Converse H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Apparel & consumer goods · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Boston, MA HQ🌐 converse.com
Does Converse sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Converse has filed 76 H-1B LCAs and 19 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Converse filed 21 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $159,908, about 31% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 6 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) | 6 | $153k |
| FY2025 | 15 | $160k |
| FY2024 | 7 | $165k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $174k |
| FY2022 | 14 | $150k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $129k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $119k |
| FY2019 | 10 | $127k |
| FY2018 | 10 | $120k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $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) | 4 | $166k |
| FY2025 | 2 | $156k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $168k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $143k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $145k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $118k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $105k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 457
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 50
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Characteristic features of footwear; parts of footwear66
Pay against the local market
Converse’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros, FY2022–FY2026. Its median base salary is 113% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Converse pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Portland, OR | 4 | $162,654 | $142,297 | 114% |
| Software Developers | Boston, MA | 4 | $140,999 | $154,240 | 91% |
| Data Scientists | Boston, MA | 3 | $165,125 | $131,830 | 125% |
| Purchasing Managers | Boston, MA | 2 | $141,574 | $170,900 | 83% |
| Materials Scientists | Portland, OR | 1 | $153,615 | $99,210 | 155% |
| Data Scientists | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $166,400 | $166,300 | 100% |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | Boston, MA | 1 | $151,421 | $115,760 | 131% |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | Boston, MA | 1 | $131,250 | $104,470 | 126% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | Boston, MA | 1 | $181,650 | $207,150 | 88% |
| General and Operations Managers | Boston, MA | 1 | $188,396 | $129,850 | 145% |
About Converse
Converse is an apparel & consumer goods company based in Boston, MA. It was founded in 1910.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Converse Inc.
- Parent company
- Nike
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
- Industry
- Apparel & consumer goods
- Founded
- 1910
- H-1B filings
- 76
- Median base
- $144,375
- Website
- converse.com
Converse pays a median H-1B base of $144,375 across FY2017–2026, about 30% above the typical Apparel & consumer goods sponsor.
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