CDW H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Computer & enterprise hardware · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Vernon Hills, IL HQ🌐 cdw.com
Does CDW sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. CDW has filed 417 H-1B LCAs and 102 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 CDW filed 97 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $128,000, about 5% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 37 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) | 33 | $133k |
| FY2025 | 64 | $125k |
| FY2024 | 63 | $124k |
| FY2023 | 39 | $125k |
| FY2022 | 90 | $123k |
| FY2021 | 46 | $105k |
| FY2020 | 20 | $110k |
| FY2019 | 37 | $110k |
| FY2018 | 13 | $100k |
| FY2017 | 12 | $100k |
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) | 28 | $145k |
| FY2025 | 9 | $135k |
| FY2024 | 9 | $122k |
| FY2023 | 16 | $126k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $121k |
| FY2021 | 11 | $116k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $116k |
| FY2019 | 7 | $115k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $111k |
| FY2017 | 4 | $111k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 49
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 63
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Information and communication technology15
Pay against the local market
CDW’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 105% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | CDW pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Chicago, IL | 108 | $117,345 | $112,749 | 104% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Chicago, IL | 39 | $111,235 | $97,241 | 114% |
| Software Developers | Dallas, TX | 25 | $128,999 | $126,799 | 102% |
| Software Developers | Austin, TX | 18 | $124,609 | $129,676 | 96% |
| Software Developers | Durham, NC | 9 | $123,986 | $130,109 | 95% |
| Data Scientists | Chicago, IL | 8 | $108,563 | $111,625 | 97% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | Chicago, IL | 7 | $87,143 | $88,271 | 99% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Dallas, TX | 7 | $116,293 | $114,817 | 101% |
| Software Developers | Atlanta, GA | 7 | $153,058 | $124,648 | 123% |
| Operations Research Analysts | Chicago, IL | 6 | $86,667 | $92,285 | 94% |
About CDW
CDW is a computer & enterprise hardware company based in Vernon Hills, IL. It was founded in 1984. It is listed on Nasdaq as CDW.
- Legal name
- CDW Corp
- Listed
- Nasdaq: CDW
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 200 N Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
- Industry
- Computer & enterprise hardware
- Employees (US, est)
- 11,353 (2024)
- Revenue FY2025
- $22.4B +7% from $21.0B
- Net income FY2025
- $1.1B -1% from $1.1B
- Founded
- 1984
CDW pays a median H-1B base of $119,025 across FY2017–2026, about 15% above the typical Computer & enterprise hardware sponsor.
