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
274 → 482 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 1,682 |
| PERM | May 29, 2026 | 423 |
| H-1B1 | Mar 20, 2026 | 20 |
| E-3 | Feb 25, 2026 | 24 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 163 |
| Software Engineer II | Jun 23, 2026 | 154 |
| Machine Learning Engineer II | Jun 16, 2026 | 193 |
| Senior Data Scientist | Jun 16, 2026 | 46 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Jun 15, 2026 | 148 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 646 | $157,821 | $103,210 | $260,000 |
| Machine Learning Engineer II | 193 | $172,931 | $74,194 | $234,062 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 163 | $172,931 | $97,282 | $239,500 |
| Software Engineer II | 154 | $168,575 | $96,866 | $230,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 148 | $187,741 | $102,232 | $264,514 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 57 | $161,637 | $81,058 | $309,798 |
| Engineering Manager | 52 | $217,454 | $152,443 | $318,781 |
| Software Engineer I | 49 | $137,259 | $100,069 | $185,380 |
| Data Scientist | 48 | $148,949 | $79,456 | $220,014 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 46 | $169,864 | $89,835 | $233,000 |
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 321 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 | 274 | $145,725 | 98.9% |
| 2022 | 387 | $157,477 | 96.4% |
| 2023 | 273 | $155,418 | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 376 | $160,972 | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 482 | $172,931 | 93.8% |
| 2026 | 357 | $184,558 | 88.8% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 13 | 7–7 | 1,682 |
| PERM | 385 | 358 | 265–469 | 423 |