U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP

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

271

Total Filings

2021-Present

64.9%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$136,000

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+408.3%

Filing Growth

24 → 122 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
100
H-1B Filings
171
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B Nov 5, 2025 95
PERM May 5, 2025 171
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
Manager 36 $164,250 $116,400 $206,000
Manager, External Audit Generalist (Multiple Positions) 23 $131,206 $103,000 $177,000
Associate 20 $82,500 $65,000 $138,800
Senior Associate 20 $103,000 $75,500 $155,000
Senior Associate, External Audit Generalist (Mult Pos) 10 $112,809 $92,206 $137,114
Director 7 $282,000 $208,000 $305,000
Assurance Manager 6 $115,300 $106,700 $142,000
International Tax Services Manager 4 $124,602 $99,570 $182,000
Manager, Capital Markets Accounting (Multiple Positions) 4 $153,000 $135,000 $171,000
Manager, Financial Due Diligence (Multiple Positions) 4 $160,000 $144,000 $188,000
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$96,000

25th Percentile

$112,983

Median (50th)

$136,000

75th Percentile

$163,500

90th Percentile

$185,910

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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP'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 927 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2024.

Initial approval rate
88.1%
new petitions (FY2019–FY2024)
Initial approvals
817
of 927 decided
Overall approval rate
93.8%
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 $120,250 100.0%
2022 30 $127,500 93.3%
2023 30 $124,000 93.3%
2024 10 $165,750 80.0%
2025 122 $137,015 33.6%
2026 55 $138,944 85.5%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
459
Median Days
337
Average Days
7–494
P25–P75 Range
266
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–7 95
PERM 486 520 460–505 171
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: August 31, 2026