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Coinbase

#468 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#1 Crypto exchange sponsor of 5367% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Crypto exchange · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

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

Yes. Coinbase has filed 1,202 H-1B LCAs and 257 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Coinbase filed 307 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $185,000, about 52% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 62 green-card cases were decided.

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H-1B filings
1,202
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$185k
from 307 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+52%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
257
(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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Coinbase H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)121$186k
FY2025186$183k
FY202497$190k
FY2023110$204k
FY2022314$200k
FY2021202$180k
FY202079$175k
FY201946$175k
FY201841$140k
FY20176$125k

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
$185k
35% above the $138k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
67% senior
51338326450
LCA decisions
96.1% certified
1,155 of 1,202 filings
Withdrawn 42 · Denied 5
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
New petitions71 decided100% approved
Extensions373 decided98.1% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment287 filings23.9%
Transfers in550 filings45.8%
Renewals365 filings30.4%

Roles they file for

Top occupations (SOC) · click to search
Software Developers681Computer and Information Systems Managers116Information Technology Project Managers60Operations Research Analysts51Information Security Analysts41

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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Coinbase green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)15$174k
FY202547$206k
FY202448$183k
FY202345$180k
FY202264$200k
FY202119$180k
FY202011$180k
FY20193$149k
FY20183$130k
FY20172$130k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B175F-16E-34TN4J-11L-11NOT IN USA1O-11
Green-card wage
$183k
median of 257 cases
$150k–$206k typical
PERM decisions
90.7% certified
233 of 257 filings
Withdrawn 20 · Denied 4

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

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

Countries of citizenship
China78India63Canada13South Korea7Australia4
Top schools
Carnegie Mellon University20Columbia University7University of Waterloo7New York University6The Georgia Institute of Technology5
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Fields of study
Computer Science62Computer Engineering10Electrical & Computer Engineering9Information Technology9Electrical Engineering8
Degrees
Master's135Bachelor's53None3Other2Doctorate1

Patents

Granted
133
US patents
Published, not yet granted
156
applications
Most recent grant
March 24, 2026
Top area
Information and communication technology54
Other top areas
Transmission of digital information43Electric digital data processing15Computing arrangements based on specific computational models1Speech analysis techniques or speech synthesis1
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Pay against the local market

Coinbase’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 133% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsCoinbase payLocal BLS median‡vs market
Software DevelopersSan Francisco, CA232$180,666$155,030117%
Software DevelopersSeattle, WA130$192,105$157,785122%
Software DevelopersNew York, NY83$185,445$148,099125%
Software DevelopersSan Jose, CA67$185,521$196,91094%
Computer and Information Systems ManagersSan Francisco, CA46$237,861$208,548114%
Software DevelopersAustin, TX26$178,041$119,002150%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Francisco, CA25$195,044$134,808145%
Computer and Information Systems ManagersSeattle, WA24$247,042$189,133131%
Computer Occupations, All OtherNew York, NY18$186,617$111,443167%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSeattle, WA17$176,112$127,612138%

About Coinbase

Coinbase is one of the largest US cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians. A Y Combinator alum (S12), it remains a notable engineering employer.

Legal name
Coinbase Global, Inc.
Incorporated in
Texas
Headquarters
One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010
Industry
Crypto exchange
Employees (global)
4,951 (2025)
Revenue FY2025
$7.2B +9% from $6.6B
Net income FY2025
$1.3B -51% from $2.6B
R&D FY2025
$1.7B (23% of revenue)

China is the largest country of citizenship on its green-card filings, 30% of 257.

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