Blackstone H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Asset management · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Blackstone sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Blackstone has filed 662 H-1B LCAs and 93 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Blackstone filed 214 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $152,500, about 25% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 25 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) | 105 | $160k |
| FY2025 | 109 | $150k |
| FY2024 | 67 | $165k |
| FY2023 | 81 | $150k |
| FY2022 | 61 | $150k |
| FY2021 | 45 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 36 | $135k |
| FY2019 | 69 | $120k |
| FY2018 | 53 | $110k |
| FY2017 | 36 | $95k |
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) | 14 | $155k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $140k |
| FY2024 | 13 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 13 | $160k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $150k |
| FY2021 | 5 | $175k |
| FY2020 | 6 | $153k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $118k |
| FY2018 | 11 | $130k |
| FY2017 | 10 | $154k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 94
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- —
- applications
- Most recent grant
- February 20, 2007
- Top area
- Laundering30
Pay against the local market
Blackstone’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 121% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Blackstone pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Investment Analysts | New York, NY | 335 | $134,978 | $119,936 | 113% |
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 62 | $159,774 | $135,231 | 118% |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | New York, NY | 30 | $154,500 | $107,627 | 144% |
| Software Developers | Miami, FL | 25 | $151,400 | $120,738 | 125% |
| Accountants and Auditors | New York, NY | 23 | $132,717 | $101,348 | 131% |
| Data Scientists | New York, NY | 20 | $164,250 | $130,963 | 125% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | San Francisco, CA | 16 | $169,688 | $126,136 | 135% |
| Lawyers | New York, NY | 12 | $209,167 | $188,797 | 111% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | New York, NY | 11 | $121,909 | $111,939 | 109% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | Miami, FL | 8 | $128,125 | $94,060 | 136% |
About Blackstone
Blackstone is an asset management company based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 and has about 4,735 employees worldwide. It is listed on NYSE as BX.
- Legal name
- Blackstone Inc.
- Listed
- NYSE: BX
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154
- Industry
- Asset management
- Employees (global)
- 5,285 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $14.5B +9% from $13.2B
- Net income FY2025
- $6.0B +11% from $5.4B
- Founded
- 1985
Blackstone pays a median H-1B base of $145,000 across FY2017–2026, about 13% above the typical Asset management sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Blackstone
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Schwab | 3,942 | 942 | $155k | 87 | 89% |
| State Street | 3,224 | 609 | $134k | 139 | 67% |
| Vanguard | 1,683 | 470 | $150k | 49 | 94% |
| Blackstone | 662 | 214 | $153k | 79 | 56% |
| Wellington Management Company | 653 | 102 | $160k | 15 | 71% |
| Invesco | 517 | 100 | $142k | 27 | 70% |
| Voya | 517 | 125 | $143k | 22 | 75% |
