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
369 → 277 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 1,592 |
| E-3 | Jan 14, 2026 | 19 |
| PERM | Apr 28, 2025 | 352 |
| H-1B1 | Dec 17, 2024 | 5 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Engineering, AI Platform | Jun 23, 2026 | 1 |
| Senior Full Stack Software Developer | Jun 23, 2026 | 1 |
| Software Development Engineer | Jun 17, 2026 | 83 |
| Technical Product Manager | Jun 12, 2026 | 9 |
| Senior AI Research Scientist | Jun 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 231 | $138,311 | $85,720 | $190,754 |
| Software Engineer | 111 | $119,369 | $72,592 | $165,850 |
| Principal Engineer | 94 | $165,297 | $111,093 | $230,000 |
| Software Development Engineer | 83 | $147,200 | $89,128 | $226,138 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 68 | $167,710 | $112,736 | $215,197 |
| Software Development Manager | 39 | $180,000 | $119,538 | $223,642 |
| Product Manager | 36 | $145,750 | $105,560 | $209,898 |
| Data Scientist | 34 | $111,500 | $68,432 | $186,846 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 30 | $132,132 | $82,638 | $161,200 |
| Engineering Manager | 21 | $180,000 | $149,000 | $221,347 |
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 288 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 | 369 | $125,424 | 90.0% |
| 2022 | 427 | $125,228 | 83.8% |
| 2023 | 326 | $141,431 | 91.7% |
| 2024 | 323 | $145,000 | 99.4% |
| 2025 | 277 | $148,800 | 99.6% |
| 2026 | 246 | $161,637 | 98.8% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 32 | 7–7 | 1,592 |
| PERM | 328 | 317 | 194–419 | 352 |