Micron H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Semiconductors · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Micron sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Micron has filed 5,315 H-1B LCAs and 1,237 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Micron filed 1,186 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $127,507, about 5% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 230 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) | 541 | $129k |
| FY2025 | 645 | $125k |
| FY2024 | 466 | $123k |
| FY2023 | 314 | $112k |
| FY2022 | 662 | $115k |
| FY2021 | 610 | $105k |
| FY2020 | 592 | $103k |
| FY2019 | 583 | $101k |
| FY2018 | 460 | $100k |
| FY2017 | 442 | $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) | 152 | $111k |
| FY2025 | 78 | $107k |
| FY2024 | 29 | $113k |
| FY2023 | 94 | $106k |
| FY2022 | 178 | $98k |
| FY2021 | 127 | $100k |
| FY2020 | 140 | $107k |
| FY2019 | 203 | $101k |
| FY2018 | 139 | $97k |
| FY2017 | 97 | $93k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 38,836
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 27,142
- applications
- Most recent grant
- March 31, 2026
- Top area
- Static stores10,024
Pay against the local market
Micron’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 109% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Micron pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers | San Jose, CA | 342 | $151,358 | $150,157 | 101% |
| Electrical Engineers | San Jose, CA | 154 | $146,625 | $171,925 | 85% |
| Electrical Engineers | Provo, UT | 121 | $96,106 | $78,068 | 123% |
| Electrical Engineers | Boulder, CO | 87 | $133,292 | $116,385 | 115% |
| Electronics Engineers | Sacramento, CA | 84 | $125,579 | $115,786 | 108% |
| Electrical Engineers | Dallas, TX | 80 | $134,521 | $102,973 | 131% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 60 | $158,470 | $159,264 | 100% |
| Materials Engineers | Provo, UT | 50 | $94,197 | $71,902 | 131% |
| Electrical Engineers | Atlanta, GA | 44 | $120,299 | $106,843 | 113% |
| Electronics Engineers | Provo, UT | 42 | $99,848 | $79,960 | 125% |
About Micron
Micron Technology is one of the few remaining makers of DRAM and NAND flash memory, the chips inside phones, PCs, and data centers. Memory R&D and new US fabs make it a large H-1B sponsor.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Micron
- Listed
- Nasdaq: MU
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 8000 S Federal Way, Boise, ID 83716-9632
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Employees (global)
- 53,000 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $37.4B +49% from $25.1B
- Net income FY2025
- $8.5B +998% from $778M
- R&D FY2025
- $3.8B (10% of revenue)
Micron pays a median H-1B base of $111,731 across FY2017–2026, about 9% below the typical Semiconductors sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Micron
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | 46,756 | 11,918 | $208k | 3,953 | 61% |
| Apple | 37,897 | 12,071 | $174k | 3,120 | 77% |
| Intel | 27,321 | 4,574 | $131k | 2,219 | 64% |
| Micron | 5,315 | 1,186 | $128k | 510 | 50% |
| Applied Materials | 4,098 | 913 | $151k | 343 | 73% |
| ASML | 4,004 | 943 | $127k | 310 | 40% |
| Western Digital | 3,901 | 412 | $142k | 328 | 42% |
