Blizzard Entertainment Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Irvine, CA · Industry: Technology and media

Short answer

Yes, Blizzard Entertainment Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 35 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $135,000.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

35

#1,284 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$135,000

+7% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

38

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level II

40% 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 · 35 filings

What Blizzard Entertainment Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$96,500
25th pct
$118,812
Median
$135,000
75th pct
$155,633
90th pct
$181,850

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 17%
  • Level II · qualified · 40%
  • Level III · experienced · 20%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 23%

Of 35 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Blizzard Entertainment Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Software Engineer SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS 4 $129,906 $121,831 – $137,150
Senior Software Engineer SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS 4 $171,546 $164,800 – $176,890
Senior Game Designer VIDEO GAME DESIGNERS 3 $128,750 $122,112 – $138,625
General Manager Polaris PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS 2 $414,760 $414,760 – $414,760
Artist SPECIAL EFFECTS ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS 2 $90,220 $88,249 – $92,191
Environment Artist Outsource SPECIAL EFFECTS ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS 1 $101,566 $101,566 – $101,566
Data Scientist DATA SCIENTISTS 1 $140,000 $140,000 – $140,000
Associate Outsource Director ART DIRECTORS 1 $224,025 $224,025 – $224,025

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Irvine, CA34$135,890
Albany, NY1$72,010

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Blizzard Entertainment Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers51%

18 — Continuing H-1B employment with Blizzard Entertainment Inc.

New hires43%

15 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions3%

1 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers3%

1 — People switching to Blizzard Entertainment Inc. from another H-1B employer

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20231600280
FY20241800388
FY2025800470
FY2026 so far3805387

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

William B. Bennett & Associates Ltd

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Questions about Blizzard Entertainment Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Blizzard Entertainment Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Blizzard Entertainment Inc. had 35 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #1,284 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $135,000; the middle half of filings fall between $118,812 and $155,633. The most-filed title, Software Engineer, has a median of $129,906.

Does Blizzard Entertainment Inc. sponsor green cards?

Blizzard Entertainment Inc. had 38 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.