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
349 → 371 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 19, 2026 | 1,982 |
| PERM | Aug 22, 2025 | 357 |
| E-3 | Aug 11, 2025 | 5 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| NETWORK AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER | Jun 19, 2026 | 1 |
| SOFTWARE (DEVOPS) ENGINEER | Jun 15, 2026 | 406 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | Jun 10, 2026 | 5 |
| SOFTWARE (FULL STACK JAVA) DEVELOPER | Jun 5, 2026 | 55 |
| Big Data Engineer | Jun 1, 2026 | 5 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 433 | $95,000 | $61,000 | $150,000 |
| SOFTWARE (DEVOPS) ENGINEER | 406 | $95,000 | $65,300 | $123,700 |
| SOFTWARE (JAVA) DEVELOPER | 134 | $95,000 | $65,000 | $114,100 |
| SYSTEMS ENGINEER | 113 | $84,000 | $60,000 | $112,000 |
| Data Engineer | 112 | $88,000 | $65,000 | $123,000 |
| SOFTWARE (JAVA FULL STACK) DEVELOPER | 63 | $94,000 | $69,000 | $110,250 |
| SOFTWARE (FULL STACK) DEVELOPER | 56 | $94,300 | $58,000 | $116,000 |
| SYSTEMS ENGINEERS (multiple openings) (Job Code SYSE-23) | 56 | $104,500 | $104,500 | $109,500 |
| SOFTWARE (FULL STACK JAVA) DEVELOPER | 55 | $91,000 | $67,000 | $140,000 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYSTS (multiple openings) (Job Code PA-23) | 50 | $97,800 | $90,500 | $97,800 |
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 760 new (initial) petitions, FY2020–FY2024.
Continuing (renewal) petitions approve at near-100% for almost every employer, so the initial rate is the meaningful signal. Counts cover FY2020–FY2024. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 349 | $90,000 | 93.1% |
| 2022 | 580 | $93,000 | 98.6% |
| 2023 | 435 | $99,000 | 92.9% |
| 2024 | 491 | $101,200 | 93.7% |
| 2025 | 371 | $92,000 | 82.2% |
| 2026 | 118 | $105,300 | 93.2% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 21 | 7–7 | 1,982 |
| PERM | 392 | 388 | 363–459 | 357 |