Salesforce H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Enterprise SaaS · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Salesforce sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Salesforce has filed 19,220 H-1B LCAs and 4,454 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Salesforce filed 3,529 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $199,435, about 64% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 1,290 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) | 1,597 | $197k |
| FY2025 | 1,932 | $200k |
| FY2024 | 2,372 | $186k |
| FY2023 | 1,911 | $166k |
| FY2022 | 2,917 | $175k |
| FY2021 | 2,226 | $139k |
| FY2020 | 2,051 | $123k |
| FY2019 | 1,788 | $124k |
| FY2018 | 1,340 | $125k |
| FY2017 | 1,086 | $125k |
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) | 476 | $161k |
| FY2025 | 814 | $160k |
| FY2024 | 94 | $168k |
| FY2023 | 508 | $173k |
| FY2022 | 664 | $164k |
| FY2021 | 517 | $152k |
| FY2020 | 330 | $149k |
| FY2019 | 378 | $147k |
| FY2018 | 365 | $135k |
| FY2017 | 308 | $130k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 5,290
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 5,359
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Electric digital data processing3,026
Pay against the local market
Salesforce’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 116% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Salesforce pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 5,536 | $173,032 | $157,130 | 110% |
| Software Developers | Seattle, WA | 1,852 | $170,052 | $155,407 | 109% |
| Software Developers | Dallas, TX | 788 | $137,183 | $120,790 | 114% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | San Francisco, CA | 755 | $213,584 | $205,330 | 104% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Francisco, CA | 659 | $174,403 | $137,254 | 127% |
| Software Developers | Indianapolis, IN | 522 | $111,537 | $92,635 | 120% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 417 | $180,422 | $177,379 | 102% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Dallas, TX | 352 | $147,200 | $105,753 | 139% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Seattle, WA | 315 | $148,674 | $128,141 | 116% |
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 244 | $165,034 | $140,063 | 118% |
About Salesforce
Salesforce is an enterprise saas company based in Salesforce Tower. It was founded in 1999 and has about 767 employees worldwide. It is listed on NYSE as CRM.
- Legal name
- Salesforce, Inc.
- Listed
- NYSE: CRM
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, CA 94105
- Industry
- Enterprise SaaS
- Employees (global)
- 83,334 (2026)
- Revenue FY2026
- $41.5B +10% from $37.9B
- Net income FY2026
- $7.5B +20% from $6.2B
- R&D FY2026
- $6.0B (14% of revenue)
Salesforce pays a median H-1B base of $156,187 across FY2017–2026, about 50% above the typical Enterprise SaaS sponsor.
