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
833 → 880 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 3,510 |
| PERM | Mar 9, 2026 | 1,012 |
| E-3 | Feb 12, 2026 | 19 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer 4, Software Development & Engineering | Jun 23, 2026 | 675 |
| Senior Engineer, Software Development & Engineering | Jun 23, 2026 | 75 |
| Engineer 5, Product Development Engineering | Jun 18, 2026 | 24 |
| ENGINEER PROCESS ENGINEERING | Jun 17, 2026 | 67 |
| Engineer 4, Engineering Operations | Jun 16, 2026 | 27 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer 4, Software Development & Engineering | 675 | $124,883 | $97,802 | $180,556 |
| Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering | 646 | $83,720 | $48,734 | $172,872 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 135 | $140,046 | $97,337 | $189,592 |
| Manager 1, Software Development & Engineering | 131 | $136,718 | $114,741 | $186,515 |
| Engineer 5, Software Development & Engineering | 108 | $140,046 | $96,242 | $184,558 |
| Senior Engineer, Software Development & Engineering | 75 | $121,909 | $77,397 | $163,550 |
| Engineer 4, Product Development Engineering | 68 | $121,909 | $87,214 | $146,078 |
| ENGINEER PROCESS ENGINEERING | 67 | $121,909 | $73,570 | $170,872 |
| Senior Engineer, VLSI Design Engineering | 55 | $132,683 | $80,080 | $199,406 |
| Engineer 3, Software Dev & Engineering - Full Stack Dev | 52 | $123,009 | $75,546 | $164,076 |
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 242 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 | 833 | $113,200 | 95.8% |
| 2022 | 897 | $114,379 | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 758 | $121,455 | 87.3% |
| 2024 | 605 | $126,942 | 86.3% |
| 2025 | 880 | $128,898 | 90.6% |
| 2026 | 568 | $135,283 | 96.1% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 40 | 7–8 | 3,510 |
| PERM | 271 | 318 | 190–476 | 1,012 |