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Chegg

#2,035 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#1 Creator economy sponsor of 7561% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Educational Support Services Β· H-1B sponsor Β· FY2017–2026

🏒 Santa Clara, CA HQ🌐 chegg.com

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

Yes. Chegg has filed 339 H-1B LCAs and 88 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Chegg filed 15 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $205,000, about 68% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 17 green-card cases were decided.

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H-1B filings
339
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$205k
from 15 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+68%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
88
(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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Chegg H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)4$197k
FY202511$205k
FY202431$194k
FY202337$179k
FY202234$169k
FY202136$161k
FY202054$150k
FY201955$132k
FY201839$140k
FY201738$142k

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
$158k
16% above the $136k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
61% senior
2110310790
LCA decisions
95.0% certified
322 of 339 filings
Withdrawn 17
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes Β· FY2017–2023
Extensions83 decided98.8% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment84 filings24.8%
Transfers in98 filings28.9%
Renewals157 filings46.3%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

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

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Chegg green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)1$287k
FY202516$175k
FY20245$173k
FY20235$179k
FY202216$160k
FY20217$150k
FY202014$148k
FY201915$143k
FY20186$140k
FY20173$150k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B57F-15L-14H-43E-32
Green-card wage
$160k
median of 88 cases
$139k–$180k typical
PERM decisions
95.5% certified
84 of 88 filings
Withdrawn 3 Β· Denied 1

Worker backgrounds Β· FY2017–2024

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

Countries of citizenship
India50China12Australia2Iran2Canada1
Top schools
Carnegie Mellon University3New Jersey Institute of Technology2Santa Clara University2University of Illinois2Anna University Chennai1
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Fields of study
Computer Science17Software Engineering6Computer Engineering5Business Administration4Electrical Engineering4
Degrees
Master's47Bachelor's20None2Doctorate1Other1

Patents

Granted
57
US patents
Published, not yet granted
76
applications
Most recent grant
May 6, 2025
Top area
Electric digital data processing37
Other top areas
Information and communication technology9Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching7Image data processing or generation3Transmission of digital information1

Pay against the local market

Chegg’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 114% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsChegg payLocal BLS median‑vs market
Software DevelopersSan Jose, CA93$168,420$160,004105%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Jose, CA32$144,900$140,512103%
Operations Research AnalystsSan Jose, CA22$145,445$104,200140%
Software DevelopersSan Francisco, CA21$131,454$142,84592%
StatisticiansSan Jose, CA20$138,550$116,038119%
Computer and Information Systems ManagersSan Jose, CA11$204,786$201,298102%
Financial ManagersSan Jose, CA10$223,810$185,793120%
Marketing ManagersSan Jose, CA8$179,898$202,32689%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsSan Jose, CA8$134,719$112,554120%
Data ScientistsSan Jose, CA7$180,496$172,383105%

About Chegg

Chegg is a creator economy company based in Santa Clara, CA. It was founded in 2005. It is listed on NYSE as CHGG.

Name (DOL filings)
Chegg
Incorporated in
Delaware
Headquarters
2261 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Industry (SIC)
Services-Educational Services (8200)
Employees (US, est)
635 (2024)
Revenue FY2025
$377M -39% from $618M
Net income FY2025
$-103M +88% from $-837M
R&D FY2025
$93M (25% of revenue)

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