H-1B sponsorWAFEIN 91-1223280Updated Jul 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Costco Wholesale Corporation. Filed 568 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

89.4%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

1.5%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a Washington-based retail and warehouse membership company that has emerged as an active H-1B sponsor. In FY2026, the company filed 66 H-1B petitions with an 89.4% certification rate, continuing a sharp upward trend—filings rose from 39 in 2023 to 156 in 2025.

Since 2010, Costco has filed 568 H-1B petitions total with an 89.44% certification rate, 1.06% withdrawn rate, and 0.35% denial rate. The company's role mix is heavily concentrated in technology roles: Software Developers account for 337 filings (59% of the total), followed by Industrial Engineers (32), Computer Systems Analysts (29), Database Administrators (25), and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (23). This profile suggests Costco has shifted significantly toward tech talent acquisition in recent years, particularly in engineering and software development.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Costco Wholesale Corporation’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	89.4%
Cert-withdrawn	9.2%
Withdrawn	1.1%
Denied	0.3%

Certified89.4%

Cert-withdrawn9.2%

Withdrawn1.1%

Denied0.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Costco Wholesale Corporation across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	337
2	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	32
3	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	29
4	15-1242	Database Administrators	25
5	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	23
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	16
7	15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	15
8	15-1212	Information Security Analysts	12
9	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	11
10	13-1111	Management Analysts	9

Software Developers

337

Industrial Engineers

Computer Systems Analysts

Database Administrators

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Information Security Analysts

Mechanical Engineers

Management Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	6
FY2011	12
FY2012	1
FY2013	11
FY2014	15
FY2015	18
FY2016	7
FY2017	9
FY2018	18
FY2019	60
FY2020	14
FY2021	10
FY2022	3
FY2023	39
FY2024	123
FY2025	156
FY2026	66

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