H-1B sponsorKSFEIN 43-1646884Updated Jul 2026

Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, LLC

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, LLC. Filed 89 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a KS headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, LLC is a Kansas-based retailer that has filed 89 H-1B applications since 2010. The company filed 1 application in fiscal year 2026, which was certified. Over its entire H-1B history, Payless ShoeSource Worldwide has achieved an 84.27% certification rate, with 3.37% withdrawn and 4.49% denied.

Software Developers dominate the company's H-1B hiring, accounting for 32 of 89 total filings. Computer Systems Analysts (6 filings), Computer and Information Systems Managers (5 filings), and General and Operations Managers (4 filings) round out its technology and management focus. This skill mix reflects the company's reliance on specialized IT roles and operational leadership.

Payless ShoeSource Worldwide's sponsorship activity peaked in the early 2010s, with 14 filings in 2010 and declining volume over subsequent years. After minimal activity from 2017–2024, the company returned to H-1B sponsorship in 2025 with modest filings, suggesting a renewed but limited focus on visa-sponsored talent.

Payless ShoeSource H-1B sponsor
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H-1B software developer Kansas
Payless ShoeSource prevailing wage
Kansas H-1B employer

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, LLC’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	84.3%
Cert-withdrawn	7.9%
Withdrawn	3.4%
Denied	4.5%

Certified84.3%

Cert-withdrawn7.9%

Withdrawn3.4%

Denied4.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Payless ShoeSource Worldwide, LLC across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	32
2	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	6
3	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	5
4	13-1022	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	4
5	11-1021	General and Operations Managers	4
6	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	4
7	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	4
8	15-2041	Statisticians	3
9	13-1081	Logisticians	3
10	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	3

Software Developers

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

General and Operations Managers

Accountants and Auditors

Financial and Investment Analysts

Statisticians

Logisticians

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	14
FY2011	10
FY2012	6
FY2013	7
FY2014	11
FY2015	6
FY2016	13
FY2017	3
FY2018	5
FY2019	6
FY2020	1
FY2023	1
FY2024	1
FY2025	4
FY2026	1

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