Indeed H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Internet media · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Austin, TX HQ🌐 indeed.com
Does Indeed sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Indeed has filed 1,946 H-1B LCAs and 515 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Indeed filed 346 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $148,720, about 22% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 150 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) | 154 | $160k |
| FY2025 | 192 | $137k |
| FY2024 | 162 | $143k |
| FY2023 | 218 | $127k |
| FY2022 | 308 | $127k |
| FY2021 | 163 | $120k |
| FY2020 | 215 | $113k |
| FY2019 | 225 | $103k |
| FY2018 | 181 | $102k |
| FY2017 | 128 | $90k |
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) | 24 | $139k |
| FY2025 | 126 | $134k |
| FY2024 | 50 | $140k |
| FY2023 | 75 | $120k |
| FY2022 | 34 | $109k |
| FY2021 | 87 | $130k |
| FY2020 | 41 | $104k |
| FY2019 | 61 | $102k |
| FY2018 | 12 | $129k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $115k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 11
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 19
- applications
- Most recent grant
- March 31, 2026
- Top area
- Information and communication technology5
Pay against the local market
Indeed’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 97% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Indeed pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Seattle, WA | 405 | $133,531 | $150,369 | 89% |
| Software Developers | Austin, TX | 398 | $111,030 | $114,410 | 97% |
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 197 | $145,207 | $156,927 | 93% |
| Statisticians | Austin, TX | 86 | $83,333 | $85,061 | 98% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | Austin, TX | 65 | $61,195 | $74,615 | 82% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Austin, TX | 54 | $97,886 | $94,220 | 104% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 54 | $167,429 | $180,276 | 93% |
| Statisticians | Seattle, WA | 33 | $129,405 | $103,555 | 125% |
| Statisticians | San Francisco, CA | 32 | $135,898 | $134,957 | 101% |
| Data Scientists | Austin, TX | 31 | $131,756 | $117,961 | 112% |
About Indeed
Indeed is an internet media company based in Austin, TX. It was founded in 2004.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Indeed
- Listed
- Private
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Austin, United States
- Industry
- Internet media
- Employees (US, est)
- 6,555 (2024)
- H-1B filings
- 1,946
- Median base
- $118,000
- Founded
- 2004
Indeed pays a median H-1B base of $118,000 across FY2017–2026, about 5% above the typical Internet media sponsor.
China is the largest country of citizenship on its green-card filings, 31% of 515.
