Epic Games, Inc.

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

Short answer

Yes, Epic Games, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 16 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $155,000.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

16

#3,064 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$155,000

+23% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

5

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level II

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.

FY2025 · all roles · 55 filings

What Epic Games, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$110,560
25th pct
$124,600
Median
$155,000
75th pct
$210,000
90th pct
$269,664

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 9%
  • Level II · qualified · 52%
  • Level III · experienced · 11%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 28%

Of 54 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2025

Top roles Epic Games, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Quality Assurance Unreal Engine Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2 $121,700 $121,700 – $121,700
Gameplay Programmer Video Game Designers 2 $135,600 $130,700 – $140,500
Physics Programmer Video Game Designers 2 $177,800 $176,700 – $178,900
Principal Level Designer Video Game Designers 2 $230,400 $230,400 – $230,400
Senior Backend Engineer Software Developers 2 $210,000 $210,000 – $210,000
Tools Programmer Software Developers 2 $166,800 $153,150 – $180,450
Environment Artist Video Game Designers 1 $135,000 $135,000 – $135,000
Director QA Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1 $279,000 $279,000 – $279,000

FY2025 worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Cary, NC17$135,000
Bellevue, WA16$208,800
Los Angeles, CA3$129,700
San Jose, CA2$112,900
New York City, NY2$173,500
Larkspur, CA2$237,800
San Diego, CA2$220,100
Irvine, CA1$180,000

Worker positions on FY2025 filings

Who Epic Games, Inc. files for

New hires69%

38 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Extensions of current workers11%

6 — Continuing H-1B employment with Epic Games, Inc.

Transfers from other employers11%

6 — People switching to Epic Games, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions7%

4 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 11% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Epic Games, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY2023406300
FY2024503401
FY2025401482
FY2026 so far500497

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

Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C. · Alberto M. Calvo, P.A.

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Questions about Epic Games, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Epic Games, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Epic Games, Inc. had 16 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #3,064 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $155,000; the middle half of filings fall between $124,600 and $210,000. The most-filed title, Quality Assurance Unreal Engine, has a median of $121,700.

Does Epic Games, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Epic Games, Inc. had 5 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.