Nordstrom, INC.

With 89 H-1B applications on record, Nordstrom, INC. is a mid-volume sponsor. The pattern is common at growing companies with specialty technical hiring needs or at established firms in industries with skill-supply gaps.

Approval rate runs 97% across 89 applications — strong but not pristine. The handful of denials may reflect RFE-stage challenges, withdrawal at the LCA stage, or eligibility issues with specific filings. Average wage on H-1B filings at Nordstrom, INC. runs $165,482, about 16% above the prevailing-wage benchmark of $142,714 — within the typical band for skilled technical roles at established companies.

The H-1B mix at Nordstrom, INC. is software-engineering-heavy — top reported role is Engineer 2 at $147,429 average wage. Software-engineering H-1B filings are the largest single category in the federal dataset, dominated by a small number of large tech employers and a long tail of mid-sized companies. Filings are spread across 9 states (AZ, CA, GA, IA, IL) — a multi-state footprint that usually reflects either multiple office locations or remote-friendly hiring policy.