D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters New York, NY · Industry: Finance and insurance

Short answer

Yes, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 44 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $247,500.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

#998 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$247,500

+96% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level I

52% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

26FY2024

36FY2025

44FY2026*

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

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

0FY2023

2FY2024

10FY2025

7FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 44 filings

What D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $139,500
25th pct: $173,750
Median: $247,500
75th pct: $300,000
90th pct: $350,000

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 52%
Level II · qualified · 27%
Level III · experienced · 7%
Level IV · fully competent · 14%

Of 44 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Developer	Software Developers	7	$275,000	$275,000 – $312,500
Engineer	Software Developers	4	$250,000	$236,875 – $266,000
Trader	Financial Quantitative Analysts	3	$300,000	$262,500 – $300,000
Associate	Data Scientists	3	$160,000	$147,500 – $160,000
Investment Analyst	Financial and Investment Analysts	3	$350,000	$287,500 – $350,000
Trader	Financial and Investment Analysts	2	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
Structured Products Trader	Financial and Investment Analysts	2	$350,000	$350,000 – $350,000
Vice President	Compliance Managers	2	$230,000	$222,500 – $237,500

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
New York, NY	44	$247,500

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. files for

New hires66%

29 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Extensions of current workers16%

7 — Continuing H-1B employment with D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

Transfers from other employers14%

6 — People switching to D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions5%

2 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 14% of positions are transfers from other employers, so D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	0	0	—
FY2024	2	2	410
FY2025	10	0	490
FY2026 so far	7	1	464

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

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

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Questions about D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. H-1B sponsorship

Does D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. had 44 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #998 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.?

The median is $247,500; the middle half of filings fall between $173,750 and $300,000. The most-filed title, Software Developer, has a median of $275,000.

Does D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. sponsor green cards?

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. had 7 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.