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Cognex Corporation

Employer · Massachusetts, United States

Employer address
Massachusetts, United States
Applications on record
354
FY2025 applications
30
FY2026 to 30 June
38
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.1%
Median offered wage
$143,400
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.1%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Cognex Corporation appears in 354 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 30.

Applications by fiscal year — Cognex Corporation

1938FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1938FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20088
FY20092
FY20104
FY201112
FY20124
FY20139
FY201414
FY201515
FY201619
FY201715
FY201831
FY201925
FY202020
FY202127
FY202233
FY202325
FY202423
FY202530
FY2026*38
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2414
FY20251812
FY2024176
FY2023232
FY2022267
FY2021207
FY2020182
FY2019214
FY2018256
FY2017123
FY2016154
FY2015141
FY2014113
FY201390
FY201222
FY2011120
FY201031
FY200920
FY200871
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Cognex Corporation: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+8+26+
1+1+2+8+26+
Data table
StateApplications
MA316
CA26
WI8
MI2
NH1
OR1
Worksite states
  1. Massachusetts316
  2. California26
  3. Wisconsin8
  4. Michigan2
  5. New Hampshire1
  6. Oregon1
Worksite cities
  1. Natick, MA312
  2. Cupertino, CA21
  3. West Allis, WI6
  4. Cambridge, MA4
  5. San Diego, CA3
  6. Hayward, CA2
  7. Wauwatosa, WI2
  8. Farmington Hills, MI1
  9. Ferndale, MI1
  10. Nashua, NH1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Software Developers216
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other23
  3. Sales Engineers21
  4. Marketing Managers20
  5. Computer Systems Analysts10
  6. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists7
  7. Project Management Specialists7
  8. Logisticians5
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Software Engineer50
  2. Software Engineer39
  3. Principal Software Engineer19
  4. Applications Engineer9
  5. Associate Software Engineer8
  6. Vision Solutions Engineer6
  7. Product Marketing Manager6
  8. Manufacturing Engineer4

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $143,400; middle half $125,022 to $155,400 · median prevailing wage $131,082 (marker) · 59 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II28
  3. Level III14
  4. Level IV8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

2243FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
2243FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20092
FY20102
FY20115
FY20123
FY20135
FY201410
FY20156
FY201610
FY20179
FY201819
FY201911
FY20207
FY202143
FY202227
FY20235
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230051
FY2022110160
FY2021140291
FY20203040
FY20194070
FY201870120
FY20174050
FY20166040
FY20153030
FY20141090
FY20132030
FY20122010
FY20113020
FY20101010
FY20092000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.134
  2. Quarles & Brady LLP88
  3. Alma Legal Services, P.C.9
  4. Foster LLP3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Massachusetts

Cognex Corporation has 354 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #172 of 6,297 sponsoring employers in Massachusetts and #4,017 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.08% of the applications filed by employers based in Massachusetts.

Rank in Massachusetts
172 of 6,297
Rank in the United States
4,017 of 168,030
Share of Massachusetts's applications
0.08%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Massachusetts
2,667
Largest sponsoring employers in Massachusetts
  1. Virtusa Corporation13,005
  2. Randstad Technologies, LLC11,730
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC11,656
  4. Patni Americas Inc.10,160
  5. NTT Data, Inc.9,000
  6. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8,475
  7. The Mathworks, Inc.8,037
  8. Emc Corporation6,787
  9. Avco Consulting Inc6,325
  10. Harvard University6,206
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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