Rackspace H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

#1,199 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#24 Databases & infra software sponsor of 36575% roles at wage level III and IV

H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Databases & infra software · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

Does Rackspace sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Rackspace has filed 537 H-1B LCAs and 149 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Rackspace filed 44 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $139,883, about 15% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 9 green-card cases were decided.

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H-1B filings

537

(FY2017–2026)

Median base pay

$140k

from 44 filings (FY2025–2026)

Pay vs market

+15%

above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)

Green-card (PERM) filings

149

(FY2017–2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Rackspace US, Inc. H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal year	H-1B LCA filings	Median base salary
FY2026 (partial)	27	$137k
FY2025	17	$168k
FY2024	22	$142k
FY2023	19	$140k
FY2022	42	$131k
FY2021	52	$127k
FY2020	65	$114k
FY2019	131	$106k
FY2018	81	$105k
FY2017	81	$101k

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

Pay vs the legal floor

$114k

13% above the $101k prevailing wage

Role seniority (wage levels)

75% senior

L I

L II

L III

L IV

2490139203

LCA decisions

77.5% certified

416 of 537 filings

Withdrawn 119 · Denied 2

USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023

Extensions93 decided97.8% approved

LCA filings by type

New employment72 filings13.4%

Transfers in110 filings20.5%

Renewals355 filings66.1%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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Rackspace US, Inc. green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal year	PERM filings	Median base salary
FY2026 (partial)	3	$133k
FY2025	6	$143k
FY2024	2	$119k
FY2023	8	$143k
FY2022	7	$143k
FY2021	19	$119k
FY2020	11	$116k
FY2019	18	$113k
FY2018	43	$108k
FY2017	32	$100k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed

H-1B98TN24L-112F-11

Green-card wage

$112k

median of 149 cases

$95k–$125k typical

PERM decisions

94.0% certified

140 of 149 filings

Withdrawn 5 · Denied 4

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship

India87Mexico23United Kingdom8China5Brazil2Canada2Nepal2Portugal2Georgia1Iran1

Top schools

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University3The University of Texas at Austin3Central Michigan University2Harrisburg University of Science and Technology2University of Texas at San Antonio2

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Fields of study

Computer Science28Computer Engineering14Information Systems12Electrical Engineering9Business Administration7Information Technology7Computer Applications6Electronics and Communication Engineering4

Degrees

Master's78Bachelor's53None4Other3High School2

Patents

Granted: 87; US patents
Published, not yet granted: 99; applications
Most recent grant: December 24, 2019
Top area: Electric digital data processing49

Other top areas

Transmission of digital information25Information and communication technology4Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables4Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric3

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Pay against the local market

Rackspace’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 115% of the local BLS median for the same work.

Occupation	Metro	Filings	Rackspace pay	Local BLS median^‡	vs market
Software Developers	San Antonio, TX	131	$109,687	$106,501	103%
Computer Occupations, All Other	San Antonio, TX	49	$110,701	$87,602	126%
Software Developers	Austin, TX	35	$111,506	$108,528	103%
Database Administrators	San Antonio, TX	32	$117,260	$97,601	120%
Software Developers	Dallas, TX	25	$125,595	$122,252	103%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	San Antonio, TX	24	$101,141	$78,650	129%
Operations Research Analysts	San Antonio, TX	16	$89,278	$83,061	107%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	San Antonio, TX	14	$146,039	$139,008	105%
Financial and Investment Analysts	San Antonio, TX	13	$78,382	$74,695	105%
Software Developers	Blacksburg, VA	11	$86,975	$90,309	96%

About Rackspace

Rackspace is a databases & infra software company based in San Antonio, TX. It was founded in 1998 and has about 4,852 employees worldwide. It is listed on Nasdaq as RXT.

Legal name: Rackspace Technology, Inc.
Listed: Nasdaq: RXT
Incorporated in: Delaware
Headquarters: 19122 Us Highway 281n, San Antonio, TX
Industry: Databases & infra software
Founded: 1998
Revenue FY2025: $2.7B -2% from $2.7B
Net income FY2025: $-226M +74% from $-858M
R&D FY2025: $39M (1% of revenue)

Spends 1% of revenue on R&D, against a 17% median across the 31 Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. filers we hold SEC data for.

Rackspace pays a median H-1B base of $114,400 across FY2017–2026, about 8% below the typical Databases & infra software sponsor.

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