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
56 → 36 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 4, 2026 | 301 |
| PERM | Feb 4, 2025 | 15 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST | Jun 4, 2026 | 15 |
| Data Scientist - Generative AI | Jun 4, 2026 | 6 |
| Data Scientist | Jun 4, 2026 | 1 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester | May 14, 2026 | 36 |
| Data Engineer | Apr 24, 2026 | 1 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER AND TESTER | 40 | $75,619 | $60,000 | $127,716 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester | 36 | $81,328 | $74,277 | $100,000 |
| DATA WAREHOUSING SPECIALIST | 27 | $76,856 | $62,400 | $111,176 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 25 | $98,500 | $93,558 | $124,080 |
| SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST | 23 | $76,400 | $60,000 | $112,000 |
| Software Engineer | 18 | $101,192 | $94,037 | $138,207 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST | 15 | $85,530 | $68,848 | $98,946 |
| Software Developer - Mobile Applications | 13 | $94,037 | $93,558 | $123,000 |
| QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST | 11 | $74,277 | $62,400 | $85,000 |
| SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER | 9 | $71,950 | $60,000 | $96,942 |
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 161 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 | 56 | $77,428 | 94.6% |
| 2022 | 85 | $76,856 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 65 | $85,467 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 46 | $90,978 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 36 | $93,770 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | 28 | $109,319 | 100.0% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 9 | 7–8 | 301 |
| PERM | 266 | 311 | 183–456 | 15 |