NerdWallet H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Other Financial Investment Activities · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does NerdWallet sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. NerdWallet has filed 222 H-1B LCAs and 61 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 NerdWallet filed 24 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $189,550, about 55% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 7 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) | 6 | $183k |
| FY2025 | 18 | $192k |
| FY2024 | 21 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 27 | $175k |
| FY2022 | 31 | $162k |
| FY2021 | 25 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 26 | $147k |
| FY2019 | 20 | $152k |
| FY2018 | 30 | $147k |
| FY2017 | 18 | $139k |
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) | 1 | $201k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $168k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $160k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $155k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $135k |
| FY2021 | 9 | $152k |
| FY2020 | 6 | $135k |
| FY2019 | 6 | $164k |
| FY2018 | 8 | $159k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $155k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
NerdWallet’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 124% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | NerdWallet pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 78 | $168,643 | $150,246 | 112% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Francisco, CA | 18 | $124,293 | $126,079 | 99% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | San Francisco, CA | 13 | $196,306 | $201,938 | 97% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $145,256 | $99,389 | 146% |
| Data Scientists | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $161,306 | $165,024 | 98% |
| Graphic Designers | San Francisco, CA | 8 | $116,838 | $69,488 | 168% |
| Operations Research Analysts | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $142,167 | $107,860 | 132% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $158,667 | $210,593 | 75% |
| Software Developers | Denver, CO | 5 | $198,420 | $134,642 | 147% |
| Management Analysts | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $148,490 | $101,238 | 147% |
About NerdWallet
NerdWallet is based in San Francisco, CA. It was founded in 2009. It is listed on Nasdaq as NRDS.
- Name (DOL filings)
- NerdWallet
- Listed
- Nasdaq: NRDS
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 19 S. B Street, San Mateo, CA 94401
- Industry (SIC)
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)
- Employees (US, est)
- 537 (2024)
- Revenue FY2025
- $837M +22% from $688M
- Net income FY2025
- $49M +60% from $30M
- R&D FY2025
- $67M (8% of revenue)
Spends 8% of revenue on R&D, against a 18% median across the 38 Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation filers we hold SEC data for.
H-1B sponsors similar to NerdWallet
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moelis & Company | 277 | 109 | $175k | 78 | 24% |
| NerdWallet | 222 | 24 | $190k | 5 | 88% |
| Australia and New Zealand Banking Group | 172 | 32 | $239k | 11 | 77% |
| Varo | 168 | 29 | $198k | 4 | 89% |
| Credible Labs | 117 | 14 | $160k | 2 | — |
| Paxos Technology Solutions | 102 | 15 | $232k | 3 | — |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | 101 | 20 | $225k | 1 | 45% |
