Workday, Inc.

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

Short answer

Yes, Workday, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 253 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $161,637.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

253

#131 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$161,637

+28% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

90

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level II

56% 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 · 253 filings

What Workday, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$109,283
25th pct
$135,533
Median
$161,637
75th pct
$189,592
90th pct
$213,512

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 7%
  • Level II · qualified · 56%
  • Level III · experienced · 9%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 27%

Of 223 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Workday, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Software Development Engineer Software Developers 38 $146,058 $129,460 – $161,637
Senior Software Development Engineer Software Developers 38 $172,800 $153,600 – $189,592
Principal Software Development Engineer Software Developers 13 $212,202 $206,400 – $213,512
Senior Associate Software Development Engineer Software Developers 13 $109,283 $109,283 – $109,283
Senior Software Engineer Distributed Systems Software Developers 10 $170,050 $165,900 – $186,527
Gtm Associate II Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7 $74,000 $74,000 – $82,139
Senior Machine Learning Engineer Software Developers 6 $186,187 $181,350 – $195,694
Principal Machine Learning Engineer Software Developers 6 $228,000 $210,600 – $228,000

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Pleasanton, CA102$187,574
Atlanta, GA42$129,926
Boulder, CO31$146,058
New York, NY23$122,824
Seattle, WA12$212,202
Santa Clara, CA6$207,547
New York City, NY5$74,000
Mclean, VA5$156,200

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Workday, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers48%

121 — Continuing H-1B employment with Workday, Inc.

New hires31%

79 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Transfers from other employers18%

45 — People switching to Workday, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions3%

8 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 18% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Workday, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY202315904286
FY202414202380
FY202513210495
FY2026 so far9011497

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 Workday, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

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

Yes. Workday, Inc. had 253 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #131 among all U.S. sponsors.

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

The median is $161,637; the middle half of filings fall between $135,533 and $189,592. The most-filed title, Software Development Engineer, has a median of $146,058.

Does Workday, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Workday, Inc. had 90 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.