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
290 → 435 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 1,954 |
| E-3 | Mar 3, 2026 | 47 |
| PERM | Jan 9, 2026 | 33 |
| H-1B1 | Dec 6, 2024 | 4 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Jun 23, 2026 | 289 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST | Jun 22, 2026 | 410 |
| Lecturer in the Discipline of Economics | Jun 18, 2026 | 1 |
| ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST | Jun 16, 2026 | 651 |
| Lecturer in Chinese | Jun 15, 2026 | 9 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 651 | $77,000 | $57,708 | $661,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 410 | $70,000 | $51,376 | $916,620 |
| Assistant Professor | 289 | $160,000 | $74,263 | $575,000 |
| STAFF ASSOCIATE | 116 | $69,054 | $51,376 | $134,000 |
| Staff Associate II | 116 | $75,000 | $52,686 | $168,000 |
| INSTRUCTOR | 57 | $108,200 | $86,888 | $400,000 |
| Lecturer in Discipline | 40 | $93,000 | $61,800 | $230,000 |
| ASSISTANT IN CLINICAL | 21 | $100,000 | $80,670 | $150,000 |
| ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 21 | $185,400 | $125,000 | $1,000,000 |
| ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCHOLAR | 20 | $85,737 | $66,100 | $145,000 |
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 982 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 | 290 | $68,143 | 74.8% |
| 2022 | 382 | $71,014 | 59.7% |
| 2023 | 340 | $73,174 | 70.0% |
| 2024 | 332 | $78,050 | 69.3% |
| 2025 | 435 | $82,400 | 64.1% |
| 2026 | 259 | $82,000 | 69.1% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 121 | 7–26 | 1,954 |
| PERM | 454 | 364 | 397–479 | 33 |