Genentech, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters South San Francisco, CA · Industry: Professional and IT services

Short answer

Yes, Genentech, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 129 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $140,213.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

129

#278 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$140,213

+11% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level III

31% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

102FY2024

128FY2025

129FY2026*

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

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

28FY2023

22FY2024

24FY2025

18FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 129 filings

What Genentech, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $103,400
25th pct: $121,722
Median: $140,213
75th pct: $163,030
90th pct: $181,205

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 16%
Level II · qualified · 28%
Level III · experienced · 31%
Level IV · fully competent · 24%

Of 124 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Genentech, Inc. sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Scientist	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4	$114,339	$103,400 – $125,278
Machine Learning Engineer	Data Scientists	4	$141,100	$139,350 – $141,100
Scientist	Molecular and Cellular Biologists	3	$140,213	$128,294 – $140,213
Scientist	Biological Scientists, All Other	2	$112,705	$98,951 – $126,459
Analytical Data Science Analyst	Biostatisticians	2	$106,300	$106,300 – $106,300
Scientist	Chemists	2	$143,200	$142,350 – $144,050
Data Scientist Data Science Acceleration	Data Scientists	2	$133,952	$133,952 – $133,952
Scientist	Biochemists and Biophysicists	2	$121,649	$111,524 – $131,774

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
South San Francisco, CA	92	$142,300
San Diego, CA	9	$116,376
Hillsboro, OR	9	$111,100
Oceanside, CA	5	$127,026
New York, NY	4	$151,000
San Francisco, CA	3	$135,678
Louisville, KY	2	$136,302
Lexington, MA	1	$178,131

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Genentech, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers46%

94 — Continuing H-1B employment with Genentech, Inc.

New hires31%

63 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Transfers from other employers13%

27 — People switching to Genentech, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions5%

10 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 13% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Genentech, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	28	0	2	308
FY2024	22	0	2	378
FY2025	24	1	1	472
FY2026 so far	18	1	2	488

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

Van Der Hout LLP · Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP

Compare with similar sponsors

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Questions about Genentech, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

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

Yes. Genentech, Inc. had 129 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #278 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $140,213; the middle half of filings fall between $121,722 and $163,030. The most-filed title, Scientist, has a median of $114,339.

Does Genentech, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Genentech, Inc. had 18 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.