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WatchGuard

H-1B PERM E-Verify

Founded

1996

Employees

1001-5000

Headquarters

Seattle, WA

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Overview

Does WatchGuard Sponsor H-1B Visas?

Yes. Our records show WatchGuard has filed 20 H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs). The latest available data is for fiscal year 2025, with 2 filings.

About WatchGuard

Award-winning solutions that are easy to deploy and manage, making enterprise-grade security accessible to any organization regardless of size or expertise.

Visa History

H1B Sponsorship trends

In fiscal year 2025, WatchGuard recorded 2 H-1B LCA filings, a 0% increase from the previous year. The reported certification rate was 100%, up by 100 percentage points.

PERM Sponsorship trends

In fiscal year 2021, WatchGuard recorded 5 PERM filings, a 28.57% decrease from the previous year. The reported certification rate was 20%, up by 5.71 percentage points.

Salary & Job

Salary

H-1B and PERM salary history at WatchGuard, 2020–2026.

2026 - -
2025 150,668 ~ 150,668 -
2024 112,008 ~ 123,570 -
2023 104,167 ~ 140,495 -
2022 97,760 ~ 137,161 -
2021 116,875 ~ 134,098 104,410 ~ 134,098
2020 90,140 ~ 133,691 101,546 ~ 126,087
Job Fields

WatchGuard sponsors foreign workers across diverse job fields, including Computer and Mathematical(32), for permanent employment opportunities.

Computer and Mathematical 100%
STEM Job Titles

WatchGuard supports foreign workers for permanent employment in various STEM job titles.

Development Engineer 23 Software Development Engineer 4 QA Engineer 2 Engineer 1 Software Engineer 1
Non-STEM Job Titles

WatchGuard supports foreign workers for permanent employment in various Non-STEM job titles.

Worker Backgrounds

School

WatchGuard sponsors green cards for foreign workers, with the majority of them graduating from a select group of U.S. universities.

Major

WatchGuard sponsors both STEM and Non-STEM workers, with the most sponsorships in fields as below.

Computer Science 3 Information Security 2 Information and Computer Sciences 1 Electronic Information and Communications Engineering 1 Software Engineering 1
Degree

WatchGuard sponsors green cards for foreign workers who have graduated with various degrees.

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Citizenship

Most of WatchGuard recruiters come from CHINA, CANADA, INDIA.

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Job Level

WatchGuard sponsors green cards for foreign workers across various job levels.

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Location

WatchGuard's primary office locations are in WA.

WA 32

Contacts

Contact

Authorized WatchGuard employees listed here handle labor certification. They must work directly for WatchGuard, not outside agents, lawyers, or HR staff. In small companies, this is often the president or operations manager.

THOMAS C. DAWSON t***n@watchguard.com Director of Global People Operations ***6635

FAQs

Visa FAQs
Does WatchGuard sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Our records show WatchGuard has filed 20 H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs). The latest available data is for fiscal year 2025, with 2 filings.
Does WatchGuard sponsor PERM (green card) applications?
Yes. Our records show WatchGuard has filed 12 PERM labor certification applications. The latest available data is for fiscal year 2021, with 5 filings.
Does WatchGuard participate in E-Verify?
The available dataset contains an E-Verify participation signal for WatchGuard. Check the official E-Verify employer search for current status.
Does WatchGuard sponsor Non-STEM job seekers?
We found no Non-STEM cases for WatchGuard in the available dataset. This does not confirm the employer's current policy for Non-STEM roles.
Is WatchGuard an ICC?
No, WatchGuard is not an ICC.
Where does FrogHire get WatchGuard's sponsorship data, and what are its limitations?

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 2025. 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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