U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

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

98

Total Filings

2021-Present

100.0%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$117,136

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+35.7%

Filing Growth

14 → 19 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
79
H-1B Filings
19
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B May 1, 2026 78
H-1B1 Apr 8, 2025 1
PERM Jul 11, 2024 19
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 FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER May 1, 2026 3
CONTROLLER Apr 30, 2026 2
FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER Apr 16, 2026 7
APPLICATION SCIENTIST Mar 18, 2026 5
Big Data/Machine Learning Software Engineer Mar 17, 2026 6
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Application Engineer 16 $108,296 $93,600 $138,450
FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER 7 $87,194 $77,979 $114,546
Big Data/Machine Learning Software Engineer 6 $128,815 $108,202 $145,460
APPLICATION SCIENTIST 5 $112,715 $75,317 $140,000
Technical Support Engineer 5 $93,600 $85,966 $116,355
Senior Application Engineer 4 $127,200 $113,734 $151,237
SENIOR SQA ENGINEER 4 $112,788 $102,835 $116,043
Algorithm Technologist 3 $139,838 $116,813 $169,562
Firmware Engineer 3 $120,994 $100,984 $134,056
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER 3 $110,000 $89,000 $117,458
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$87,032

25th Percentile

$99,564

Median (50th)

$117,136

75th Percentile

$134,030

90th Percentile

$161,017

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Filings by State (Chart)
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Median Salary by State (Chart)
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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 14 $119,683 100.0%
2022 19 $104,125 100.0%
2023 12 $97,292 100.0%
2024 15 $120,000 100.0%
2025 19 $133,515 100.0%
2026 19 $117,458 100.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
79
Average Days
7–8
P25–P75 Range
98
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–7 78
PERM 409 378 329–476 19
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