LivaNova H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Medical devices & life sciences · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does LivaNova sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. LivaNova has filed 85 H-1B LCAs and 13 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 LivaNova filed 23 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $130,000, about 7% 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) | 9 | $147k |
| FY2025 | 14 | $125k |
| FY2024 | 7 | $125k |
| FY2023 | 6 | $109k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $115k |
| FY2021 | 9 | $114k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $107k |
| FY2019 | 12 | $95k |
| FY2018 | 13 | $98k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4 | $129k |
| FY2024 | 1 | $120k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $107k |
| FY2022 | 1 | $123k |
| FY2021 | 4 | $118k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
LivaNova’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 108% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | LivaNova pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Houston, TX | 25 | $100,302 | $92,378 | 109% |
| Software Developers | Houston, TX | 10 | $120,565 | $112,930 | 107% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | Houston, TX | 6 | $136,492 | $92,750 | 147% |
| Industrial Engineers | Denver, CO | 5 | $99,113 | $103,944 | 95% |
| Electrical Engineers | Houston, TX | 4 | $97,628 | $101,985 | 96% |
| Statisticians | Houston, TX | 4 | $91,235 | $87,195 | 105% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Houston, TX | 3 | $99,333 | $100,073 | 99% |
| Industrial Engineers | Houston, TX | 3 | $96,667 | $112,093 | 86% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Houston, TX | 3 | $114,333 | $100,183 | 114% |
| Marketing Managers | Houston, TX | 2 | $126,139 | $154,610 | 82% |
About LivaNova
LivaNova is a medical devices & life sciences company based in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2015. It is listed on Nasdaq as LIVN.
- Legal name
- LivaNova PLC
- Listed
- Nasdaq: LIVN
- Incorporated in
- X0
- Headquarters
- 5220 Valiant Court, Gloucester
- Industry
- Medical devices & life sciences
- Employees (global)
- 3,300 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.4B +11% from $1.3B
- Net income FY2025
- $-242M -483% from $63M
- R&D FY2025
- $186M (13% of revenue)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruker | 114 | 35 | $106k | 25 | 15% |
| Varex Imaging | 113 | 11 | $127k | 3 | — |
| Dentsply Sirona | 112 | 35 | $104k | 17 | 20% |
| LivaNova | 85 | 23 | $130k | 6 | 65% |
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| precess medical derivatives | 84 | 52 | $101k | 29 | 29% |
| Topcon | 83 | 14 | $151k | 5 | — |
