Deere & Company

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

Short answer

Yes, Deere & Company sponsors H-1B visas. It had 115 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $130,000.

Green card sponsorship has dropped sharply. Certified PERM cases fell from 98 in FY2025 to 19 in FY2026 so far. If a green card matters to you, ask about it before you accept an offer.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

115

#324 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$130,000

+3% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

19

down from 98 in FY2025

Most common level

Level IV

51% 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 · 115 filings

What Deere & Company pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$107,460
25th pct
$118,300
Median
$130,000
75th pct
$141,000
90th pct
$153,700

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 4%
  • Level II · qualified · 23%
  • Level III · experienced · 22%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 51%

Of 100 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Deere & Company sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Software Engineer Software Developers 28 $129,850 $125,325 – $138,250
Staff Software Engineer Software Developers 11 $141,400 $136,600 – $145,050
Software Engineer Software Developers 9 $123,000 $115,000 – $141,800
Senior Software Engineer Software Engineering Software Developers 6 $130,088 $129,382 – $134,494
Senior Staff Software Engineer Software Developers 2 $186,000 $170,500 – $201,500
Senior Software Engineer Electrical Engineers 2 $132,654 $130,131 – $135,177
Senior Engineer Product Agronomic Functional Systems Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $124,100 $124,100 – $124,100
Senior Software Analyst Software Developers 2 $148,500 $142,750 – $154,250

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Moline, IL40$135,200
East Moline, IL15$139,900
Milan, IL12$129,850
Chicago, IL9$137,000
Cary, NC6$135,791
Johnston, IA5$125,900
Ankeny, IA5$124,100
Cedar Falls, IA4$124,050

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Deere & Company files for

New hires29%

33 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Extensions of current workers16%

18 — Continuing H-1B employment with Deere & Company

Amended petitions4%

5 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers0%

0 — People switching to Deere & Company from another H-1B employer

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20237205278
FY20244813390
FY20259805473
FY2026 so far1993474

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

Zulkie Partners LLC

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Questions about Deere & Company H-1B sponsorship

Does Deere & Company sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Deere & Company had 115 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #324 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Deere & Company?

The median is $130,000; the middle half of filings fall between $118,300 and $141,000. The most-filed title, Senior Software Engineer, has a median of $129,850.

Does Deere & Company sponsor green cards?

Deere & Company had 19 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards. That is down from 98 at its recent peak.

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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.