Pearson H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Public sector / education · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Pearson sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Pearson has filed 1,165 H-1B LCAs and 204 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Pearson filed 132 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $139,966, about 15% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 30 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) | 57 | $133k |
| FY2025 | 75 | $141k |
| FY2024 | 80 | $128k |
| FY2023 | 89 | $125k |
| FY2022 | 95 | $117k |
| FY2021 | 83 | $111k |
| FY2020 | 142 | $111k |
| FY2019 | 190 | $105k |
| FY2018 | 165 | $95k |
| FY2017 | 189 | $89k |
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) | 20 | $129k |
| FY2025 | 10 | $130k |
| FY2024 | 13 | $131k |
| FY2023 | 13 | $96k |
| FY2022 | 14 | $130k |
| FY2021 | 25 | $110k |
| FY2020 | 14 | $114k |
| FY2019 | 27 | $109k |
| FY2018 | 37 | $98k |
| FY2017 | 31 | $90k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 22
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 4
- applications
- Most recent grant
- November 28, 2023
- Top area
- Crushing10
Pay against the local market
Pearson’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 103% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Pearson pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Minneapolis, MN | 136 | $111,832 | $110,202 | 101% |
| Software Developers | Iowa City, IA | 61 | $85,557 | $80,447 | 106% |
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 55 | $151,914 | $146,498 | 104% |
| Software Developers | Durham, NC | 52 | $129,212 | $120,133 | 108% |
| Software Developers | San Antonio, TX | 48 | $114,201 | $108,322 | 105% |
| Software Developers | Denver, CO | 48 | $114,812 | $114,995 | 100% |
| Software Developers | Phoenix, AZ | 46 | $92,593 | $99,833 | 93% |
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 46 | $143,888 | $138,704 | 104% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Denver, CO | 44 | $92,383 | $101,315 | 91% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Durham, NC | 36 | $126,367 | $105,941 | 119% |
About Pearson
Pearson is a public sector / education company based in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1844. It is listed on NYSE as PSO.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Pearson
- Listed
- NYSE: PSO
- Incorporated in
- X0
- Headquarters
- 80 Strand, London England, X0, Wc2r 0rl
- Industry
- Public sector / education
- Founded
- 1844
- Revenue FY2025
- £3.6B +1% from £3.6B
- Net income FY2025
- £336M -23% from £435M
- R&D FY2025
- £8M (0% of revenue)
Pearson pays a median H-1B base of $109,778 across FY2017–2026, about 40% above the typical Public sector / education sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Pearson
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Independent School District | 2,527 | 585 | $70k | 138 | 0% |
| University of Maryland | 1,569 | 376 | $86k | 182 | 23% |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 1,569 | 321 | $83k | 170 | 10% |
| Pearson | 1,165 | 132 | $140k | 19 | 61% |
| Milwaukee Board of School Directors | 1,004 | 214 | $54k | 37 | 0% |
| Denver Public Schools District 1 | 926 | 248 | $71k | 91 | — |
| District of Columbia Public Schools | 716 | 244 | $65k | 75 | 0% |
