Spotify H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Streaming & media · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Spotify sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Spotify has filed 1,463 H-1B LCAs and 275 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Spotify filed 237 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $210,000, about 72% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 103 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) | 80 | $225k |
| FY2025 | 157 | $202k |
| FY2024 | 132 | $206k |
| FY2023 | 188 | $185k |
| FY2022 | 283 | $190k |
| FY2021 | 200 | $166k |
| FY2020 | 137 | $168k |
| FY2019 | 134 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 92 | $148k |
| FY2017 | 60 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 51 | $170k |
| FY2025 | 52 | $153k |
| FY2024 | 20 | $166k |
| FY2023 | 25 | $183k |
| FY2022 | 24 | $174k |
| FY2021 | 42 | $179k |
| FY2020 | 21 | $138k |
| FY2019 | 19 | $146k |
| FY2018 | 15 | $162k |
| FY2017 | 6 | $140k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 655
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 731
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Electric digital data processing232
Pay against the local market
Spotify’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 140% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Spotify pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | New York, NY | 431 | $186,281 | $135,633 | 137% |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | New York, NY | 140 | $175,781 | $138,749 | 127% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | New York, NY | 56 | $221,078 | $205,008 | 108% |
| Graphic Designers | New York, NY | 53 | $148,280 | $71,528 | 207% |
| Data Scientists | New York, NY | 48 | $161,864 | $131,765 | 123% |
| Accountants and Auditors | New York, NY | 42 | $155,301 | $99,644 | 156% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | New York, NY | 41 | $135,966 | $105,180 | 129% |
| Marketing Managers | New York, NY | 32 | $182,902 | $174,304 | 105% |
| Operations Research Analysts | New York, NY | 27 | $129,911 | $99,393 | 131% |
| Statisticians | New York, NY | 24 | $175,108 | $119,915 | 146% |
About Spotify
Spotify is a streaming & media company based in Luxembourg. It was founded in 2007 and has about 4,405 employees worldwide. It is listed on NYSE as SPOT.
- Legal name
- Spotify Technology S.A.
- Listed
- NYSE: SPOT
- Incorporated in
- N4
- Headquarters
- 33 Boulevard Prince Henri, Luxembourg
- Industry
- Streaming & media
- Employees (US, est)
- 3,281 (2024)
- Revenue FY2025
- €17.2B +10% from €15.7B
- Net income FY2025
- €2.2B +94% from €1.1B
- R&D FY2025
- €1.4B (8% of revenue)
Spotify pays a median H-1B base of $179,380 across FY2017–2026, about 35% above the typical Streaming & media sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Spotify
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast | 5,887 | 1,053 | $133k | 120 | 58% |
| T-Mobile | 4,634 | 893 | $147k | 139 | 76% |
| Charter Communications | 4,335 | 1,051 | $120k | 50 | 62% |
| Spotify | 1,463 | 237 | $210k | 63 | 63% |
| Disney | 1,350 | 169 | $182k | 30 | 88% |
| Hughes Network Systems | 1,301 | 187 | $122k | 61 | 38% |
| Audible | 1,286 | 303 | $158k | 68 | 23% |
