Shutterstock H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Creator economy · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Shutterstock sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Shutterstock has filed 148 H-1B LCAs and 27 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Shutterstock filed 15 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $139,672, about 15% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 2 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) | 2 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 13 | $119k |
| FY2024 | 13 | $143k |
| FY2023 | 13 | $144k |
| FY2022 | 18 | $124k |
| FY2021 | 11 | $100k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $137k |
| FY2019 | 28 | $100k |
| FY2018 | 28 | $115k |
| FY2017 | 15 | $110k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2 | $136k |
| FY2024 | 1 | $115k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $190k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $152k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $156k |
| FY2019 | 6 | $129k |
| FY2018 | 8 | $136k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $127k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 93
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 47
- applications
- Most recent grant
- January 13, 2026
- Top area
- Electric digital data processing55
Pay against the local market
Shutterstock’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 100% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Shutterstock pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 61 | $124,503 | $124,977 | 100% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | New York, NY | 13 | $103,531 | $107,767 | 96% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | New York, NY | 11 | $70,776 | $82,337 | 86% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | New York, NY | 9 | $190,217 | $190,821 | 100% |
| Operations Research Analysts | New York, NY | 6 | $88,900 | $112,720 | 79% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | New York, NY | 4 | $122,388 | $117,548 | 104% |
| Database Administrators | New York, NY | 4 | $131,574 | $115,213 | 114% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $112,433 | $111,607 | 101% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | New York, NY | 3 | $136,303 | $108,153 | 126% |
| Marketing Managers | New York, NY | 3 | $218,393 | $176,207 | 124% |
About Shutterstock
Shutterstock is a creator economy company based in New York City. It was founded in 2003. It is listed on NYSE as SSTK.
- Legal name
- Shutterstock, Inc.
- Listed
- NYSE: SSTK
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118
- Industry
- Creator economy
- Employees (global)
- 1,565 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $990M +6% from $935M
- Net income FY2025
- $45M +27% from $36M
- R&D FY2025
- $89M (9% of revenue)
