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
1,382 → 8 filings, FY2021 to FY2025| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Aug 31, 2023 | 2,674 |
| PERM | Aug 23, 2023 | 624 |
| E-3 | May 18, 2023 | 10 |
| H-1B1 | Mar 11, 2021 | 2 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | Aug 31, 2023 | 1,877 |
| Senior Data Engineer | Aug 28, 2023 | 18 |
| Information Technology Project Manager | Aug 28, 2023 | 8 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER | Aug 25, 2023 | 58 |
| Platform Engineer | Aug 24, 2023 | 1 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 1,877 | $125,000 | $87,006 | $190,000 |
| Software Engineer | 414 | $120,000 | $67,786 | $183,040 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER | 58 | $112,650 | $75,000 | $135,000 |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | 41 | $126,000 | $110,000 | $150,200 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 39 | $117,500 | $101,200 | $164,100 |
| Senior Software Quality Assurance Tester | 37 | $110,000 | $88,000 | $143,312 |
| Senior Software Test Engineer | 36 | $111,800 | $100,000 | $139,950 |
| Data Scientist | 28 | $101,000 | $67,786 | $200,000 |
| DevOps Engineer | 28 | $117,975 | $100,000 | $145,000 |
| BUSINESS ANALYST | 27 | $110,100 | $75,857 | $190,000 |
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 507 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 | 1,382 | $117,000 | 96.7% |
| 2022 | 935 | $125,000 | 99.7% |
| 2023 | 901 | $130,000 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 84 | $150,200 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | $153,600 | 100.0% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 2,674 |
| PERM | 222 | 240 | 181–272 | 624 |