Maersk H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Logistics & shipping · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Florham Park, NJ HQ📍 Charlotte, NC most H-1B filings🌐 maersk.com
Does Maersk sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Maersk has filed 67 H-1B LCAs and 7 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Maersk filed 30 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $128,100, about 5% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 3 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) | 11 | $131k |
| FY2025 | 19 | $107k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $110k |
| FY2023 | 13 | $125k |
| FY2022 | 11 | $150k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $105k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $134k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $99k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $79k |
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) | 2 | $195k |
| FY2025 | 1 | $450k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $163k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $169k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $237k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 8
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 19
- applications
- Most recent grant
- December 30, 2025
- Top area
- Ships or other waterborne vessels; equipment for shipping2
Pay against the local market
Maersk’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 115% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Maersk pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Charlotte, NC | 18 | $137,043 | $126,860 | 108% |
| Logisticians | New York, NY | 4 | $98,875 | $92,830 | 107% |
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 3 | $208,333 | $152,331 | 137% |
| Civil Engineers | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $97,500 | $94,750 | 103% |
| Database Administrators | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $110,000 | $105,400 | 104% |
| Data Scientists | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $124,508 | $131,110 | 95% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | Miami, FL | 2 | $71,408 | $73,535 | 97% |
| Financial Managers | Miami, FL | 2 | $85,560 | $150,045 | 57% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Austin, TX | 2 | $142,500 | $112,905 | 126% |
| Database Architects | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $94,675 | $145,300 | 65% |
About Maersk
Maersk is a logistics & shipping company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1904 and has about 88,000 employees worldwide. It is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S as MAERSK A.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Maersk
- Listed
- Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S: MAERSK A
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Industry
- Logistics & shipping
- Founded
- 1904
- H-1B filings
- 67
- Median base
- $125,000
- Website
- maersk.com
Maersk pays a median H-1B base of $125,000 across FY2017–2026, about 25% above the typical Logistics & shipping sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Maersk
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipco Transport | 94 | 15 | $62k | 0 | — |
| Crowley Maritime | 93 | 25 | $116k | 4 | 96% |
| SF Express | 91 | 6 | $80k | 0 | — |
| Maersk | 67 | 30 | $128k | 11 | 47% |
| Estes Express Lines | 66 | 19 | $125k | 2 | — |
| East West Hauling | 65 | 5 | $145k | 0 | — |
| C.H. Robinson | 65 | 21 | $153k | 3 | 80% |
