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Messari, Inc.

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

10

Total Filings

2021-Present

80.0%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$174,500

Median Salary

Across All Roles
Filings by Program
8
H-1B Filings
2
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B Apr 16, 2025 8
PERM Sep 27, 2023 2
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 Product Designer Apr 16, 2025 1
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Mar 25, 2025 1
Backend Engineer (Technical Lead) Sep 27, 2023 3
Software Engineer Mar 3, 2023 1
Head of Engineering Apr 27, 2022 1
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Backend Engineer (Technical Lead) 3 $174,000 $133,390 $200,000
Director, Distributed Systems & Data Science 2 $180,000 $150,000 $210,000
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 1 $255,944 $255,944 $255,944
Head of Engineering 1 $210,000 $210,000 $210,000
Senior Product Designer 1 $135,000 $135,000 $135,000
Senior Software Engineer 1 $175,000 $175,000 $175,000
Software Engineer 1 $133,390 $133,390 $133,390
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$133,390

25th Percentile

$138,750

Median (50th)

$174,500

75th Percentile

$207,500

90th Percentile

$214,594

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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 1 $150,000 100.0%
2022 3 $210,000 66.7%
2023 3 $133,390 100.0%
2025 2 $227,972 100.0%
2026 1 $135,000 0.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
103
Average Days
7–131
P25–P75 Range
10
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 44 7–11 8
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: October 12, 2026