Express H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Apparel & consumer goods · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Columbus, OH HQ🌐 express.com
Does Express sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Express has filed 206 H-1B LCAs and 67 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2024 Express filed 7 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $130,499, about 15% above the national H-1B median of $113,681 for the same period, and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7 | $130k |
| FY2023 | 11 | $119k |
| FY2022 | 31 | $117k |
| FY2021 | 43 | $112k |
| FY2020 | 20 | $116k |
| FY2019 | 28 | $110k |
| FY2018 | 52 | $108k |
| FY2017 | 14 | $128k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3 | $140k |
| FY2024 | 13 | $125k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $107k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $112k |
| FY2021 | 9 | $107k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $128k |
| FY2019 | 8 | $108k |
| FY2018 | 9 | $109k |
| FY2017 | 10 | $104k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 5
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- —
- applications
- Most recent grant
- June 30, 2015
- Top area
- —
Pay against the local market
Express’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros, FY2017–FY2024. Its median base salary is 111% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Express pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Columbus, OH | 135 | $115,318 | $101,273 | 114% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Columbus, OH | 31 | $91,008 | $87,921 | 104% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | Columbus, OH | 11 | $146,604 | $137,838 | 106% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | Columbus, OH | 5 | $101,494 | $89,616 | 113% |
| Statisticians | Columbus, OH | 4 | $94,409 | $79,240 | 119% |
| Accountants and Auditors | Columbus, OH | 3 | $59,537 | $74,903 | 79% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | Columbus, OH | 2 | $85,883 | $65,770 | 131% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Columbus, OH | 2 | $104,875 | $100,600 | 104% |
| Database Administrators | Columbus, OH | 2 | $106,146 | $98,140 | 108% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | Columbus, OH | 2 | $112,788 | $89,930 | 125% |
About Express
Express is an apparel & consumer goods company based in Columbus, OH. It was founded in 1980. It was formerly listed on New York Stock Exchange as EXPR.
- Legal name
- EXP OldCo Winddown, Inc.
- Formerly listed
- New York Stock Exchange: EXPR
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- 1 Express Drive, Columbus, OH 43230
- Industry
- Apparel & consumer goods
- Employees (global)
- 10,000 (2024)
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.9B -1% from $1.9B
- Net income FY2024
- $-209M -171% from $294M
- Founded
- 1980
Files 1 green-card application for every 3 H-1B filings, where a typical sponsor its size does 1 in 6.5.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Eagle Outfitters | 355 | 72 | $150k | 7 | 69% |
| lululemon | 343 | 70 | $185k | 3 | 89% |
| VF | 319 | 39 | $149k | 1 | 85% |
| Express | 206 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
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| Cintas | 198 | 56 | $138k | 2 | 92% |
