Dish H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Telecom & media · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Dish sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Dish has filed 2,563 H-1B LCAs and 244 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Dish filed 700 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $114,691, about 6% below the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 108 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) | 277 | $121k |
| FY2025 | 423 | $110k |
| FY2024 | 297 | $109k |
| FY2023 | 403 | $102k |
| FY2022 | 360 | $103k |
| FY2021 | 230 | $98k |
| FY2020 | 131 | $89k |
| FY2019 | 163 | $87k |
| FY2018 | 159 | $90k |
| FY2017 | 120 | $81k |
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) | 59 | $140k |
| FY2025 | 49 | $140k |
| FY2024 | 11 | $139k |
| FY2023 | 14 | $132k |
| FY2022 | 11 | $107k |
| FY2021 | 4 | $124k |
| FY2020 | 16 | $111k |
| FY2019 | 31 | $102k |
| FY2018 | 34 | $101k |
| FY2017 | 15 | $100k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 994
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 1,339
- applications
- Most recent grant
- March 24, 2026
- Top area
- Pictorial communication310
Pay against the local market
Dish’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 89% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Dish pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Denver, CO | 730 | $106,845 | $122,821 | 87% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Denver, CO | 488 | $101,942 | $111,686 | 91% |
| Data Scientists | Denver, CO | 176 | $93,131 | $106,909 | 87% |
| Electronics Engineers | Denver, CO | 106 | $103,353 | $123,833 | 83% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Denver, CO | 104 | $100,294 | $118,184 | 85% |
| Computer Network Architects | Denver, CO | 97 | $127,553 | $133,036 | 96% |
| Software Developers | Provo, UT | 54 | $96,739 | $102,670 | 94% |
| Software Developers | Dallas, TX | 44 | $123,891 | $130,649 | 95% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Dallas, TX | 38 | $96,138 | $110,135 | 87% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | Denver, CO | 38 | $84,641 | $103,195 | 82% |
About Dish
Dish is a telecom & media company based in Meridian. It was founded in 1996. It was formerly listed on Nasdaq as DISH.
- Legal name
- DISH Network CORP
- Formerly listed
- Nasdaq: DISH
- Incorporated in
- Nevada
- Headquarters
- 9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood, CO 80112
- Industry
- Telecom & media
- Founded
- 1996
- Revenue FY2024
- $14.3B -7% from $15.3B
- Net income FY2024
- $-63M +94% from $-1.1B
- R&D FY2024
- $27M (0% of revenue)
