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Whatsapp Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
403
FY2025 applications
0
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
50.0%
Median offered wage
$160,086
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Certified50.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Whatsapp Inc. appears in 403 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June).

Applications by fiscal year — Whatsapp Inc.

4793FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4793FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20123
FY20130
FY20148
FY201519
FY201619
FY201768
FY201893
FY201972
FY202074
FY202131
FY20225
FY20237
FY20244
FY20250
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*00
FY202500
FY202404
FY202316
FY202223
FY2021265
FY20205420
FY20194230
FY20187023
FY20175810
FY2016136
FY2015181
FY201471
FY201300
FY201230
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).

Whatsapp Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA399
NJ2
WA1
NY1
Worksite states
  1. California399
  2. New Jersey2
  3. Washington1
  4. New York1
Worksite cities
  1. Menlo Park, CA340
  2. Mountain View, CA57
  3. New York City, NY1
  4. Edison, NJ1
  5. Seattle, WA1
  6. Jersey City, NJ1
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 Developers268
  2. Computer and Information Systems Managers27
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other23
  4. Statisticians14
  5. Graphic Designers11
  6. Marketing Managers7
  7. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists7
  8. Computer Systems Analysts7
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer176
  2. Product Designer11
  3. Engineering Manager10
  4. Software Engineering Manager8
  5. Data Scientist7
  6. Product Manager5
  7. Technical Specialist5
  8. Language Lead4

Offered annual wage, all years, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $160,086; middle half $130,000 to $185,094 · median prevailing wage $140,254 (marker) · 288 applications.

$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
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. India43
  2. China41
  3. Russia7
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)

2652FY2012FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020
2652FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2020
Data table
FY20123
FY20144
FY20157
FY20169
FY201736
FY201852
FY201934
FY202012
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202000120
FY2019130211
FY201880441
FY201770290
FY20163060
FY20150070
FY20142121
FY20122010
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. Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP218
  2. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.6
  3. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP1
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

Whatsapp Inc. has 403 work visa applications on record (FY2012–FY2026), ranking #559 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #3,544 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.02% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
559 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
3,544 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.02%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 518) in California
534
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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