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
398 → 556 filings, FY2021 to FY2026| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| PERM | Jun 15, 2026 | 2,755 |
| H-1B | May 18, 2026 | 61 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Planning Manager | Jun 15, 2026 | 15 |
| Hardware Engineer | May 18, 2026 | 56 |
| Software Engineering Technical Leader | May 13, 2026 | 4 |
| Distinguished Engineer | Mar 17, 2026 | 2 |
| Leader, Security Engineering | Feb 23, 2026 | 1 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,059 | $140,399 | $90,147 | $219,545 |
| Technical Consulting Engineer | 149 | $108,700 | $80,891 | $166,503 |
| Software QA Engineer | 73 | $137,900 | $90,000 | $198,346 |
| Consulting Engineer | 57 | $128,025 | $78,520 | $181,530 |
| Data Engineer | 57 | $157,009 | $98,342 | $200,989 |
| Hardware Engineer | 56 | $141,544 | $82,896 | $204,901 |
| Product Manager, Engineering | 54 | $161,155 | $110,400 | $239,141 |
| Technical Leader, Software Engineering | 49 | $170,872 | $127,504 | $218,663 |
| Network Support Engineer | 47 | $93,309 | $74,067 | $122,200 |
| Technical Marketing Engineer | 47 | $153,000 | $100,797 | $200,304 |
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 2,417 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 | 398 | $126,000 | 98.7% |
| 2022 | 763 | $135,000 | 99.0% |
| 2023 | 356 | $137,331 | 99.4% |
| 2024 | 358 | $148,222 | 98.9% |
| 2025 | 391 | $142,334 | 44.0% |
| 2026 | 556 | $154,482 | 96.8% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–8 | 61 |
| PERM | 290 | 308 | 180–466 | 2,755 |