Harmonic H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Streaming & media · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 San Jose, CA HQ🌐 harmonicinc.com
Does Harmonic sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Harmonic has filed 61 H-1B LCAs and 19 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Harmonic filed 5 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $140,000, about 15% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 2 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) | 3 | $150k |
| FY2025 | 2 | $123k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $177k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $131k |
| FY2022 | 3 | $184k |
| FY2021 | 5 | $178k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $155k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $140k |
| FY2018 | 12 | $129k |
| FY2017 | 14 | $130k |
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) | 1 | $237k |
| FY2025 | 1 | $133k |
| FY2024 | 1 | $185k |
| FY2022 | 1 | $82k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $156k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $119k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $135k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $120k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $131k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 153
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 104
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Pictorial communication57
Pay against the local market
Harmonic’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 100% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Harmonic pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 24 | $153,992 | $155,497 | 99% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | San Jose, CA | 4 | $184,696 | $190,900 | 97% |
| Human Resources Managers | San Jose, CA | 4 | $178,590 | $163,578 | 109% |
| Electronics Engineers | San Jose, CA | 4 | $128,788 | $158,263 | 81% |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | San Jose, CA | 3 | $110,000 | $89,550 | 123% |
| Sales Engineers | San Jose, CA | 2 | $143,500 | $149,520 | 96% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | Portland, OR | 2 | $176,467 | $129,835 | 136% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | San Jose, CA | 1 | $134,958 | $102,480 | 132% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Jose, CA | 1 | $88,500 | $124,410 | 71% |
| Management Analysts | San Jose, CA | 1 | $115,409 | $113,150 | 102% |
About Harmonic
Harmonic is a streaming & media company based in San Jose, CA. It was founded in 1988. It is listed on Nasdaq as HLIT.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Harmonic, Inc.
- Listed
- Nasdaq: HLIT
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 2590 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131
- Industry
- Streaming & media
- Employees (US, est)
- 345 (2024)
- Revenue FY2025
- $361M -26% from $488M
- Net income FY2025
- $-43M -210% from $39M
- R&D FY2025
- $76M (21% of revenue)
H-1B sponsors similar to Harmonic
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Bros. | 484 | 120 | $162k | 19 | 68% |
| Discovery | 429 | 47 | $157k | 3 | 94% |
| Dolby | 425 | 69 | $147k | 39 | 32% |
| Harmonic | 61 | 5 | $140k | 3 | — |
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 60 | 7 | $134k | 0 | — |
| Lions Gate Entertainment | 55 | 4 | $170k | 1 | — |
| Dailymotion | 53 | 1 | $140k | 0 | — |
