Embraer H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Aerospace & defense · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Melbourne, FL HQ🌐 embraer.com
Does Embraer sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Embraer has filed 62 H-1B LCAs and 57 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Embraer filed 24 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $97,391, about 20% below the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 16 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) | 12 | $100k |
| FY2025 | 12 | $90k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $77k |
| FY2023 | 5 | $82k |
| FY2022 | 6 | $72k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $77k |
| FY2020 | 8 | $66k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $60k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $78k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $85k |
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) | 5 | $104k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $80k |
| FY2023 | 5 | $76k |
| FY2022 | 10 | $88k |
| FY2021 | 12 | $116k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $116k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $100k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $96k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $75k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 211
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 199
- applications
- Most recent grant
- March 31, 2026
- Top area
- Aeroplanes; helicopters55
Pay against the local market
Embraer’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 81% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Embraer pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | Palm Bay, FL | 16 | $80,369 | $95,478 | 84% |
| Aerospace Engineers | Palm Bay, FL | 10 | $92,422 | $128,203 | 72% |
| Engineers, All Other | Palm Bay, FL | 4 | $84,351 | $121,785 | 69% |
| Sales Engineers | Palm Bay, FL | 3 | $82,275 | $125,883 | 65% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Palm Bay, FL | 3 | $82,115 | $96,845 | 85% |
| Mechanical Engineers | Palm Bay, FL | 3 | $71,727 | $98,597 | 73% |
| Transportation Inspectors | Palm Bay, FL | 2 | $60,000 | $92,520 | 65% |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | Palm Bay, FL | 2 | $55,500 | $62,355 | 89% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | Palm Bay, FL | 1 | $85,000 | $61,300 | 139% |
| Materials Engineers | Palm Bay, FL | 1 | $86,400 | $97,870 | 88% |
About Embraer
Embraer is an aerospace & defense company based in São José dos Campos, Brazil. It was founded in 1969 and has about 19,131 employees worldwide. It is listed on NYSE as EMBJ.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Embraer
- Listed
- NYSE: EMBJ
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 2170, Sao Jose Dos Campos, D5, 12227901
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Founded
- 1969
- Revenue FY2025
- $7.6B +18% from $6.4B
- Net income FY2025
- $359M +1% from $355M
- R&D FY2025
- $74M (1% of revenue)
Embraer pays a median H-1B base of $77,626 across FY2017–2026, about 25% below the typical Aerospace & defense sponsor.
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