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
2,433 → 2,042 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 12,985 |
| E-3 | Mar 23, 2026 | 17 |
| PERM | Jan 26, 2026 | 1,117 |
| H-1B1 | Dec 1, 2025 | 13 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Machine Learning Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 6 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 18 |
| Staff CPU Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 520 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Jun 18, 2026 | 449 |
| Senior ASICS Engineer | Jun 18, 2026 | 1,218 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior ASICS Engineer | 1,218 | $130,000 | $98,400 | $249,900 |
| Staff CPU Engineer | 520 | $158,000 | $88,500 | $326,050 |
| Senior Cellular System Test Engineer | 506 | $121,597 | $88,800 | $194,800 |
| ASIC Engineer | 489 | $108,160 | $87,000 | $204,901 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 449 | $142,400 | $117,021 | $210,492 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 437 | $111,322 | $93,700 | $187,741 |
| Senior Modem Technologies Engineer | 387 | $139,000 | $99,902 | $237,000 |
| Software Engineer | 383 | $109,635 | $81,500 | $141,378 |
| Senior Systems Test Engineer | 368 | $101,109 | $96,616 | $183,000 |
| Senior Modem Technologies Software Engineer | 345 | $137,600 | $96,096 | $226,138 |
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 2,624 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 | 2,433 | $117,291 | 99.0% |
| 2022 | 3,286 | $118,248 | 96.8% |
| 2023 | 3,445 | $126,000 | 97.5% |
| 2024 | 1,994 | $125,000 | 99.5% |
| 2025 | 2,042 | $133,600 | 99.8% |
| 2026 | 932 | $152,506 | 99.6% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 12,985 |
| PERM | 200 | 245 | 167–293 | 1,117 |