Best Buy
Overview
Yes. Our records show Best Buy has filed 1,013 H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs). The latest available data is for fiscal year 2026, with 82 filings.
Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services offering consumer electronics and more. Its family of brands and partnerships includes brands such as Best Buy, Audiovisions, Future Shop, Geek Squad, Jiangsu Five Star, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and Cowboom. The company is comprised of over 155,000 employees, and they apply their talents to bring the benefits of its brands to the lives of its customers through retail locations, multiple call centers, and websites, in-home solutions, product delivery, and activities in its community. Best Buy’s product portfolio includes consumer electronic video products such as televisions, digital cameras and accessories, digital camcorders, and DVD players; audio products comprising MP3 players, navigation products, home theater audio systems, and components; mobile electronics home office products comprising notebook and desktop computers, monitors, mobile phones and related subscription service commissions, hard drives, and networking equipment; entertainment software products such as video gaming hardware and software, DVDs, CDs, digital downloads, and computer software; and appliances, such as kitchen appliances, plumbing fixtures, snacks, and beverages. Best Buy provides its users with service contracts; extended warranties; product repair; broadband voice, data, and information technology services; and delivers and installs home theater, mobile audio, and appliances. In addition, the company engages in online retailing through BestBuy.com, BestBuy.ca, BestBuy.com.cn, espanol.BestBuy.com, and BestBuyMobile.com; CarphoneWarehouse.com; Five-Star.cn; FutureShop.ca; GeekSquad.com and GeekSquad.ca; MagnoliaAV.com; Napster.com; PacificSales.com; PhoneHouse.com; and Speakeasy.net. Best Buy was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Litchfield, M.N. with additional offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, and Europe.
Visa History
In fiscal year 2026, Best Buy recorded 82 H-1B LCA filings, a 49.69% decrease from the previous year. The reported certification rate was 85.37%, up by 3.77 percentage points.
In fiscal year 2026, Best Buy recorded 21 PERM filings, a 84.67% decrease from the previous year. The reported certification rate was 95.24%, up by 4 percentage points.
Salary & Job
H-1B and PERM salary history at Best Buy, 2020–2026.
| 2026 | 84,038 ~ 240,858 | 55,952 ~ 190,000 |
| 2025 | 96,900 ~ 288,400 | 58,614 ~ 280,000 |
| 2024 | 95,257 ~ 253,760 | 63,107 ~ 182,832 |
| 2023 | 74,000 ~ 243,335 | 92,290 ~ 206,482 |
| 2022 | 79,040 ~ 275,000 | 61,838 ~ 155,979 |
| 2021 | 77,788 ~ 195,693 | 88,712 ~ 175,261 |
| 2020 | 56,160 ~ 190,550 | 81,536 ~ 120,000 |
Best Buy sponsors foreign workers across diverse job fields, including Computer and Mathematical(1,192), Management(142), Business and Financial Operations(36), Architecture and Engineering(4), Sales and Related(2), for permanent employment opportunities.
Best Buy supports foreign workers for permanent employment in various STEM job titles.
Best Buy supports foreign workers for permanent employment in various Non-STEM job titles.
Worker Backgrounds
Best Buy sponsors green cards for foreign workers, with the majority of them graduating from a select group of U.S. universities.
Best Buy sponsors both STEM and Non-STEM workers, with the most sponsorships in fields as below.
Best Buy sponsors green cards for foreign workers who have graduated with various degrees.
Most of Best Buy recruiters come from INDIA, CHINA, MEXICO, ARGENTINA, PHILIPPINES.
Best Buy sponsors green cards for foreign workers across various job levels.
Best Buy's primary office locations are in MN, MINNESOTA, WA, MA, GA.
Contacts
Authorized Best Buy employees listed here handle labor certification. They must work directly for Best Buy, not outside agents, lawyers, or HR staff. In small companies, this is often the president or operations manager.
| Betsy Hoefer | i***t@bestbuy.com | Associate Manager, HR | ***4052 |
| Jennifer Rose Towner | j***r@bestbuy.com | Associate Manager, HR | ***4287 |
FAQs
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This profile summarizes public employer records, including U.S. Department of Labor LCA and PERM disclosure data. The latest annual data shown is from fiscal year 2026. An LCA is not an H-1B petition, visa approval, or current job opening. Confirm current sponsorship with the employer or recruiter.
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