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
200 → 70 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 8, 2026 | 613 |
| E-3 | Apr 16, 2025 | 4 |
| PERM | Mar 27, 2025 | 137 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | Jun 8, 2026 | 3 |
| SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER | Jun 3, 2026 | 38 |
| Data Scientist | Jun 2, 2026 | 8 |
| Technical Business Analyst | May 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Salesforce Developer | Apr 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 432 | $95,139 | $60,000 | $134,888 |
| SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER | 38 | $85,405 | $80,163 | $107,411 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 36 | $97,952 | $73,000 | $148,221 |
| JAVA DEVELOPER | 10 | $91,275 | $72,821 | $122,500 |
| Data Scientist | 8 | $98,500 | $65,250 | $115,939 |
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMER | 7 | $75,899 | $68,848 | $81,411 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 7 | $137,134 | $117,458 | $173,763 |
| .NET DEVELOPER | 6 | $97,000 | $80,163 | $100,000 |
| PROJECT MANAGER | 6 | $71,490 | $66,186 | $83,000 |
| BI ANALYST | 5 | $66,186 | $65,000 | $81,806 |
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 235 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 | 200 | $84,000 | 83.5% |
| 2022 | 242 | $87,743 | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 144 | $96,500 | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 63 | $99,840 | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 70 | $96,579 | 90.0% |
| 2026 | 35 | $107,411 | 88.6% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 13 | 7–8 | 613 |
| PERM | 275 | 312 | 212–385 | 137 |