Nvidia H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Semiconductors · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Nvidia sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Nvidia has filed 9,884 H-1B LCAs and 4,160 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Nvidia filed 4,356 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $186,057, about 53% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 1,461 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) | 2,467 | $186k |
| FY2025 | 1,889 | $185k |
| FY2024 | 1,362 | $178k |
| FY2023 | 983 | $167k |
| FY2022 | 848 | $157k |
| FY2021 | 614 | $159k |
| FY2020 | 548 | $155k |
| FY2019 | 341 | $139k |
| FY2018 | 528 | $135k |
| FY2017 | 304 | $123k |
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) | 843 | $185k |
| FY2025 | 618 | $168k |
| FY2024 | 282 | $175k |
| FY2023 | 401 | $175k |
| FY2022 | 483 | $162k |
| FY2021 | 563 | $155k |
| FY2020 | 378 | $150k |
| FY2019 | 215 | $150k |
| FY2018 | 217 | $138k |
| FY2017 | 160 | $133k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 5,689
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 6,131
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Electric digital data processing1,894
Pay against the local market
Nvidia’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 107% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Nvidia pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 2,063 | $181,552 | $193,368 | 94% |
| Electronics Engineers | San Jose, CA | 2,032 | $179,065 | $170,004 | 105% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | San Jose, CA | 406 | $210,509 | $220,858 | 95% |
| Software Developers | Seattle, WA | 365 | $184,553 | $163,478 | 113% |
| Electronics Engineers | Austin, TX | 284 | $157,910 | $129,789 | 122% |
| Sales Engineers | San Jose, CA | 275 | $163,333 | $163,872 | 100% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Jose, CA | 264 | $162,439 | $153,041 | 106% |
| Software Developers | Austin, TX | 245 | $152,527 | $125,174 | 122% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | San Jose, CA | 229 | $169,515 | $192,189 | 88% |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | San Jose, CA | 141 | $146,259 | $158,146 | 92% |
About Nvidia
Nvidia makes the GPUs and systems that power most modern AI training and inference. Its rise to one of the most valuable companies in the world has come with heavy hiring.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Nvidia
- Listed
- Nasdaq: NVDA
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Employees (global)
- 42,000 (2026)
- Revenue FY2026
- $215.9B +65% from $130.5B
- Net income FY2026
- $120.1B +65% from $72.9B
- R&D FY2026
- $18.5B (9% of revenue)
Files 1 green-card application for every 2.4 H-1B filings, where a typical sponsor its size does 1 in 6.5.
Nvidia pays a median H-1B base of $170,080 across FY2017–2026, about 40% above the typical Semiconductors sponsor.
