Southwest Airlines
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Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. airline. It began regional interstate service in 1979 and expanded across the country in the following decades. The airline flies a fleet of 803 aircraft, all Boeing 737s.
The company started as Air Southwest Co. on March 9, 1967, and took its current name in 1971. It's a public company, trading on the NYSE under the ticker LUV. In 2025 it had 72,790 employees and made $28.1 billion in revenue.
Currently, there's a total of 34 job openings at Southwest Airlines. Over the last 30 days, 94 jobs were added and 110 were removed (job postings usually stay up ~6 days before being removed). Historically, the median salary is ~$106,825. Southwest Airlines is a top-tier H-1B sponsor.1
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46 open · updated todayPage 2 of 3, most recently added first · Download (CSV)2
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What does Southwest Airlines actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $115,038. Note that 84% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.3
Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
| Bracket | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Under $100k | 2 jobs (13%) |
| $100k to $150k | 13 jobs (81%) |
| $150k to $200k | 1 jobs (6%) |
| $200k and up | 0 jobs (0%) |
Plus 35 hourly jobs at $26 to $42.4 an hour.
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Visa sponsorship
Does Southwest Airlines sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023 as well as the number of petitions they've requested so far this year. Southwest Airlines is a top employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 39 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $153,315.4
Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)4
| Fiscal year | Approved |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 26 |
| FY2022 | 131 |
| FY2023 | 43 |
Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →
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Common questions
Is Southwest Airlines hiring now?
Yes. There are 46 open jobs.
Does Southwest Airlines sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Government records show 39 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $153,315.
How much does Southwest Airlines pay?
Posted pay runs $85,300 to $178,400 a year, and the median is $115,038. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.
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Notes & sources
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Southwest Airlines's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Southwest Airlines's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 3. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Southwest Airlines's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
- 4. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.
Sources
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USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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