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General Electric

#416 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#7 Industrial manufacturing sponsor of 1,51472% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Industrial manufacturing · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 San Ramon, CA HQ🌐 ge.com

Does General Electric sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. General Electric has filed 1,347 H-1B LCAs and 157 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 General Electric filed 55 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $147,600, about 21% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 2 green-card cases were decided.

H-1B filings
1,347
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$148k
from 55 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+21%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
157
(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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General Electric H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)22$150k
FY202533$147k
FY202453$132k
FY202383$129k
FY202278$119k
FY202160$122k
FY2020121$119k
FY2019265$127k
FY2018273$117k
FY2017359$120k

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
$122k
15% above the $106k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
72% senior
8349571343
LCA decisions
92.5% certified
1,246 of 1,347 filings
Withdrawn 95 · Denied 6
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
New petitions189 decided95.8% approved
Extensions677 decided97.3% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment512 filings38%
Transfers in248 filings18.4%
Renewals587 filings43.6%

Roles they file for

Top occupations (SOC) · click to search
Software Developers619Mechanical Engineers136Electrical Engineers114Computer and Information Research Scientists57Computer Occupations46

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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General Electric green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)2$172k
FY202413$145k
FY202313$135k
FY202213$120k
FY20216$133k
FY202013$132k
FY201935$115k
FY201838$145k
FY201724$111k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B112L-134TN3PAROLEE2H-41
Green-card wage
$124k
median of 157 cases
$110k–$145k typical
PERM decisions
97.5% certified
153 of 157 filings
Withdrawn 2 · Denied 2

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

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

Countries of citizenship
India110China15Mexico9Canada6Brazil4
Top schools
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University8Instituto Tecnologico Y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey4Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum3Andhra University2Acharya Nagarjuna University1
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Fields of study
Computer Engineering39Electrical Engineering32Mechanical Engineering13Information Technology10Computer Science8
Degrees
Bachelor's93Master's48Doctorate8Other6

Patents

Granted
31
US patents
Published, not yet granted
16
applications
Most recent grant
April 7, 2026
Top area
Gas-turbine plants; air intakes for jet-propulsion plants4
Other top areas
Non-positive displacement machines or engines3Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material2Diagnosis; surgery; identification2Shaping clay or other ceramic compositions; shaping slag2
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Pay against the local market

General Electric’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 114% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsGeneral Electric payLocal BLS median‡vs market
Software DevelopersSan Francisco, CA274$139,838$133,448105%
Mechanical EngineersAlbany, NY97$121,522$103,382118%
Electrical EngineersAlbany, NY88$119,124$106,137112%
Software DevelopersAlbany, NY50$114,132$99,985114%
Software DevelopersCincinnati, OH37$123,241$97,545126%
Computer and Information Research ScientistsSan Francisco, CA32$142,517$140,211102%
Software DevelopersAtlanta, GA30$132,101$114,087116%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Francisco, CA23$116,682$107,217109%
Software DevelopersChicago, IL21$118,766$102,975115%
Computer and Information Research ScientistsAlbany, NY20$124,855$117,729106%

About General Electric

General Electric is an industrial manufacturing company based in Coventry, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1886. It is listed on NYSE as GE.

Name (DOL filings)
General Electric
Listed
NYSE: GE
Incorporated in
New York
Headquarters
1 Neumann Way, Evendale, OH 45215
Industry
Industrial manufacturing
Employees (global)
57,000 (2025)
Revenue FY2025
$45.9B +18% from $38.7B
Net income FY2025
$8.7B +33% from $6.6B
R&D FY2025
$1.6B (3% of revenue)

General Electric pays a median H-1B base of $122,000 across FY2017–2026, about 25% above the typical Industrial manufacturing sponsor.

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