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Morningstar

#823 H-1B sponsor of 59,424
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

๐Ÿข Chicago, IL HQ๐ŸŒ morningstar.com

Does Morningstar sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Morningstar has filed 698 H-1B LCAs and 126 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2017, most recently 56 in FY2025 at a $118k median base salary, about 1% below the national H-1B median.

H-1B filings
698
FY2017โ€“2026
69 in FY25-26* โ†’
Median base pay (H-1B)
$118k
FY2025
$90kโ€“$138k typical
Pay vs market
-1%
below national H-1B median
vs $119k in FY2025
Green-card (PERM)
126
FY2017โ€“2026
$108k median wage
99.2% certified

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

Wage floor & filing outcomes

The DOL-required prevailing wage (the legal floor, not actual pay), skill levels, and LCA decisions

Median prevailing wage
$88k
DOL legal floor, not actual pay
Offered median $99k
Wage levels
Level I148Level II250Level III170Level IV99
LCA decisions
Certified660Withdrawn30Denied8

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year โ€ 

How they get sponsored

Visa held when the green card (PERM) was filed

H-1B88L-18F-14H-42E-31NOT IN USA1TN1

What this means โ†’ Green-card paths

Worker backgrounds

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from ยท FY2017โ€“2024

Countries of citizenship
India58China23South Korea6Canada3Taiwan3
Top schools
Purdue University4Illinois Institute of Technology3University of Illinois at Urbanachampaign3Anna University2Bharathidasan University2
Fields of study
Computer Science26Economics9Electrical Engineering9Information Technology7Business Administration6
Degrees
Master's58Bachelor's47Other1

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