Snap H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Social media · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Snap sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Snap has filed 2,900 H-1B LCAs and 828 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Snap filed 663 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $173,638, about 42% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 165 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) | 286 | $178k |
| FY2025 | 377 | $166k |
| FY2024 | 367 | $155k |
| FY2023 | 332 | $147k |
| FY2022 | 359 | $140k |
| FY2021 | 323 | $134k |
| FY2020 | 245 | $132k |
| FY2019 | 228 | $128k |
| FY2018 | 194 | $111k |
| FY2017 | 189 | $104k |
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) | 100 | $168k |
| FY2025 | 65 | $165k |
| FY2024 | 36 | $174k |
| FY2023 | 44 | $172k |
| FY2022 | 159 | $170k |
| FY2021 | 84 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 75 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 87 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 120 | $140k |
| FY2017 | 58 | $160k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 3,580
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 3,329
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Electric digital data processing808
Pay against the local market
Snap’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 97% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Snap pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Seattle, WA | 535 | $153,061 | $156,390 | 98% |
| Software Developers | Los Angeles, CA | 506 | $130,492 | $136,409 | 96% |
| Software Developers | San Francisco, CA | 357 | $152,388 | $155,958 | 98% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 279 | $184,520 | $205,398 | 90% |
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 133 | $134,290 | $145,869 | 92% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Los Angeles, CA | 74 | $96,531 | $96,115 | 100% |
| Statisticians | Los Angeles, CA | 43 | $91,636 | $100,451 | 91% |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | Los Angeles, CA | 38 | $118,785 | $117,752 | 101% |
| Data Scientists | Los Angeles, CA | 34 | $138,654 | $123,155 | 113% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | Los Angeles, CA | 29 | $135,072 | $145,047 | 93% |
About Snap
Snap is a social media company based in Santa Monica, CA. It was founded in 2011. It is listed on NYSE as SNAP.
- Legal name
- Snap Inc
- Listed
- NYSE: SNAP
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 3000 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
- Industry
- Social media
- Employees (global)
- 5,261 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.9B +11% from $5.4B
- Net income FY2025
- $-460M +34% from $-698M
- R&D FY2025
- $1.8B (30% of revenue)
China is the largest country of citizenship on its green-card filings, 44% of 828.
