U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

MOODYS ANALYTICS

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

91

Total Filings

2021-Present

96.7%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$127,400

Median Salary

Across All Roles

-20.8%

Filing Growth

24 → 19 filings, FY2021 to FY2024
Filings by Program
0
H-1B Filings
91
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
PERM May 31, 2023 91
Counts only filings that carry a submission date, so these totals run below the Filings by Program counts above.
By Role (Most Recent)
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Assistant Director - Senior Software Engineer 23 $143,220 $100,872 $183,310
Assistant Director - Research 7 $126,600 $120,000 $157,325
Assistant Director - Senior QA Engineer 7 $104,395 $84,198 $137,010
Associate Director - QA Architect 4 $123,291 $114,417 $163,363
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 3 $136,427 $120,651 $138,590
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - RESEARCH 3 $141,032 $140,000 $175,240
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER 2 $122,606 $112,341 $132,870
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - SENIOR FINANCIAL ENGINEER 2 $104,547 $101,525 $107,568
ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR 2 $138,045 $131,089 $145,000
Associate Director - Quality Assurance Architect 2 $149,989 $149,989 $149,989
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$100,872

25th Percentile

$112,731

Median (50th)

$127,400

75th Percentile

$143,936

90th Percentile

$152,326

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MOODYS ANALYTICS's H-1B petition approval rate

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 216 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2024.

Initial approval rate
95.8%
new petitions (FY2019–FY2024)
Initial approvals
207
of 216 decided
Overall approval rate
98.3%
incl. continuing (renewals)

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.

Filings by State (Chart)
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Median Salary by State (Chart)
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Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary 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 24 $120,000 95.8%
2022 26 $134,000 96.2%
2023 22 $138,045 95.5%
2024 19 $116,376 100.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
251
Median Days
258
Average Days
188–323
P25–P75 Range
91
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
PERM 251 258 188–323 91
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: February 8, 2026