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
388 → 313 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 22, 2026 | 1,751 |
| PERM | Apr 19, 2026 | 412 |
| H-1B1 | Mar 9, 2026 | 1 |
| E-3 | Aug 7, 2024 | 1 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Test Engineer | Jun 22, 2026 | 108 |
| Lead Software Engineer | Jun 22, 2026 | 426 |
| Lead Test Engineer, Quality Assurance | Jun 16, 2026 | 13 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Jun 15, 2026 | 383 |
| SENIOR TEST ENGINEER | Jun 15, 2026 | 105 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Software Engineer | 426 | $117,468 | $76,710 | $187,741 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 383 | $112,986 | $73,466 | $181,293 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST | 154 | $113,984 | $88,650 | $168,085 |
| SPECIALIST ENGINEER | 140 | $123,417 | $81,328 | $158,850 |
| Software Engineer | 125 | $110,926 | $67,122 | $170,872 |
| Lead Test Engineer | 108 | $97,022 | $69,264 | $138,590 |
| SENIOR TEST ENGINEER | 105 | $87,526 | $53,102 | $126,131 |
| MANAGER | 94 | $105,103 | $77,251 | $181,293 |
| SYSTEMS ANALYST | 72 | $139,226 | $108,506 | $164,742 |
| SENIOR SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER | 51 | $106,718 | $100,482 | $168,992 |
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 179 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 | 388 | $113,014 | 80.2% |
| 2022 | 419 | $113,526 | 66.6% |
| 2023 | 273 | $116,043 | 89.7% |
| 2024 | 320 | $113,422 | 72.8% |
| 2025 | 313 | $113,797 | 90.1% |
| 2026 | 452 | $126,454 | 92.9% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 30 | 7–8 | 1,751 |
| PERM | 268 | 317 | 184–485 | 412 |