U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

Moody's Analytics, 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

942

Total Filings

2021-Present

93.6%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$135,917

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+55.5%

Filing Growth

119 → 185 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
864
H-1B Filings
78
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B Jun 10, 2026 853
PERM Jun 17, 2025 78
H-1B1 Sep 5, 2024 1
E-3 Aug 5, 2024 10
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)
Product Manager Jun 10, 2026 5
Asst Dir Mgr-DevOps Jun 9, 2026 5
Asst Dir-Risk Management Jun 8, 2026 2
Assc Dir-Advisory Services Jun 4, 2026 8
Principal Software Engineer Jun 3, 2026 8
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Senior Software Engineer 66 $145,494 $104,833 $208,754
Asst Dir-QA Engineer 50 $106,456 $62,046 $150,000
Assistant Director - Senior Software Engineer 45 $132,195 $92,156 $169,229
Staff Software Engineer 42 $176,797 $123,656 $222,000
Asst Dir-Software Engineer 32 $135,122 $101,213 $200,000
Asst Dir- Analytics & Modeling 25 $146,718 $130,000 $191,332
Software Engineer 23 $112,090 $85,612 $134,030
Asst Dir-DevOps Engineer 22 $137,977 $107,000 $184,518
FINANCIAL ENGINEER 21 $93,346 $62,234 $130,653
Director, Software Engineering 20 $205,947 $147,285 $296,105
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$91,513

25th Percentile

$112,090

Median (50th)

$135,917

75th Percentile

$160,000

90th Percentile

$185,000

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Filings by State (Chart)
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Median Salary by State (Chart)
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Filing Volume Trend
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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 119 $120,666 96.6%
2022 165 $135,000 97.6%
2023 124 $134,925 91.9%
2024 142 $136,140 96.5%
2025 185 $146,333 98.9%
2026 207 $143,021 83.1%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
73
Average Days
7–8
P25–P75 Range
942
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 37 7–7 853
PERM 491 480 470–504 78
Processing Time Trend
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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