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
130 → 224 filings, FY2021 to FY2026| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | May 26, 2026 | 22 |
| PERM | Sep 30, 2025 | 737 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Director, Data Engineering Senior (PL) | May 26, 2026 | 3 |
| Data Engineering Manager | May 7, 2026 | 4 |
| Director, Cloud Engineer Principal | Mar 11, 2026 | 2 |
| Senior Manager, IT Product Management | Sep 30, 2025 | 3 |
| Specialist, SW Development & Engineering (011439.001380) | Sep 30, 2025 | 17 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 67 | $131,685 | $108,202 | $167,710 |
| Sr. Staff, Software Applications Engineer | 53 | $129,224 | $117,333 | $169,562 |
| Manager, Software Development & Engineering (011439.001178) | 44 | $151,002 | $112,362 | $179,982 |
| Sr Specialist - Software Development & Engineering | 43 | $125,008 | $91,291 | $158,080 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | 38 | $127,502 | $107,500 | $168,958 |
| Software Engineer III | 27 | $124,675 | $100,027 | $167,710 |
| Software Engineer | 26 | $126,079 | $108,455 | $142,000 |
| Staff Software QA Engineer | 20 | $113,630 | $86,000 | $130,000 |
| Specialist, SW Development & Engineering (011439.001380) | 17 | $134,285 | $89,300 | $150,097 |
| Specialist - Software Dev& Engg (011439.001368) | 14 | $132,766 | $110,261 | $149,781 |
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 205 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 | 130 | $124,994 | 99.2% |
| 2022 | 124 | $128,315 | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 86 | $130,000 | 97.7% |
| 2024 | 76 | $132,683 | 97.4% |
| 2025 | 120 | $132,683 | 12.5% |
| 2026 | 224 | $151,367 | 92.0% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 8 | 7–8 | 22 |
| PERM | 383 | 350 | 222–479 | 737 |