Illumina H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Medical devices & life sciences · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Illumina sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Illumina has filed 1,392 H-1B LCAs and 364 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Illumina filed 218 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $135,627, about 11% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 76 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) | 87 | $135k |
| FY2025 | 131 | $136k |
| FY2024 | 114 | $125k |
| FY2023 | 158 | $115k |
| FY2022 | 181 | $119k |
| FY2021 | 124 | $116k |
| FY2020 | 112 | $105k |
| FY2019 | 187 | $98k |
| FY2018 | 156 | $105k |
| FY2017 | 142 | $95k |
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) | 40 | $123k |
| FY2025 | 36 | $133k |
| FY2024 | 9 | $125k |
| FY2023 | 32 | $113k |
| FY2022 | 26 | $93k |
| FY2021 | 54 | $90k |
| FY2020 | 19 | $111k |
| FY2019 | 46 | $112k |
| FY2018 | 50 | $96k |
| FY2017 | 52 | $100k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 1,165
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 1,612
- applications
- Most recent grant
- March 31, 2026
- Top area
- Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes291
Pay against the local market
Illumina’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 | Illumina pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Diego, CA | 264 | $124,644 | $130,384 | 96% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | San Diego, CA | 132 | $102,069 | $92,628 | 110% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | San Diego, CA | 108 | $116,986 | $101,887 | 115% |
| Engineers, All Other | San Diego, CA | 83 | $90,234 | $112,597 | 80% |
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 72 | $152,023 | $154,246 | 99% |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | San Diego, CA | 58 | $90,988 | $95,650 | 95% |
| Industrial Engineers | San Diego, CA | 51 | $97,417 | $106,481 | 91% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | San Francisco, CA | 45 | $116,786 | $115,465 | 101% |
| Chemists | San Diego, CA | 39 | $82,799 | $84,062 | 98% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Diego, CA | 28 | $102,553 | $99,715 | 103% |
About Illumina
Illumina is a medical devices & life sciences company based in San Diego, CA. It was founded in 1998 and has about 9,250 employees worldwide. It is listed on Nasdaq as ILMN.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Illumina
- Listed
- Nasdaq: ILMN
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122
- Industry
- Medical devices & life sciences
- Employees (global)
- 8,600 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.3B -1% from $4.4B
- Net income FY2025
- $850M +170% from $-1.2B
- R&D FY2025
- $967M (22% of revenue)
H-1B sponsors similar to Illumina
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 3,975 | 784 | $118k | 176 | 73% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2,354 | 410 | $118k | 98 | 60% |
| Abbott | 2,164 | 512 | $122k | 110 | 48% |
| Illumina | 1,392 | 218 | $136k | 40 | 63% |
| Philips | 1,250 | 137 | $123k | 45 | 64% |
| Boston Scientific | 1,020 | 204 | $123k | 39 | 66% |
| Fusion Life Sciences Technologies | 942 | 110 | $104k | 8 | 1% |
