Gentex H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Automotive · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Zeeland, MI HQ🌐 gentex.com
Does Gentex sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Gentex has filed 39 H-1B LCAs and 3 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Gentex filed 15 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $85,686, about 30% below the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period. 2 green-card cases were decided in FY2018.
Zeeland, MI accounts for 92% of its H-1B filings.
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) | 8 | $82k |
| FY2025 | 7 | $88k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $78k |
| FY2022 | 3 | $84k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $80k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $76k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $90k |
| 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
- 1Requirements Engineer II3$73k
- 2Research and Development Scientist/Engineer II3$87k
- 3Vision Research Scientist3$90k
- 4Computer Systems Analyst2$96k
- 5Development Scientist2$89k
- 6Ec Software Development Engineer2$65k
- 7IT Analyst Programmer2$71k
- 8Oracle Value Chain Planning Functional Lead2$89k
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 2 | $76k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $85k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 1,489
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 881
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Vehicles265
Pay against the local market
Gentex’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 101% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Gentex pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineers | Grand Rapids, MI | 11 | $89,492 | $88,313 | 101% |
| Software Developers | Grand Rapids, MI | 9 | $80,149 | $85,844 | 93% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | $72,414 | $80,040 | 90% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $95,000 | $83,550 | 114% |
| Materials Engineers | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $87,563 | $74,630 | 117% |
| Industrial Engineers | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $83,843 | $96,240 | 87% |
| Electronics Engineers | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $83,000 | $82,720 | 100% |
| Materials Scientists | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $78,000 | $68,870 | 113% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Detroit, MI | 1 | $125,000 | $104,450 | 120% |
| Mechanical Engineers | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $83,000 | $92,420 | 90% |
About Gentex
Gentex is an automotive company based in Zeeland, MI. It was founded in 1974. It is listed on Nasdaq as GNTX.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Gentex
- Listed
- Nasdaq: GNTX
- Incorporated in
- Michigan
- Headquarters
- 600 N Centennial St, Zeeland, MI 49464
- Industry
- Automotive
- Employees (global)
- 6,398 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.5B +10% from $2.3B
- Net income FY2025
- $385M -5% from $404M
- R&D FY2025
- $203M (8% of revenue)
Gentex pays a median H-1B base of $84,000 across FY2017–2026, about 15% below the typical Automotive sponsor.
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