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Wal-mart Associates, Inc.

Employer · Arkansas, United States

Employer address
Arkansas, United States
Applications on record
38,033
FY2025 applications
5,082
FY2026 to 30 June
2,949
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$143,910
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

Wal-mart Associates, Inc. appears in 38,033 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 5,082.

Applications by fiscal year — Wal-mart Associates, Inc.

2,5415,082FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,5415,082FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008210
FY2009228
FY2010368
FY2011523
FY2012489
FY2013626
FY2014807
FY2015929
FY20161,108
FY20171,248
FY20181,828
FY20192,505
FY20202,457
FY20213,726
FY20224,858
FY20233,708
FY20244,384
FY20255,082
FY2026*2,949
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2,322627
FY20254,145937
FY20243,936448
FY20233,200508
FY20223,987871
FY20213,219507
FY20202,257200
FY20192,277228
FY20181,609219
FY20171,113135
FY2016891217
FY2015774155
FY2014695112
FY201354482
FY2012350139
FY201144875
FY201029078
FY20092280
FY20082100
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).

Wal-mart Associates, Inc.: applications by worksite state

76+101+132+163+1,320+
76+101+132+163+1,320+
Data table
StateApplications
CA15,367
AR14,829
TX2,878
NJ1,320
VA1,112
WA777
GA163
FL158
MA144
NC132
IL116
AZ112
NY101
MI99
MD76
Worksite states
  1. California15,367
  2. Arkansas14,829
  3. Texas2,878
  4. New Jersey1,320
  5. Virginia1,112
  6. Washington777
  7. Georgia163
  8. Florida158
  9. Massachusetts144
  10. North Carolina132
Worksite cities
  1. Bentonville, AR14,781
  2. Sunnyvale, CA10,444
  3. San Bruno, CA3,321
  4. Dallas, TX2,170
  5. Hoboken, NJ1,267
  6. Reston, VA969
  7. Bellevue, WA467
  8. Brisbane, CA395
  9. Fremont, CA149
  10. Austin, TX138
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 Developers21,998
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other4,281
  3. Data Scientists3,356
  4. Computer Systems Analysts1,774
  5. Pharmacists912
  6. Statisticians775
  7. Computer and Information Systems Managers663
  8. Operations Research Analysts611
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer III6,070
  2. Senior Software Engineer4,894
  3. Staff Software Engineer2,003
  4. Software Engineer II1,035
  5. Programmer Analyst956
  6. Senior Data Scientist763
  7. Senior, Software Engineer566
  8. Pharmacist554

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

Median $143,910; middle half $121,165 to $155,000 · median prevailing wage $113,589 (marker) · 10,181 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I399
  2. Level II2,637
  3. Level III4,063
  4. Level IV390
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. India3,295
  2. China296
  3. Canada43
  4. Mexico31
  5. Brazil31
  6. United Kingdom18
  7. Nigeria18
  8. Pakistan17
  9. Philippines13
  10. Taiwan11
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)

1,3292,658FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1,3292,658FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009204
FY2010205
FY2011408
FY2012259
FY2013428
FY2014500
FY2015394
FY2016667
FY201710
FY20181,055
FY20191,528
FY20201,521
FY20211,987
FY20222,658
FY20231,280
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20234921,23122
FY202239222,26615
FY202137981,60812
FY2020435141,08611
FY2019472171,05643
FY20183423571335
FY20171090
FY2016147152010
FY20157223223
FY20146964313
FY20136513634
FY20125202073
FY20116313453
FY20104911561
FY20095801460
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, LLP30,290
  2. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLLP2
  3. Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Records under the same legal name

Other employer records in the filings with exactly this name. Each is kept separate: before FY2024 the filings carry no employer tax number, so records are grouped by name and state, and no official identifier shows that these are the same company.

RecordStateApplicationsYears
Wal-mart Associates, Inc.California28FY2013–FY2017
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Arkansas

Wal-mart Associates, Inc. has 38,033 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 973 sponsoring employers in Arkansas and #21 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 55.44% of the applications filed by employers based in Arkansas.

Rank in Arkansas
1 of 973
Rank in the United States
21 of 168,030
Share of Arkansas's applications
55.44%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 452) in Arkansas
3
Largest sponsoring employers in Arkansas
  1. Wal-mart Associates, Inc.38,033
  2. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2,686
  3. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.1,930
  4. Federal Soft Systems Inc1,512
  5. Aegis Therapies, Inc.1,357
  6. University of Arkansas1,261
  7. Acxiom Corporation1,017
  8. Protech Solutions Inc.766
  9. George's Processing, Inc.754
  10. Gainwell Technologies LLC479
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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