Samba TV H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Samba TV sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Samba TV has filed 71 H-1B LCAs and 15 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Samba TV filed 7 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $158,642, about 30% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 1 green-card case was 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) | 3 | $180k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $157k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $156k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $140k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $116k |
| FY2021 | 5 | $121k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $107k |
| FY2019 | 23 | $140k |
| FY2018 | 11 | $126k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $130k |
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) | 1 | $188k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $125k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $214k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $218k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $173k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $147k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $148k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $175k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 3
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 3
- applications
- Most recent grant
- September 9, 2025
- Top area
- Pictorial communication2
Pay against the local market
Samba TV’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 99% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Samba TV pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 16 | $149,555 | $151,624 | 99% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | San Francisco, CA | 12 | $122,437 | $149,092 | 82% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | San Francisco, CA | 8 | $194,585 | $197,440 | 99% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Francisco, CA | 8 | $125,130 | $119,686 | 105% |
| Operations Research Analysts | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $95,315 | $112,124 | 85% |
| Computer Programmers | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $125,500 | $106,070 | 118% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $80,000 | $117,920 | 68% |
| Mechanical Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $176,213 | $102,685 | 172% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $76,710 | 65% |
| Electronics Engineers | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $112,299 | $111,400 | 101% |
About Samba TV
Samba TV is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1980. It is listed on Saudi Stock Exchange as 1090.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Samba TV
- Listed
- Saudi Stock Exchange: 1090
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Industry (NAICS)
- Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Employees (US, est)
- 102 (2024)
- H-1B filings
- 71
- Median base
- $136,000
- Founded
- 1980
