WGU Corporation

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Salt Lake City, UT · Industry: Education

Short answer

Yes, WGU Corporation sponsors H-1B visas. It had 44 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $150,000.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

44

#998 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$150,000

+19% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

6

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level IV

74% 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 · 43 filings

What WGU Corporation pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$110,900
25th pct
$135,000
Median
$150,000
75th pct
$198,250
90th pct
$216,240

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 0%
  • Level II · qualified · 7%
  • Level III · experienced · 19%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 74%

Of 43 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles WGU Corporation sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Database Administrator Database Administrators 6 $150,000 $150,000 – $150,000
Staff Software Engineer Software Developers 4 $205,000 $199,400 – $211,950
Senior Software Engineer Software Developers 3 $173,100 $169,550 – $175,300
Software Engineer II Software Developers 2 $131,000 $126,900 – $135,100
Lead Data Analyst Curriculum Analytics Data Scientists 2 $135,000 $135,000 – $135,000
Software Engineer Software Developers 2 $129,750 $122,375 – $137,125
Principal Cloud Architect Software Developers 2 $208,000 $208,000 – $208,000
Principal IT Security Architect Software Developers 2 $193,000 $185,250 – $200,750

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Salt Lake City, UT31$153,000
Phoenix, AZ4$131,000
San Diego, CA2$96,800
Raleigh, NC2$197,250
Hollysprings, NC1$208,500
Atlanta, GA1$139,300
Austin, TX1$196,300
Little Elm, TX1$240,000

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who WGU Corporation files for

Transfers from other employers47%

20 — People switching to WGU Corporation from another H-1B employer

New hires28%

12 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Extensions of current workers14%

6 — Continuing H-1B employment with WGU Corporation

Amended petitions12%

5 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 47% of positions are transfers from other employers, so WGU Corporation does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY2023000—
FY20241000389
FY2025500506
FY2026 so far600482

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

Kirton Mcconkie

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Questions about WGU Corporation H-1B sponsorship

Does WGU Corporation sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. WGU Corporation had 44 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #998 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at WGU Corporation?

The median is $150,000; the middle half of filings fall between $135,000 and $198,250. The most-filed title, Senior Database Administrator, has a median of $150,000.

Does WGU Corporation sponsor green cards?

WGU Corporation had 6 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.