$103k

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
$115k
11% above the $104k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
52% senior
180504441307
LCA decisions
91.2% certified
1,437 of 1,576 filings
Withdrawn 135 · Denied 4
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
New petitions90 decided97.8% approved
Extensions353 decided98.6% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment484 filings30.7%
Transfers in338 filings21.4%
Renewals754 filings47.8%

Roles they file for

Top occupations (SOC) · click to search
Software Developers409Mechanical Engineers148Industrial Engineers143Computer and Information Systems Managers90Biomedical Engineers77

Where they hire

By city

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

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

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Becton Dickinson green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)65$122k
FY202541$119k
FY202433$131k
FY202330$129k
FY202238$120k
FY202127$95k
FY202020$105k
FY201938$94k
FY201852$112k
FY201713$111k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B201L-127TN13F-15L-22O-11
Green-card wage
$117k
median of 357 cases
$95k–$138k typical
PERM decisions
95.8% certified
342 of 357 filings
Withdrawn 7 · Denied 8

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

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

Countries of citizenship
India137Mexico45China21Canada12Brazil5
Top schools
Stevens Institute of Technology5Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad4Instituto Tecnologico Y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey3Universidad Autonoma de Baja California3Bharathiar University2
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Fields of study
Electrical Engineering32Computer Science26Business Administration22Mechanical Engineering21Industrial Engineering17
Degrees
Master's137Bachelor's96Doctorate9None7Other2

Patents

Granted
5,547
US patents
Published, not yet granted
3,791
applications
Most recent grant
April 7, 2026
Top area
Devices for introducing media1,980
Other top areas
Investigating or analysing materials by determining737Diagnosis; surgery; identification483Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use312Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes273
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Pay against the local market

Becton Dickinson’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 102% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsBecton Dickinson payLocal BLS median‡vs market
Software DevelopersSan Diego, CA217$114,372$122,90293%
Software DevelopersNew York, NY61$142,285$132,794107%
Computer and Information Systems ManagersNew York, NY36$186,307$199,20394%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Diego, CA35$103,304$93,374111%
Mechanical EngineersNew York, NY35$105,641$99,151107%
Bioengineers and Biomedical EngineersSan Jose, CA30$130,193$120,035108%
Software DevelopersSan Jose, CA28$139,250$167,28683%
Bioengineers and Biomedical EngineersNew York, NY25$111,147$104,047107%
Industrial EngineersSan Diego, CA23$122,731$106,656115%
Compliance OfficersNew York, NY22$112,065$87,152129%

About Becton Dickinson

Becton Dickinson is a medical devices & life sciences company based in Becton, Dickinson and Company headquarters. It was founded in 1897. It is listed on NYSE as BDX.

Name (DOL filings)
Becton Dickinson
Listed
NYSE: BDX
Incorporated in
New Jersey
Headquarters
One Becton Dr, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-1880
Industry
Medical devices & life sciences
Employees (global)
72,000 (2025)
Revenue FY2025
$21.8B +8% from $20.2B
Net income FY2025
$1.7B -2% from $1.7B
R&D FY2025
$1.3B (6% of revenue)

Becton Dickinson pays a median H-1B base of $115,000 across FY2017–2026, about 7% above the typical Medical devices & life sciences sponsor.

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