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
516 → 15 filings, FY2021 to FY2024| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| PERM | Dec 21, 2022 | 323 |
| H-1B | Dec 12, 2022 | 900 |
| E-3 | Jul 29, 2022 | 5 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST | Dec 21, 2022 | 94 |
| Technical Product Owner | Dec 12, 2022 | 2 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Dec 7, 2022 | 21 |
| Consultant, Software Engineer | Dec 7, 2022 | 58 |
| Software Engineer | Dec 6, 2022 | 494 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 494 | $100,000 | $62,500 | $165,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST | 94 | $100,000 | $47,403 | $127,338 |
| Senior Consultant (Software Engineer) | 86 | $120,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 |
| Consultant, Software Engineer | 58 | $118,675 | $75,000 | $158,000 |
| Quality Assurance Test Engineer | 54 | $95,736 | $70,000 | $120,000 |
| Senior Consultant (Software Development Engineer in Test) | 41 | $119,350 | $84,000 | $141,000 |
| SOLUTION ARCHITECT | 35 | $120,000 | $78,686 | $175,000 |
| Senior Consultant (Quality Assurance Test Engineer) | 25 | $98,000 | $85,000 | $130,000 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 21 | $127,000 | $100,000 | $170,000 |
| Big Data Engineer | 17 | $93,038 | $76,502 | $125,000 |
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 336 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2022.
Continuing (renewal) petitions approve at near-100% for almost every employer, so the initial rate is the meaningful signal. Counts cover FY2019–FY2022. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 516 | $105,000 | 94.2% |
| 2022 | 548 | $107,037 | 95.8% |
| 2023 | 149 | $112,341 | 96.6% |
| 2024 | 15 | $116,376 | 100.0% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 14 | 7–7 | 900 |
| PERM | 212 | 222 | 184–261 | 323 |