Viasat H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Telecom equipment · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Carlsbad, CA HQ🌐 viasat.com
Does Viasat sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Viasat has filed 513 H-1B LCAs and 91 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Viasat filed 69 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $154,000, about 26% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 25 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) | 26 | $139k |
| FY2025 | 43 | $160k |
| FY2024 | 36 | $133k |
| FY2023 | 48 | $147k |
| FY2022 | 85 | $133k |
| FY2021 | 51 | $119k |
| FY2020 | 53 | $120k |
| FY2019 | 63 | $110k |
| FY2018 | 65 | $100k |
| FY2017 | 43 | $97k |
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) | 17 | $145k |
| FY2025 | 8 | $129k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $152k |
| FY2023 | 11 | $133k |
| FY2022 | 17 | $128k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $119k |
| FY2020 | 10 | $95k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $90k |
| FY2018 | 11 | $110k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $117k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 1,089
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 1,175
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Transmission353
Pay against the local market
Viasat’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 110% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Viasat pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Diego, CA | 100 | $123,834 | $128,761 | 96% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Diego, CA | 49 | $116,333 | $98,043 | 119% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 47 | $169,677 | $168,573 | 101% |
| Software Developers | College Station, TX | 16 | $105,452 | $78,506 | 134% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | College Station, TX | 16 | $86,180 | $71,834 | 120% |
| Electrical Engineers | San Diego, CA | 16 | $122,693 | $114,054 | 108% |
| Computer Network Architects | San Diego, CA | 15 | $111,099 | $121,719 | 91% |
| Software Developers | Washington, DC | 15 | $140,847 | $132,870 | 106% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Jose, CA | 13 | $145,123 | $146,119 | 99% |
| Software Developers | Austin, TX | 12 | $134,179 | $115,753 | 116% |
About Viasat
Viasat is a telecom equipment company based in Carlsbad, CA. It was founded in 1986. It is listed on Nasdaq as VSAT.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Viasat
- Listed
- Nasdaq: VSAT
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92009
- Industry
- Telecom equipment
- Employees (global)
- 7,000 (2026)
- Revenue FY2026
- $4.6B +3% from $4.5B
- Net income FY2026
- $4M +101% from $-531M
- R&D FY2026
- $165M (4% of revenue)
Viasat pays a median H-1B base of $125,000 across FY2017–2026, about 17% above the typical Telecom equipment sponsor.
