Intel H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Semiconductors · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Intel sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Intel has filed 27,321 H-1B LCAs and 13,454 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Intel filed 4,574 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $130,659, about 7% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 1,398 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) | 1,750 | $134k |
| FY2025 | 2,824 | $128k |
| FY2024 | 3,776 | $121k |
| FY2023 | 3,727 | $114k |
| FY2022 | 4,957 | $109k |
| FY2021 | 3,566 | $105k |
| FY2020 | 1,317 | $105k |
| FY2019 | 1,850 | $101k |
| FY2018 | 1,553 | $101k |
| FY2017 | 2,001 | $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) | 339 | $121k |
| FY2025 | 1,059 | $132k |
| FY2024 | 1,218 | $115k |
| FY2023 | 2,036 | $105k |
| FY2022 | 758 | $103k |
| FY2021 | 1,195 | $100k |
| FY2020 | 1,074 | $93k |
| FY2019 | 1,776 | $99k |
| FY2018 | 2,268 | $94k |
| FY2017 | 1,731 | $89k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 56,745
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 35,637
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Electric digital data processing18,153
Pay against the local market
Intel’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 88% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Intel pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Engineers | Portland, OR | 3,265 | $113,742 | $132,291 | 86% |
| Electronics Engineers | San Jose, CA | 2,991 | $129,166 | $158,592 | 81% |
| Electronics Engineers | Portland, OR | 2,518 | $96,997 | $108,884 | 89% |
| Software Developers | Portland, OR | 2,215 | $114,495 | $127,895 | 90% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 1,786 | $144,258 | $174,818 | 83% |
| Electronics Engineers | Sacramento, CA | 1,778 | $102,477 | $120,909 | 85% |
| Electronics Engineers | Austin, TX | 1,327 | $108,674 | $129,019 | 84% |
| Electronics Engineers | Phoenix, AZ | 986 | $109,699 | $120,954 | 91% |
| Software Developers | Sacramento, CA | 908 | $119,585 | $126,822 | 94% |
| Software Developers | Phoenix, AZ | 844 | $98,015 | $117,303 | 84% |
About Intel
Intel designs and manufactures x86 processors for PCs and servers and is building a contract foundry business. It is one of the largest US chipmakers and a long-running H-1B sponsor.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Intel
- Listed
- Nasdaq: INTC
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Employees (global)
- 85,100 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $52.9B -0% from $53.1B
- Net income FY2025
- $-267M +99% from $-18.8B
- R&D FY2025
- $13.8B (26% of revenue)
Files 1 green-card application for every 2.0 H-1B filings, where a typical sponsor its size does 1 in 6.5.
Intel pays a median H-1B base of $111,370 across FY2017–2026, about 9% below the typical Semiconductors sponsor.
