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Riot Games, Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
1,635
FY2025 applications
133
FY2026 to 30 June
109
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
98.4%
Median offered wage
$148,741
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified98.4%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Riot Games, Inc. appears in 1,635 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 133.

Applications by fiscal year — Riot Games, Inc.

78155FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
78155FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20085
FY20090
FY20106
FY201115
FY201262
FY201362
FY201481
FY2015112
FY201698
FY2017111
FY2018115
FY201994
FY2020100
FY2021128
FY2022136
FY2023155
FY2024113
FY2025133
FY2026*109
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*7336
FY202510429
FY20247340
FY202312530
FY202210234
FY202110622
FY20208515
FY20198014
FY20188332
FY20178724
FY20167028
FY20157933
FY20147110
FY20135210
FY2012602
FY2011150
FY201060
FY200900
FY200850
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).

Riot Games, Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA1,574
WA46
MO6
NY4
NJ2
PA1
UT1
MD1
Worksite states
  1. California1,574
  2. Washington46
  3. Missouri6
  4. New York4
  5. New Jersey2
  6. Pennsylvania1
  7. Utah1
  8. Maryland1
Worksite cities
  1. Los Angeles, CA1,211
  2. Santa Monica, CA318
  3. Mercer Island, WA33
  4. Redwood City, CA20
  5. Bellevue, WA11
  6. Culver City, CA11
  7. Clayton, MO6
  8. Playa del Rey, CA2
  9. Princeton, NJ2
  10. Sunnyvale, CA2
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 Developers435
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other215
  3. Special Effects Artists and Animators201
  4. Computer and Information Systems Managers137
  5. Statisticians46
  6. Operations Research Analysts45
  7. Graphic Designers42
  8. Marketing Managers42
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer106
  2. Software Engineer II71
  3. Associate Software Engineer41
  4. Software Engineer III32
  5. Senior Software Engineer23
  6. Concept Artist18
  7. Engineering Manager16
  8. Insights Analyst II14

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

Median $148,741; middle half $128,128 to $176,134 · median prevailing wage $145,246 (marker) · 243 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II33
  3. Level III51
  4. Level IV154
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. China53
  2. Canada46
  3. United Kingdom28
  4. India20
  5. South Korea15
  6. Brazil12
  7. Turkey11
  8. Australia9
  9. Germany8
  10. Taiwan7
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)

3875FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
3875FY2010FY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY20103
FY20118
FY201231
FY201337
FY201429
FY201526
FY201628
FY201741
FY20187
FY201940
FY202062
FY202175
FY202260
FY202332
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202360260
FY2022170430
FY2021192561
FY2020242382
FY2019204202
FY20181060
FY2017221190
FY2016132152
FY201571190
FY2014150140
FY2013270100
FY201226150
FY20113050
FY20103000
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. Erickson Immigration Group937
  2. Mccown & Evans LLP137
  3. Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP2
  4. Jackson Lewis P.C.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

Riot Games, Inc. has 1,635 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #142 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #703 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.08% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
142 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
703 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.08%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in California
12,087
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
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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