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
324 → 430 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 22, 2026 | 2,447 |
| E-3 | Jan 16, 2026 | 5 |
| PERM | Dec 30, 2025 | 338 |
| H-1B1 | Dec 28, 2023 | 1 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Software Development Engineer | Jun 22, 2026 | 5 |
| Data Engineer | Jun 22, 2026 | 184 |
| Senior Data Engineer | Jun 22, 2026 | 226 |
| Lead II, Software Development/Engineering | Jun 17, 2026 | 4 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | Jun 16, 2026 | 82 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Data Engineer | 226 | $140,000 | $103,300 | $169,781 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 195 | $150,000 | $81,000 | $185,089 |
| Data Engineer | 184 | $120,445 | $82,440 | $148,773 |
| Data Scientist | 114 | $124,409 | $90,108 | $149,990 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | 82 | $130,003 | $110,313 | $169,733 |
| Application Development Manager | 79 | $130,000 | $96,741 | $163,654 |
| Mgr,Application Dev (IC) | 79 | $128,666 | $107,618 | $160,704 |
| Data Engineer I | 69 | $155,291 | $90,000 | $190,000 |
| Lead Data Engineer | 68 | $158,689 | $115,000 | $183,310 |
| Advisor, Application Development | 46 | $117,693 | $96,741 | $134,001 |
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 273 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 | 324 | $120,000 | 99.4% |
| 2022 | 527 | $125,000 | 97.9% |
| 2023 | 548 | $130,000 | 98.7% |
| 2024 | 528 | $132,970 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 430 | $141,875 | 99.8% |
| 2026 | 434 | $131,526 | 98.8% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 2,447 |
| PERM | 477 | 413 | 365–494 | 338 |