GHD H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Engineering & construction · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does GHD sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. GHD has filed 60 H-1B LCAs and 14 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 GHD filed 12 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $145,000, about 19% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 4 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) | 6 | $145k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $141k |
| FY2024 | 4 | $110k |
| FY2023 | 6 | $99k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $73k |
| FY2021 | 8 | $113k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $123k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $74k |
| FY2018 | 6 | $108k |
| FY2017 | 12 | $93k |
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) | 2 | $162k |
| FY2025 | 2 | $94k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $201k |
| FY2021 | 4 | $137k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $129k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $110k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 6
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 7
- applications
- Most recent grant
- August 5, 2025
- Top area
- Organic fertilisers not covered by subclasses c05b3
Pay against the local market
GHD’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 113% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | GHD pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineers | Houston, TX | 12 | $119,205 | $114,831 | 104% |
| Civil Engineers | Washington, DC | 6 | $134,719 | $97,222 | 139% |
| Financial Managers | Houston, TX | 4 | $219,900 | $147,715 | 149% |
| Civil Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $138,799 | $103,790 | 134% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | Portland, OR | 2 | $80,000 | $78,455 | 102% |
| Environmental Engineers | Dallas, TX | 2 | $68,517 | $105,085 | 65% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $61,549 | $84,010 | 73% |
| Civil Engineers | Savannah, GA | 2 | $118,360 | $96,295 | 123% |
| Electrical Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $92,300 | $94,900 | 97% |
| Financial Managers | Santa Rosa, CA | 1 | $150,675 | $121,300 | 124% |
About GHD
GHD is an engineering & construction company based in Australia. It was founded in 1928.
- Name (DOL filings)
- GHD
- Listed
- Private
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Industry
- Engineering & construction
- Employees (US, est)
- 2,044 (2024)
- H-1B filings
- 60
- Median base
- $106,000
- Founded
- 1928
GHD pays a median H-1B base of $106,000 across FY2017–2026, about 25% above the typical Engineering & construction sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to GHD
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Labib Structural Engineers | 80 | 9 | $96k | 3 | — |
| Affiliated Engineers | 79 | 24 | $105k | 10 | — |
| Aegis Project Controls | 78 | 20 | $116k | 9 | 75% |
| GHD | 60 | 12 | $145k | 2 | — |
| MP Engineers | 60 | 22 | $80k | 13 | 18% |
| Woolpert | 60 | 37 | $87k | 17 | 36% |
| Clune Construction Company, LP | 60 | 27 | $111k | 10 | 19% |
