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Edelman Financial Engines, LLC

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 Records

48

Total Filings

2021-Present

83.3%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$145,000

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+0.0%

Filing Growth

15 → 15 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
1
H-1B Filings
47
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
PERM May 30, 2025 47
H-1B Nov 30, 2021 1
Counts only filings that carry a submission date, so these totals run below the Filings by Program counts above.
By Role (Most Recent)
Role Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
Senior Software Engineer May 30, 2025 6
GTM Strategy Lead May 2, 2025 1
Salesforce.com Developer/Administrator May 2, 2025 1
Senior Site Reliability Engineer Mar 21, 2025 1
Staff QA Engineer Feb 20, 2025 1
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Senior Software Engineer 6 $141,677 $82,035 $172,931
Staff Software Engineer 4 $188,331 $176,500 $192,941
Staff Engineer 3 $170,000 $139,797 $171,829
Senior Database Administrator 2 $115,000 $100,000 $130,000
Software Engineer 2 $107,781 $103,700 $111,861
Staff Software Engineer - Backend 2 $157,643 $157,643 $157,643
AWS Devops Engineer, Analytics 1 $133,900 $133,900 $133,900
Database Systems Engineer 1 $97,000 $97,000 $97,000
Data Scientist 1 $97,968 $97,968 $97,968
Director, Enterprise Strategy 1 $210,000 $210,000 $210,000
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$96,261

25th Percentile

$130,000

Median (50th)

$145,000

75th Percentile

$170,000

90th Percentile

$189,690

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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 15 $141,253 100.0%
2022 3 $145,000 100.0%
2023 4 $143,739 100.0%
2024 5 $141,378 100.0%
2025 15 $145,000 46.7%
2026 6 $162,500 100.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
384
Median Days
325
Average Days
188–444
P25–P75 Range
48
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
PERM 384 331 195–444 47
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Represents Base Salary only (excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation). Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: August 31, 2026