Illumina, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters San Diego, CA · Industry: Manufacturing

Short answer

Yes, Illumina, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 60 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $141,749.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

60

#697 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$141,749

+12% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

39

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level IV

46% 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 · 60 filings

What Illumina, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$100,000
25th pct
$117,744
Median
$141,749
75th pct
$160,092
90th pct
$184,974

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 13%
  • Level II · qualified · 23%
  • Level III · experienced · 18%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 46%

Of 56 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Illumina, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist Bioinformatics Scientists 3 $148,500 $148,500 – $158,188
Staff Software Engineer Software Developers 2 $157,290 $157,144 – $157,435
Assoc Director IT Software Developers 2 $184,974 $184,974 – $184,974
Senior Staff Software Engineer Software Developers 2 $184,974 $184,974 – $184,974
Staff Engineer Development Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 2 $132,558 $127,889 – $137,228
Staff Software Quality Engineer Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2 $152,400 $152,400 – $152,400
Intelligence Analysts Senior Business Data Analyst Business Intelligence Analysts 1 $130,915 $130,915 – $130,915
Intelligence Analysts Business Data Analyst Business Intelligence Analysts 1 $130,915 $130,915 – $130,915

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
San Diego, CA41$135,138
Foster City, CA10$150,450
Chicago, IL2$100,000
Burlington, MA1$167,627
Frisco, TX1$156,998
Hayward, CA1$148,699
Mckinney, TX1$156,998
Franklin, TN1$141,600

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Illumina, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers48%

29 — Continuing H-1B employment with Illumina, Inc.

New hires20%

12 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions12%

7 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers5%

3 — People switching to Illumina, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 5% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Illumina, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20233101323
FY20242800404
FY20253501494
FY2026 so far3910487

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

Graham Adair, Inc. · Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.

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Questions about Illumina, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

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

Yes. Illumina, Inc. had 60 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #697 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $141,749; the middle half of filings fall between $117,744 and $160,092. The most-filed title, Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, has a median of $148,500.

Does Illumina, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Illumina, Inc. had 39 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.