Gap Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters San Francisco, CA · Industry: Retail

Short answer

Yes, Gap Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 42 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $164,258.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

42

#1,047 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$164,258

+30% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

26

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level IV

60% 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 · 42 filings

What Gap Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$117,117
25th pct
$140,463
Median
$164,258
75th pct
$192,582
90th pct
$213,512

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 5%
  • Level II · qualified · 10%
  • Level III · experienced · 25%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 60%

Of 40 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Gap Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Staff Software Engineer Software Developers 5 $164,112 $133,536 – $187,574
Data Scientist Business Intelligence Analysts 2 $152,548 $147,160 – $157,935
Senior Staff Software Engineer Software Developers 2 $172,286 $164,642 – $179,930
Director Data Science Data AI Post Purchase Computer and Information Systems Managers 1 $209,394 $209,394 – $209,394
Data Scientist II Data Scientists 1 $133,952 $133,952 – $133,952
Engineer Industrial Engineers 1 $64,688 $64,688 – $64,688
Intelligent Automation Architect Software Developers 1 $157,934 $157,934 – $157,934
Data Scientist Data Scientists 1 $164,403 $164,403 – $164,403

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
San Francisco, CA13$178,214
Pleasanton, CA9$194,834
Coppell, TX7$171,800
Groveport, OH3$125,100
New York, NY2$168,417
Austin, TX2$114,010
Chandler, AZ1$157,934
Parker, CO1$164,112

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Gap Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers47%

20 — Continuing H-1B employment with Gap Inc.

Transfers from other employers21%

9 — People switching to Gap Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions16%

7 — Usually a new location or role

New hires16%

7 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 21% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Gap Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20231503274
FY20241000364
FY20251300475
FY2026 so far2600492

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 · Fragomen - San Diego

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Questions about Gap Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Gap Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Gap Inc. had 42 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #1,047 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $164,258; the middle half of filings fall between $140,463 and $192,582. The most-filed title, Staff Software Engineer, has a median of $164,112.

Does Gap Inc. sponsor green cards?

Gap Inc. had 26 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.