H-1B & Green Card Sponsorship Data
Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation. View All Salary RecordsTotal Filings
2021-PresentApproval Rate
Certified CasesMedian Salary
Across All RolesFiling Growth
430 → 357 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 | 2,057 |
| E-3 | Aug 27, 2025 | 13 |
| PERM | Dec 19, 2024 | 404 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Analytics Manager | Jun 18, 2026 | 6 |
| Senior Data Scientist | Jun 18, 2026 | 270 |
| Software Development Engineering Manager | Jun 17, 2026 | 9 |
| Senior Data Engineer | Jun 16, 2026 | 238 |
| Staff Data Engineer | Jun 15, 2026 | 31 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Data Scientist | 270 | $150,000 | $94,500 | $194,840 |
| Senior Data Engineer | 238 | $132,487 | $90,000 | $170,775 |
| Data Scientist | 207 | $127,500 | $86,006 | $167,387 |
| Data Engineer | 116 | $112,970 | $83,318 | $136,578 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | 99 | $134,874 | $105,000 | $180,470 |
| Digital Dev Engineer III | 89 | $140,000 | $110,434 | $184,579 |
| Lead Data Engineer | 82 | $145,894 | $105,948 | $176,579 |
| Lead Data Scientist | 69 | $176,000 | $103,895 | $206,324 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | 63 | $159,088 | $130,295 | $216,091 |
| Manager, Informatics | 37 | $110,000 | $84,795 | $163,946 |
Not the LCA certification rate every site quotes (the Department of Labor certifies ~99% of LCAs) — this is the USCIS first-decision approval rate on the actual H-1B petitions, where denials are real. Across 299 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2024.
Continuing (renewal) petitions approve at near-100% for almost every employer, so the initial rate is the meaningful signal. Counts cover FY2019–FY2024. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 430 | $125,000 | 99.3% |
| 2022 | 505 | $130,000 | 98.8% |
| 2023 | 411 | $134,911 | 99.3% |
| 2024 | 444 | $137,616 | 99.8% |
| 2025 | 357 | $142,286 | 99.2% |
| 2026 | 327 | $131,647 | 99.7% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 2,057 |
| PERM | 378 | 345 | 197–484 | 404 |