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W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Employer · Illinois, United States

Employer address
Illinois, United States
Applications on record
467
FY2025 applications
55
FY2026 to 30 June
26
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$144,954
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

W.W. Grainger, Inc. appears in 467 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 55.

Applications by fiscal year — W.W. Grainger, Inc.

3773FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3773FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20086
FY200911
FY201016
FY201124
FY201216
FY201312
FY201422
FY201528
FY201628
FY201720
FY201821
FY201925
FY202021
FY202117
FY202273
FY202316
FY202430
FY202555
FY2026*26
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*224
FY20253817
FY2024264
FY2023160
FY20223142
FY2021143
FY2020201
FY2019232
FY2018156
FY2017173
FY2016253
FY2015244
FY2014175
FY2013120
FY2012115
FY2011195
FY2010115
FY200983
FY200851
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).

W.W. Grainger, Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
IL445
SC5
FL5
WI4
CA3
MI2
TX1
KY1
CT1
Worksite states
  1. Illinois445
  2. South Carolina5
  3. Florida5
  4. Wisconsin4
  5. California3
  6. Michigan2
  7. Texas1
  8. Kentucky1
  9. Connecticut1
Worksite cities
  1. Lake Forest, IL430
  2. Chicago, IL6
  3. Fountain Inn, SC5
  4. Janesville, WI4
  5. Lincolnshire, IL4
  6. Patterson, CA2
  7. Hudsonville, MI2
  8. Jacksonville, FL2
  9. Coral Gables, FL1
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 Developers169
  2. Operations Research Analysts39
  3. Data Scientists31
  4. Computer and Information Research Scientists30
  5. Information Security Analysts24
  6. Computer Systems Analysts21
  7. Computer Occupations, All Other16
  8. Logisticians12
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer25
  2. Infrastructure Engineer23
  3. Senior Data Scientist19
  4. Data Scientist15
  5. Supply Chain Analyst11
  6. Infrastructure Software Administrator10
  7. Business Systems Analyst8
  8. Business System Analyst Programmer7

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

Median $144,954; middle half $125,000 to $162,894 · median prevailing wage $121,920 (marker) · 86 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II17
  3. Level III28
  4. Level IV34
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. India75
  2. China7
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)

1427FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1427FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20096
FY20106
FY201114
FY201210
FY201311
FY20145
FY201512
FY20169
FY20178
FY20186
FY201910
FY202012
FY202111
FY202227
FY20234
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230040
FY202230240
FY20212291
FY202010110
FY20192080
FY20180060
FY20170080
FY20164050
FY201510110
FY20141040
FY20132090
FY20123070
FY201141100
FY20101050
FY20091150
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. Kerpel & Kerpel, P.C.130
  2. Zulkie Partners LLC129
  3. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.20
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Illinois

W.W. Grainger, Inc. has 467 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #177 of 7,029 sponsoring employers in Illinois and #3,064 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.08% of the applications filed by employers based in Illinois.

Rank in Illinois
177 of 7,029
Rank in the United States
3,064 of 168,030
Share of Illinois's applications
0.08%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 811) in Illinois
16
Largest sponsoring employers in Illinois
  1. Accenture LLP80,805
  2. Capgemini America Inc60,859
  3. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.45,147
  4. University of Illinois7,712
  5. Capgemini Financial Services USA Inc7,300
  6. Yash Technologies, Inc.5,426
  7. Northwestern University5,294
  8. The University of Chicago5,250
  9. Caterpillar Inc.5,182
  10. Capgemini U.S. LLC5,047
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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