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
621 → 534 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jan 6, 2026 | 2,618 |
| PERM | Jun 27, 2025 | 590 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Application Engineer | Jan 6, 2026 | 757 |
| Principal Application Engineer | Dec 12, 2025 | 316 |
| Expert Application Architect | Dec 11, 2025 | 11 |
| Associate, Infrastructure Engineer III | Dec 10, 2025 | 8 |
| Cybersecurity Staff Engineer | Dec 10, 2025 | 3 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Engineer | 757 | $103,000 | $80,000 | $150,854 |
| Principal Application Engineer | 316 | $145,000 | $109,000 | $172,931 |
| Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack | 188 | $122,000 | $105,883 | $165,000 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 168 | $122,560 | $88,000 | $148,000 |
| Senior Associate Application Engineer | 156 | $91,000 | $51,000 | $136,010 |
| Software Engineering Manager | 127 | $144,560 | $94,000 | $211,141 |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 82 | $91,000 | $69,000 | $145,000 |
| Lead Data Engineer | 79 | $108,000 | $92,250 | $139,776 |
| Data Engineer | 68 | $103,000 | $63,000 | $145,000 |
| Manager Application Engineering | 63 | $144,560 | $94,000 | $166,000 |
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 185 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 | 621 | $121,600 | 97.7% |
| 2022 | 604 | $108,800 | 96.9% |
| 2023 | 594 | $107,516 | 97.1% |
| 2024 | 610 | $113,599 | 99.5% |
| 2025 | 534 | $114,392 | 94.9% |
| 2026 | 245 | $108,012 | 100.0% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 13 | 7–7 | 2,618 |
| PERM | 399 | 368 | 254–482 | 590 |