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Costco Wholesale Corporation

Employer · Washington, United States

Employer address
Washington, United States
Applications on record
1,177
FY2025 applications
203
FY2026 to 30 June
137
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$155,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Costco Wholesale Corporation appears in 1,177 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 203.

Applications by fiscal year — Costco Wholesale Corporation

102203FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
102203FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200810
FY20097
FY20109
FY201112
FY20123
FY201316
FY201420
FY201527
FY201620
FY201722
FY201830
FY201962
FY202068
FY2021123
FY2022149
FY2023124
FY2024135
FY2025203
FY2026*137
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*8750
FY202515449
FY202412312
FY20231168
FY202211138
FY20217647
FY2020644
FY2019620
FY2018246
FY20171210
FY2016137
FY2015234
FY2014191
FY2013124
FY201221
FY2011120
FY201081
FY200970
FY200882
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).

Costco Wholesale Corporation: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+26+61+
1+1+1+26+61+
Data table
StateApplications
WA1,088
TX61
IL26
CA1
FL1
Worksite states
  1. Washington1,088
  2. Texas61
  3. Illinois26
  4. California1
  5. Florida1
Worksite cities
  1. Issaquah, WA1,082
  2. Plano, TX32
  3. Dallas, TX26
  4. Schaumburg, IL24
  5. Frisco, TX3
  6. Sammamish, WA2
  7. Bellevue, WA2
  8. Wesley Chapel, FL1
  9. Hoffman Estates, IL1
  10. Maple Valley, WA1
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 Developers784
  2. Computer Systems Analysts75
  3. Database Administrators69
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other52
  5. Information Security Analysts50
  6. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers45
  7. Network and Computer Systems Administrators24
  8. Data Scientists20
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer121
  2. Software Developer103
  3. Full Stack Engineer68
  4. Quality Engineer64
  5. Data Engineer32
  6. Bi Engineer21
  7. Functional Analyst19
  8. Platform Engineer17

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

Median $155,000; middle half $143,475 to $169,250 · median prevailing wage $137,259 (marker) · 360 applications.

$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I50
  2. Level II204
  3. Level III83
  4. Level IV25
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India134
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData 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)

51101FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
51101FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20095
FY20107
FY201110
FY20122
FY20139
FY201413
FY201522
FY201613
FY20178
FY201817
FY201950
FY202062
FY202160
FY2022101
FY202360
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202300600
FY202250961
FY202110591
FY202060560
FY201901501
FY201810160
FY20170080
FY201600130
FY201510210
FY201410120
FY20131080
FY20120020
FY20111090
FY20101060
FY20091040
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. Fisher & Phillips LLP982
  2. MacDonald Hoague & Bayless25
  3. Perkins Coie LLP10
  4. Jackson Lewis P.C.4
  5. Attorney at Law2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Washington

Costco Wholesale Corporation has 1,177 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #28 of 2,880 sponsoring employers in Washington and #1,069 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.23% of the applications filed by employers based in Washington.

Rank in Washington
28 of 2,880
Rank in the United States
1,069 of 168,030
Share of Washington's applications
0.23%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 452) in Washington
3
Largest sponsoring employers in Washington
  1. Microsoft Corporation155,369
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC109,377
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.32,124
  4. Amazon Corporate LLC21,691
  5. Amazon.com Services, Inc.20,350
  6. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.13,947
  7. T-mobile USA, Inc.8,609
  8. Expedia, Inc.8,013
  9. Amazon Data Services, Inc5,548
  10. People Tech Group Inc.4,595
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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