Autodesk, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters San Francisco, CA · Industry: Professional and IT services

Short answer

Yes, Autodesk, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 189 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $161,637.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

189

#185 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$161,637

+28% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

51

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level IV

52% 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 · 189 filings

What Autodesk, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$118,391
25th pct
$138,445
Median
$161,637
75th pct
$186,564
90th pct
$213,512

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 2%
  • Level II · qualified · 23%
  • Level III · experienced · 23%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 52%

Of 150 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Autodesk, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Software Development Engineer Software Developers 30 $161,637 $137,000 – $169,106
Principal Software Engineer Software Developers 7 $177,861 $163,546 – $190,046
Senior Software Engineer Software Developers 7 $154,606 $138,486 – $158,507
Manager Software Development Computer and Information Systems Managers 4 $202,428 $178,102 – $219,629
Software QA Engineer Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 4 $129,178 $116,184 – $138,965
Principal Product Manager Information Technology Project Managers 3 $185,994 $163,897 – $185,994
Senior Manager Software Development Computer and Information Systems Managers 3 $215,405 $208,156 – $217,644
Machine Learning Engineer Computer and Information Research Scientists 3 $143,374 $134,462 – $158,087

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
San Francisco, CA81$185,994
Portland, OR11$147,576
Novi, MI11$130,250
Boston, MA9$140,733
San Diego, CA4$143,406
Bellevue, WA4$166,550
Atlanta, GA4$136,254
Chicago, IL3$152,000

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Autodesk, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers45%

85 — Continuing H-1B employment with Autodesk, Inc.

New hires32%

61 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Transfers from other employers6%

12 — People switching to Autodesk, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions5%

10 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 6% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Autodesk, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20235203284
FY20249010391
FY20254100449
FY2026 so far5120483

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

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

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Questions about Autodesk, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Autodesk, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Autodesk, Inc. had 189 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #185 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $161,637; the middle half of filings fall between $138,445 and $186,564. The most-filed title, Software Development Engineer, has a median of $161,637.

Does Autodesk, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Autodesk, Inc. had 51 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.