Pluto H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Streaming & media · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 West Hollywood, CA HQ🌐 viacomcbs.com
Does Pluto sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Pluto has filed 135 H-1B LCAs and 29 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Pluto filed 30 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $164,414, about 35% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 19 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 | $141k |
| FY2025 | 24 | $168k |
| FY2024 | 12 | $145k |
| FY2023 | 33 | $145k |
| FY2022 | 32 | $158k |
| FY2021 | 8 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $150k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $102k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $80k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $105k |
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) | 13 | $143k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $166k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $196k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $220k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $130k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 39
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 50
- applications
- Most recent grant
- March 31, 2026
- Top area
- Pictorial communication38
Pay against the local market
Pluto’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 119% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Pluto pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Los Angeles, CA | 25 | $159,346 | $135,998 | 117% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | Los Angeles, CA | 10 | $198,727 | $180,447 | 110% |
| Software Developers | Dallas, TX | 7 | $162,143 | $127,753 | 127% |
| Data Scientists | Los Angeles, CA | 6 | $140,000 | $117,413 | 119% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $138,582 | $110,530 | 125% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $121,793 | $94,706 | 129% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 5 | $139,999 | $164,134 | 85% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $105,330 | $130,728 | 81% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Denver, CO | 4 | $165,286 | $115,243 | 143% |
| Software Developers | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $168,096 | $122,654 | 137% |
About Pluto
Pluto is a streaming & media company based in New York City. It was founded in 1941.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Pluto, Inc.
- Listed
- Private
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- New York City
- Industry
- Streaming & media
- Founded
- 1941
- H-1B filings
- 135
- Median base
- $150,000
- Website
- viacomcbs.com
Pluto pays a median H-1B base of $150,000 across FY2017–2026, about 11% above the typical Streaming & media sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Pluto
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disney | 1,350 | 169 | $182k | 30 | 88% |
| Audible | 1,286 | 303 | $158k | 68 | 23% |
| Roku | 1,176 | 175 | $225k | 18 | 81% |
| Pluto | 135 | 30 | $164k | 0 | 70% |
| Univision | 124 | 8 | $86k | 5 | — |
| Crunchyroll | 91 | 58 | $198k | 12 | 67% |
| A&E Television Networks | 76 | 11 | $174k | 1 | — |
