What is the average H-1B salary in the manufacturing industry?

The average median H-1B salary across manufacturing sponsors is approximately $129,628 per year. Individual salaries vary by company, role, and location.

Do manufacturing companies sponsor green cards (PERM)?

Yes, 96 out of 100 manufacturing H-1B sponsors on h1b.guru have active PERM (green card) filings. Check individual employer profiles for PERM details.

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Top Manufacturing Companies That Sponsor H-1B Visas

NAICS 31-33 spans semiconductor fabrication, pharmaceutical production, automotive assembly, aerospace components, and consumer electronics manufacturing. H-1B sponsorship in manufacturing targets process engineers, quality assurance specialists, R&D scientists, and supply chain analysts at companies like Intel, Qualcomm, and Eli Lilly. The sector increasingly relies on foreign-born STEM talent to maintain competitiveness in advanced manufacturing. Below are all H-1B visa sponsors in the manufacturing sector, ranked by total LCA filings. Data sourced from US Department of Labor disclosure files.

32,593

LCA Filings

58,621

Workers Sponsored

$129,628

Avg Median Wage

Active PERM Sponsors

#	Company	Workers	Median Wage	LCA	Approval	PERM
1	Apple Inc.	13,845	$174K	6,535	100.0%	Active
2	Intel Corporation	4,523	$126K	2,514	100.0%	Active
3	Tesla, Inc.	3,375	$150K	2,394	100.0%	Active
4	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	1,826	$133K	1,826	100.0%	Active
5	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	988	$152K	988	99.7%	Active
6	Nvidia Corporation	9,008	$180K	836	99.9%	Active
7	Cisco Systems, Inc.	6,982	$138K	821	99.9%	Active
8	Cummins Inc.	780	$96K	780	99.6%	Active
9	General Motors Company	729	$135K	729	99.9%	Active
10	Ford Motor Company	704	$126K	704	99.7%	Active
11	Lucid Group Usa, Inc.	720	$143K	606	100.0%	Active
12	Micron Technology, Inc.	532	$125K	532	99.6%	Active
13	Rivian Automotive, Llc	501	$150K	501	100.0%	Active
14	Eli Lilly And Company	482	$133K	482	100.0%	Active
15	Asml Us, Llc	431	$126K	431	100.0%	Active
16	Applied Material, Inc.	1,197	$149K	381	100.0%	Active
17	Kla Corporation	391	$150K	329	100.0%	Active
18	Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.	322	$152K	322	100.0%	Active
19	Medtronic, Inc.	313	$114K	313	99.6%	Active
20	Caterpillar Inc.	310	$109K	310	99.7%	Active
21	Fca Us Llc	301	$130K	301	100.0%	Active
22	Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	341	$152K	289	100.0%	Active
23	Zoox, Inc.	289	$173K	289	100.0%	Active
24	Nike, Inc.	283	$165K	283	100.0%	Active
25	Analog Devices, Inc.	272	$132K	272	100.0%	Active
26	Arm, Inc.	255	$155K	255	100.0%	Active
27	Juniper Networks, Inc.	248	$150K	248	100.0%	Active
28	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	234	$150K	234	100.0%	Active
29	Lam Research Corporation	224	$137K	224	100.0%	Active
30	Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.	223	$152K	223	99.5%	Active
31	Deere & Company	203	$128K	203	100.0%	Active
32	Nxp Usa, Inc.	197	$148K	197	100.0%	Active
33	Starbucks Coffee Company	193	$165K	193	100.0%	Active
34	Asm America Inc.	189	$106K	189	100.0%	Active
35	Hp Inc.	182	$127K	182	100.0%	Active
36	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C.	181	$122K	181	100.0%	Active
37	Texas Instruments Incorporated	174	$138K	174	99.4%	Active
38	Microchip Technology, Inc.	167	$98K	167	100.0%	Active
39	Abbvie Inc.	156	$145K	156	100.0%	Active
40	Ericsson Inc.	153	$125K	153	100.0%	Active
41	Becton, Dickinson And Company	151	$135K	151	100.0%	Active
42	Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	139	$151K	139	100.0%	—
43	Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc	135	$119K	135	100.0%	Active
44	Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	135	$130K	135	100.0%	Active
45	Schneider Electric Usa, Inc.	134	$125K	134	100.0%	Active
46	Robert Bosch Llc	132	$141K	132	100.0%	Active
47	Hughes Network Systems Llc	142	$119K	132	99.2%	Active
48	Eaton Corporation	129	$120K	129	100.0%	Active
49	Schlumberger Technology Corporation	128	$111K	128	100.0%	Active
50	Illumina, Inc.	127	$136K	127	100.0%	Active
51	Tsmc Arizona Corporation	127	$104K	127	100.0%	Active
52	Astrazeneca Pharmacetuicals Lp	126	$146K	126	100.0%	Active
53	Digital Room Llc	125	$67K	125	99.2%	Active
54	Motorola Solutions, Inc.	124	$101K	124	98.4%	Active
55	Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	124	$159K	124	100.0%	Active
56	Axon Enterprise, Inc.	123	$151K	123	100.0%	Active
57	Hermes Microvision, Inc.	119	$137K	119	100.0%	Active
58	Siemens Industry, Inc.	118	$123K	118	100.0%	Active
59	Archer Daniels Midland Company	112	$120K	112	100.0%	Active
60	Rockwell Collins Inc.	109	$108K	109	100.0%	Active
61	Western Digital Technologies, Inc.	109	$135K	108	100.0%	Active
62	Boston Scientific Corporation	108	$123K	108	100.0%	Active
63	Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.	101	$105K	101	100.0%	Active
64	Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.	101	$131K	101	100.0%	Active
65	Covidien Lp	100	$106K	100	100.0%	Active
66	Sanofi Us Services Inc.	95	$126K	95	100.0%	Active
67	Zimmer, Inc.	94	$105K	94	100.0%	Active
68	Stryker Corporation	89	$134K	89	100.0%	Active
69	Canoo Technologies Inc.	88	$126K	88	100.0%	Active
70	Broadcom Corporation	406	$175K	86	100.0%	Active
71	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	85	$127K	85	100.0%	Active
72	Nikola Corporation	86	$130K	85	100.0%	Active
73	The Sherwin-Williams Company	85	$124K	85	97.6%	Active
74	Intel Ndtm Us Llc	84	$105K	84	100.0%	Active
75	Fuyao Glass America Inc.	83	$70K	83	100.0%	Active
76	Catalent Pharma Solutions Llc	82	$100K	82	100.0%	Active
77	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	82	$150K	82	100.0%	—
78	Cepheid	81	$137K	81	100.0%	Active
79	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Tema)	81	$154K	81	100.0%	Active
80	Qualcomm Incorporated	80	$127K	80	100.0%	Active
81	Niagara Bottling, Llc	79	$123K	79	100.0%	Active
82	Qorvo Us, Inc.	79	$116K	79	100.0%	Active
83	Molex, Llc	79	$105K	79	100.0%	Active
84	St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.	79	$118K	79	100.0%	Active
85	Keysight Technologies, Inc.	79	$139K	79	100.0%	Active
86	Novitium Pharma Llc.	79	$75K	79	100.0%	—
87	Zoetis, Inc.	77	$113K	77	100.0%	Active
88	Juniper Networks (Us), Inc.	76	$127K	76	100.0%	Active
89	Pfizer Inc.	75	$103K	75	100.0%	Active
90	Joby Aero, Inc.	75	$164K	75	100.0%	Active
91	Align Technology, Inc.	74	$162K	74	98.6%	Active
92	Zebra Technologies Corporation	74	$126K	74	100.0%	Active
93	Abbott Laboratories Inc.	73	$118K	73	100.0%	Active
94	Alcon Research, Llc	72	$116K	72	100.0%	Active
95	Paccar Inc	72	$106K	72	100.0%	Active
96	Edwards Lifesciences Llc	72	$118K	72	100.0%	Active
97	Lenovo (United States) Inc	91	$108K	72	100.0%	—
98	Iqvia Rds Inc.	72	$140K	72	100.0%	Active
99	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	71	$125K	71	100.0%	Active
100	Magna Electronics, Inc.	70	$111K	70	100.0%	Active

Frequently Asked Questions

Which manufacturing companies sponsor the most H-1B visas?

The top sponsor is Apple Inc.. See the full ranked list above with filing counts, wages, and approval rates.

What is the average H-1B salary in manufacturing?

The average median salary is approximately $129,628/year across manufacturing sponsors.

Do manufacturing companies sponsor green cards?

Yes, 96 of 100 sponsors have active PERM filings. Check individual profiles for details.

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