Belk H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Retail · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Charlotte, NC HQ🌐 belk.com
Does Belk sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Belk has filed 325 H-1B LCAs and 73 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Belk filed 37 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $147,084, about 21% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 9 green-card cases were decided.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 17 | $150k |
| FY2025 | 20 | $132k |
| FY2024 | 19 | $139k |
| FY2023 | 20 | $140k |
| FY2022 | 31 | $133k |
| FY2021 | 32 | $133k |
| FY2020 | 64 | $120k |
| FY2019 | 38 | $126k |
| FY2018 | 50 | $120k |
| FY2017 | 34 | $114k |
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
Roles they file for
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 4 | $153k |
| FY2025 | 5 | $147k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $139k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $116k |
| FY2022 | 8 | $120k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $125k |
| FY2020 | 13 | $110k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $115k |
| FY2018 | 12 | $118k |
| FY2017 | 11 | $115k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
Belk’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 114% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Belk pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Charlotte, NC | 112 | $126,187 | $113,147 | 112% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | Charlotte, NC | 59 | $120,794 | $96,454 | 125% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | Charlotte, NC | 50 | $155,450 | $154,875 | 100% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Charlotte, NC | 36 | $105,424 | $88,991 | 118% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | Charlotte, NC | 7 | $85,685 | $67,023 | 128% |
| Database Administrators | Charlotte, NC | 5 | $145,456 | $106,487 | 137% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Charlotte, NC | 5 | $124,715 | $102,630 | 122% |
| Software Developers | Dallas, TX | 4 | $132,715 | $125,451 | 106% |
| Information Security Analysts | Charlotte, NC | 3 | $120,567 | $104,690 | 115% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | Charlotte, NC | 3 | $107,450 | $80,407 | 134% |
About Belk
Belk is a retail company based in Charlotte, NC. It was founded in 1888.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Belk
- Listed
- Private
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, United States
- Industry
- Retail
- Founded
- 1888
- H-1B filings
- 325
- Median base
- $125,000
- Website
- belk.com
Belk pays a median H-1B base of $125,000 across FY2017–2026, about 7% above the typical Retail sponsor.
