H-1B sponsorCARank #45FEIN 77-0510487Updated Jun 2026

PayPal, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for PayPal, Inc.. Filed 9,093 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

924

Rank #45 · FY2026

Certified

86.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.1%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

PayPal, Inc. is a financial technology and digital payments company headquartered in California. The company has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010, with cumulative filings totaling 9,093 petitions across 17 fiscal years.

In FY2026, PayPal filed 924 H-1B petitions with an 86% certification rate, reflecting strong recent hiring momentum. The company's filing volume peaked in 2018–2019 (around 1,000 annually), dropped significantly in 2020–2022, then rebounded sharply beginning in 2023. Across its entire history, PayPal achieved a 32.23% overall certification rate, with 0.42% withdrawn and 0.07% denied.

PayPal's H-1B hiring is heavily concentrated in technology roles. Software Developers account for 5,411 filings (59.5% of the total), followed by Data Scientists (789), Computer and Information Systems Managers (651), and related occupations. This role distribution reflects the company's core need for engineering and analytical talent in payments technology and fintech innovation.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of PayPal, Inc.’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Cert-withdrawn	14.4%
Withdrawn	1.1%
Denied	0.2%

Certified84.3%

Cert-withdrawn14.4%

Withdrawn1.1%

Denied0.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by PayPal, Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	5,411
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	789
3	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	651
4	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	407
5	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	359
6	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	114
7	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	113
8	11-2021	Marketing Managers	98
9	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	88
10	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	67

Software Developers

5,411

Data Scientists

789

Computer and Information Systems Managers

651

Computer Occupations, All Other

407

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

359

Operations Research Analysts

114

Computer Systems Analysts

113

Marketing Managers

Financial and Investment Analysts

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	271
FY2011	281
FY2012	358
FY2013	347
FY2014	512
FY2015	611
FY2016	656
FY2017	598
FY2018	1,003
FY2019	980
FY2020	27
FY2021	47
FY2022	31
FY2023	343
FY2024	938
FY2025	1,166
FY2026	924

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