Equinix, Inc.

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

Short answer

Yes, Equinix, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 79 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $153,088.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

79

#505 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$153,088

+21% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

15

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level III

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 · 79 filings

What Equinix, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$112,923
25th pct
$135,335
Median
$153,088
75th pct
$178,000
90th pct
$196,550

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 5%
  • Level II · qualified · 35%
  • Level III · experienced · 40%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 20%

Of 65 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Equinix, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Staff Engineer Product Software Software Developers 10 $153,408 $152,946 – $161,637
Senior Associate Engineer Product Software Software Developers 6 $153,100 $151,716 – $153,408
Senior Staff Engineer Product Software Software Developers 6 $187,574 $187,294 – $193,489
Senior Business Systems Analyst Software Developers 5 $134,971 $134,971 – $134,971
Senior Business Systems Analyst Business Intelligence Analysts 2 $126,583 $121,874 – $131,292
Principal Engineer Product Software Software Developers 2 $239,013 $226,262 – $251,764
Commissioning Senior Manager Mechanical Engineers 2 $154,498 $152,249 – $156,746
Noc Service Engineer III Software Developers 2 $112,923 $112,923 – $112,923

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Redwood City, CA40$168,454
Dallas, TX28$134,971
Tampa, FL2$126,583
Minooka, IL1$150,000
New York, NY1$246,000
Queen Creek, AZ1$111,072
San Jose, CA1$148,590
Sunnyvale, CA1$138,011

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Equinix, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers46%

36 — Continuing H-1B employment with Equinix, Inc.

Transfers from other employers22%

17 — People switching to Equinix, Inc. from another H-1B employer

New hires20%

16 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions6%

5 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 22% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Equinix, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20233521299
FY20242600383
FY20252703478
FY2026 so far1500489

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

Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP

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Questions about Equinix, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

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

Yes. Equinix, Inc. had 79 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #505 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $153,088; the middle half of filings fall between $135,335 and $178,000. The most-filed title, Staff Engineer Product Software, has a median of $153,408.

Does Equinix, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Equinix, Inc. had 15 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.