AbbVie Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters North Chicago, IL · Industry: Manufacturing

Short answer

Yes, AbbVie Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 156 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $148,432.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

156

#227 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$148,432

+17% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

37

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level IV

50% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 156 filings

What AbbVie Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$109,382
25th pct
$131,814
Median
$148,432
75th pct
$164,113
90th pct
$196,500

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 2%
  • Level II · qualified · 16%
  • Level III · experienced · 32%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 50%

Of 156 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles AbbVie Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Engineer Technology I Software Developers 4 $158,528 $153,542 – $161,750
Manager Statistics Statisticians 3 $152,000 $149,034 – $153,600
Senior Scientist I Chemists 3 $130,199 $129,100 – $132,600
Senior Scientist II Chemists 3 $139,124 $136,562 – $147,062
Senior Clinical Pharmacologist Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $144,116 $141,058 – $144,558
Senior Statistician Research Statisticians 3 $140,725 $137,862 – $151,357
Senior Research Statistician Statisticians 2 $138,680 $136,840 – $140,521
Architect Technology II Software Developers 2 $171,000 $170,000 – $172,000

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
North Chicago, IL83$139,262
Mettawa, IL15$173,000
Irvine, CA9$158,000
Waukegan, IL7$160,000
Florham Park, NJ3$180,000
South San Francisco, CA3$150,000
Los Angeles, CA2$270,224
Little Elm, TX2$168,444

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who AbbVie Inc. files for

New hires30%

47 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions29%

45 — Usually a new location or role

Extensions of current workers23%

36 — Continuing H-1B employment with AbbVie Inc.

Transfers from other employers4%

7 — People switching to AbbVie Inc. from another H-1B employer

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20233102276
FY20241002392
FY20254300448
FY2026 so far3710479

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Hussain, Bendersky & Liston L.L.C. · Baker & McKenzie LLP · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. · Ogletree Deakins

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Questions about AbbVie Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does AbbVie Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. AbbVie Inc. had 156 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #227 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at AbbVie Inc.?

The median is $148,432; the middle half of filings fall between $131,814 and $164,113. The most-filed title, Senior Engineer Technology I, has a median of $158,528.

Does AbbVie Inc. sponsor green cards?

AbbVie Inc. had 37 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.