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
183 → 153 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 8, 2026 | 819 |
| E-3 | Apr 2, 2026 | 6 |
| PERM | Jun 16, 2025 | 163 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | Jun 8, 2026 | 641 |
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMER | Jun 8, 2026 | 94 |
| SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER | May 29, 2026 | 17 |
| Data Engineer | May 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Senior Software Engineer | May 4, 2026 | 3 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 641 | $94,037 | $64,376 | $176,000 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 118 | $101,275 | $74,651 | $132,350 |
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMER | 94 | $89,907 | $60,000 | $143,000 |
| DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | 41 | $92,976 | $83,000 | $118,019 |
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS | 17 | $86,362 | $61,464 | $97,198 |
| SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER | 17 | $112,000 | $95,243 | $140,000 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER - INNOVATION LABS | 8 | $105,009 | $80,163 | $147,846 |
| Software Developers | 6 | $98,956 | $78,749 | $101,109 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST | 5 | $89,300 | $77,730 | $103,314 |
| Sr. Enterprise Data Architect | 4 | $124,103 | $111,176 | $149,781 |
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 249 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 | 183 | $87,838 | 96.7% |
| 2022 | 218 | $90,397 | 98.6% |
| 2023 | 190 | $96,450 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 144 | $100,631 | 98.6% |
| 2025 | 153 | $105,227 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | 100 | $112,212 | 100.0% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 819 |
| PERM | 272 | 288 | 183–381 | 163 |