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
441 → 894 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 26, 2026 | 3,078 |
| E-3 | Mar 9, 2026 | 4 |
| PERM | Jul 21, 2025 | 565 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | Jun 26, 2026 | 208 |
| DevOps Engineer I | Jun 25, 2026 | 3 |
| Systems Engineer IV | Jun 25, 2026 | 105 |
| Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Software Engineer IV | Jun 23, 2026 | 148 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Engineer I | 240 | $131,685 | $89,586 | $164,112 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 208 | $102,482 | $70,900 | $139,984 |
| Software Engineer IV | 148 | $96,843 | $80,300 | $139,464 |
| BI ETL Developer II | 125 | $103,896 | $78,920 | $147,410 |
| Network Engineer III | 119 | $104,874 | $75,000 | $148,699 |
| Systems Engineer IV | 105 | $116,730 | $88,200 | $139,838 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 103 | $125,699 | $88,192 | $161,886 |
| Network Engineer IV | 100 | $112,137 | $85,900 | $162,594 |
| Systems Engineer III | 94 | $94,016 | $75,192 | $129,910 |
| Principal Engineer II | 83 | $148,699 | $104,770 | $172,182 |
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 330 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 | 441 | $98,467 | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 717 | $107,203 | 84.0% |
| 2023 | 662 | $110,240 | 82.0% |
| 2024 | 465 | $112,137 | 88.0% |
| 2025 | 894 | $118,351 | 86.5% |
| 2026 | 468 | $121,669 | 72.4% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 73 | 7–8 | 3,078 |
| PERM | 448 | 375 | 257–484 | 565 |