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Valve Corporation

Employer · Washington, United States

Employer address
Washington, United States
Applications on record
197
FY2025 applications
6
FY2026 to 30 June
5
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$195,000
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

Valve Corporation appears in 197 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 6.

Applications by fiscal year — Valve Corporation

1122FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1122FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20086
FY20096
FY201016
FY20118
FY201212
FY20139
FY201413
FY201513
FY201612
FY201722
FY201815
FY201912
FY202013
FY20217
FY202210
FY20235
FY20247
FY20256
FY2026*5
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*41
FY202551
FY202461
FY202341
FY202282
FY202170
FY202094
FY201993
FY2018132
FY2017202
FY201684
FY2015130
FY201485
FY201372
FY201293
FY201171
FY2010142
FY200951
FY200824
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).

Valve Corporation: applications by worksite state

197+197+197+197+197+
197+197+197+197+197+
Data table
StateApplications
WA197
Worksite states
  1. Washington197
Worksite cities
  1. Bellevue, WA196
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 Developers86
  2. Special Effects Artists and Animators63
  3. Graphic Designers22
  4. Computer Hardware Engineers6
  5. Industrial Engineers3
  6. Economists3
  7. Network and Computer Systems Administrators1
  8. Web and Digital Interface Designers1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. SR. Software Engineer23
  2. 3D Graphic Designer12
  3. Multi-media Artist10
  4. Audio Design Lead7
  5. Software Engineer7
  6. Hardware Engineer6
  7. SR. Software Engineer (game Development)5
  8. 3D Graphics Designer5

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

Median $195,000; middle half $182,500 to $200,000 · median prevailing wage $177,050 (marker) · 15 applications.

$160k$175k$190k$205k$220k
$160k$175k$190k$205k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level III2
  2. Level IV13
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)

59FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
59FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20095
FY20109
FY20117
FY20127
FY20135
FY20146
FY20156
FY20162
FY20177
FY20185
FY20196
FY20205
FY20214
FY20224
FY20233
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230030
FY20221031
FY20211030
FY20200050
FY20193030
FY20180250
FY20172050
FY20160020
FY20151150
FY20141050
FY20130050
FY20124030
FY20115120
FY20106030
FY20091041
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. Cowan Miller & Lederman70
  2. Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC3
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

Valve Corporation has 197 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #127 of 2,880 sponsoring employers in Washington and #6,843 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.04% of the applications filed by employers based in Washington.

Rank in Washington
127 of 2,880
Rank in the United States
6,843 of 168,030
Share of Washington's applications
0.04%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 511) in Washington
91
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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