U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

PTC

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

517

Total Filings

2021-Present

96.1%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$116,655

Median Salary

Across All Roles

-31.7%

Filing Growth

123 → 84 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
431
H-1B Filings
86
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B Jun 23, 2026 422
E-3 Nov 21, 2025 6
H-1B1 Sep 5, 2025 3
PERM Jun 2, 2025 86
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 Principal Business Analyst, R&D Jun 23, 2026 4
FSG Principal Consultant Jun 3, 2026 5
Principal IT Generalist Analyst Jun 2, 2026 1
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER May 29, 2026 4
SPECIALIST, MARKETING ANALYTICS May 27, 2026 1
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Senior Software Development Engineer 36 $123,960 $89,773 $158,200
Software Engineer 21 $107,625 $75,932 $126,000
Software Development Engineer 15 $110,000 $76,523 $122,970
Principal Software Engineer 12 $140,890 $111,759 $180,000
Principal Business Systems Engineer 10 $141,461 $90,314 $150,197
Senior Software Engineer 8 $130,541 $91,080 $215,197
Senior Technical Support Engineer 8 $86,201 $71,600 $90,055
Product Manager 7 $130,000 $84,718 $158,080
Senior Software Engineer in Test 7 $96,242 $90,000 $113,679
Senior Innovation Engineer 6 $150,000 $139,443 $161,507
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$82,204

25th Percentile

$98,171

Median (50th)

$116,655

75th Percentile

$139,922

90th Percentile

$161,559

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PTC'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 121 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2024.

Initial approval rate
87.6%
new petitions (FY2019–FY2024)
Initial approvals
106
of 121 decided
Overall approval rate
91.2%
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 123 $101,000 93.5%
2022 93 $110,000 97.8%
2023 94 $122,231 97.9%
2024 74 $123,377 95.9%
2025 84 $130,529 95.2%
2026 49 $132,431 98.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
68
Average Days
7–8
P25–P75 Range
517
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 8 7–7 422
PERM 403 366 272–475 86
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