Netflix H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Streaming & media · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Netflix sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Netflix has filed 2,690 H-1B LCAs and 702 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Netflix filed 696 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $226,158, about 85% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 124 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) | 358 | $238k |
| FY2025 | 338 | $226k |
| FY2024 | 336 | $241k |
| FY2023 | 215 | $193k |
| FY2022 | 287 | $184k |
| FY2021 | 287 | $171k |
| FY2020 | 244 | $420k |
| FY2019 | 228 | $155k |
| FY2018 | 260 | $155k |
| FY2017 | 137 | $170k |
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) | 59 | $192k |
| FY2025 | 65 | $185k |
| FY2024 | 61 | $500k |
| FY2023 | 58 | $475k |
| FY2022 | 58 | $448k |
| FY2021 | 75 | $400k |
| FY2020 | 85 | $375k |
| FY2019 | 104 | $350k |
| FY2018 | 75 | $320k |
| FY2017 | 62 | $290k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 544
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 581
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Pictorial communication186
Pay against the local market
Netflix’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 137% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Netflix pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 1,433 | $227,333 | $175,097 | 130% |
| Software Developers | Seattle, WA | 97 | $227,415 | $164,281 | 138% |
| Data Scientists | San Jose, CA | 86 | $256,456 | $172,946 | 148% |
| Software Developers | Los Angeles, CA | 76 | $191,714 | $140,985 | 136% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | San Jose, CA | 63 | $258,646 | $186,525 | 139% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Jose, CA | 54 | $216,478 | $159,852 | 135% |
| Producers and Directors | Los Angeles, CA | 48 | $167,656 | $113,623 | 148% |
| Statisticians | San Jose, CA | 43 | $173,161 | $126,058 | 137% |
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 41 | $209,021 | $159,704 | 131% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | San Jose, CA | 40 | $243,290 | $199,911 | 122% |
About Netflix
Netflix runs the global streaming service and its own studios, and is known for paying at the very top of the market. A smaller headcount than the other mega-caps, so fewer filings.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Netflix
- Listed
- Nasdaq: NFLX
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 121 Albright Way, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Industry
- Streaming & media
- Employees (global)
- 16,000 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $45.2B +16% from $39.0B
- Net income FY2025
- $11.0B +26% from $8.7B
- R&D FY2025
- $3.4B (8% of revenue)
Netflix pays a median H-1B base of $188,454 across FY2017–2026, about 40% above the typical Streaming & media sponsor.
