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Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Employer · North Carolina, United States

Employer address
North Carolina, United States
Applications on record
3,927
FY2025 applications
443
FY2026 to 30 June
353
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$130,021
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Lowe's Companies, Inc. appears in 3,927 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 443.

Applications by fiscal year — Lowe's Companies, Inc.

279557FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
279557FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200845
FY200951
FY201059
FY201173
FY201282
FY201341
FY201465
FY2015116
FY201687
FY2017103
FY201887
FY2019152
FY2020419
FY2021297
FY2022466
FY2023557
FY2024431
FY2025443
FY2026*353
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*238115
FY202539152
FY2024328103
FY2023432125
FY202240165
FY202125344
FY202040514
FY201914210
FY20187611
FY20178122
FY20165136
FY201510115
FY2014587
FY20132615
FY2012748
FY2011694
FY20104910
FY2009456
FY2008369
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).

Lowe's Companies, Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
NC3,837
WA36
TX14
MN8
GA7
PA3
MI3
SC2
OH2
TN2
KS2
IN2
IL2
FL2
MA1
Worksite states
  1. North Carolina3,837
  2. Washington36
  3. Texas14
  4. Minnesota8
  5. Georgia7
  6. Pennsylvania3
  7. Michigan3
  8. South Carolina2
  9. Ohio2
  10. Tennessee2
Worksite cities
  1. Charlotte, NC2,254
  2. Mooresville, NC1,529
  3. Kirkland, WA35
  4. Wilkesboro, NC20
  5. Huntersville, NC5
  6. North Wilkesboro, NC5
  7. Concord, NC3
  8. Dallas, TX3
  9. Austin, TX3
  10. Atlanta, GA3
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 Developers2,608
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other382
  3. Computer Systems Analysts213
  4. Data Scientists183
  5. Computer and Information Systems Managers105
  6. Database Administrators64
  7. Statisticians59
  8. Operations Research Analysts32
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Software Engineer833
  2. Software Engineer568
  3. Lead Software Engineer312
  4. Senior Manager, Software Engineering117
  5. Senior Data Engineer81
  6. Senior Programmer Analyst75
  7. Senior Infrastructure Engineer50
  8. Data Engineer44

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

Median $130,021; middle half $112,986 to $134,347 · median prevailing wage $129,854 (marker) · 950 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II200
  2. Level III580
  3. Level IV138
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. India473
  2. China11
  3. Canada7
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)

170340FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
170340FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200935
FY201033
FY201155
FY201261
FY201330
FY201447
FY201597
FY201648
FY201736
FY201872
FY2019117
FY2020279
FY2021250
FY2022340
FY2023181
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023501762
FY20221803223
FY20212022303
FY20202902502
FY2019401770
FY2018180540
FY201700360
FY201630450
FY2015390580
FY2014100370
FY201330270
FY201250561
FY2011150400
FY201020310
FY200960291
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. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP3,197
  2. Moore & Van Allen PLLC2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in North Carolina

Lowe's Companies, Inc. has 3,927 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #5 of 3,171 sponsoring employers in North Carolina and #249 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.39% of the applications filed by employers based in North Carolina.

Rank in North Carolina
5 of 3,171
Rank in the United States
249 of 168,030
Share of North Carolina's applications
1.39%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 444) in North Carolina
3
Largest sponsoring employers in North Carolina
  1. IBM Corporation59,328
  2. IBM India Private Limited55,183
  3. Bank of America N.A.9,000
  4. Duke University and Medical Center4,682
  5. Lowe's Companies, Inc.3,927
  6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2,985
  7. North Carolina State University2,907
  8. DB Global Technology, Inc.2,876
  9. Case Farms Processing Inc.2,483
  10. Bofa Securities, Inc.2,449
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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