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SIG SAUER

#19,984 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#619 Industrial manufacturing sponsor of 1,514
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Industrial manufacturing · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 Newington, NH HQ🌐 sigsauer.com

Does SIG SAUER sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. SIG SAUER has filed 21 H-1B LCAs and 6 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2026 SIG SAUER filed 2 H-1B LCAs. 2 green-card cases were decided in FY2024.

Newington, NH accounts for 86% of its H-1B filings.

H-1B filings
21
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$130k
$112k$146k typical (FY2025)
Pay vs market
+9%
above national median ($120k, FY2025)
Green-card (PERM) filings
6
(FY2017–2024)

H-1B pay & filings by year

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

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SIG SAUER, Inc. H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)2$184k
FY20241$122k
FY20233$149k
FY20222$142k
FY20214$113k
FY20203$130k
FY20182$135k
FY20174$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

Pay vs the legal floor
$130k
18% above the $110k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
78% senior
4311
LCA decisions
95.2% certified
20 of 21 filings
Withdrawn 1
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
Approved9 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type
New employment3 filings14.3%
Transfers in3 filings14.3%
Renewals15 filings71.4%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

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

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SIG SAUER, Inc. green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY20242$122k
FY20211$96k
FY20191$160k
FY20172$97k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B4L-11

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

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

Countries of citizenship
India5Austria1
Top schools
Amravati University1Anna University Chennai1University of Massachusetts1
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Fields of study
Business Administration1Computer Science1Electrical Engineering1Engineering1Information Systems1
Degrees
Master's3Bachelor's2None1

Patents

Granted
193
US patents
Published, not yet granted
181
applications
Most recent grant
March 31, 2026
Top area
Functional features or details common to both smallarms79
Other top areas
Weapon sights; aiming41Smallarms25Explosive charges7Weapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive3

Pay against the local market

SIG SAUER’s most-filed occupations and metros, FY2022–FY2023. Its median base salary is 165% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsSIG SAUER payLocal BLS medianvs market
Software DevelopersBowling Green, KY2$146,192$88,925164%

About SIG SAUER

SIG SAUER is an industrial manufacturing company based in Eckernförde. It was founded in 1985 and has about 200 employees worldwide.

Name (DOL filings)
SIG SAUER, Inc.
Founded
1985
Sponsoring since
FY2017 or earlier
Headquarters
Eckernförde, United States
Industry
Industrial manufacturing
Employees (US, est)
3,253 (2024)
H-1B filings
21
Median base
$130,000

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