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
74 → 24 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 | 239 |
| PERM | Nov 22, 2024 | 90 |
| E-3 | Nov 2, 2020 | 1 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | Jun 18, 2026 | 77 |
| IT PROJECT MANAGER | Jun 16, 2026 | 1 |
| Quality Engineer Level 2 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 |
| FullStack Developer / Tester | Jun 9, 2026 | 2 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER (PYTHON DEVELOPER) | Jun 4, 2026 | 1 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 77 | $94,400 | $67,800 | $162,000 |
| QUALITY ENGINEER | 32 | $79,560 | $79,560 | $91,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST | 26 | $82,050 | $70,100 | $116,100 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER/ENGINEER | 20 | $98,904 | $94,400 | $101,192 |
| QA ENGINEER | 14 | $93,650 | $81,400 | $102,500 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 9 | $99,700 | $83,000 | $106,000 |
| SDET/QA Engineer | 8 | $74,381 | $74,381 | $74,381 |
| AUTOMATION TEST ENGINEER | 6 | $84,450 | $72,000 | $100,600 |
| QA Automation Engineer | 6 | $93,850 | $86,923 | $106,600 |
| AUTOMATION QUALITY ENGINEER | 4 | $87,350 | $83,242 | $87,350 |
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 188 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 | 74 | $90,500 | 98.6% |
| 2022 | 76 | $81,050 | 98.7% |
| 2023 | 71 | $92,100 | 93.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | $98,904 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | $104,650 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | 48 | $106,750 | 97.9% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 239 |
| PERM | 287 | 293 | 169–342 | 90 |