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
182 → 167 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 912 |
| PERM | Dec 14, 2025 | 239 |
| E-3 | Sep 26, 2024 | 4 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 162 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | Jun 15, 2026 | 16 |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer | Jun 12, 2026 | 9 |
| Business Data Scientist | Jun 12, 2026 | 8 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Jun 12, 2026 | 63 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 162 | $106,621 | $76,767 | $153,968 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 144 | $132,500 | $95,000 | $378,326 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 63 | $176,031 | $120,968 | $279,649 |
| Senior Software Quality Engineer | 41 | $120,250 | $92,165 | $170,000 |
| ASSOCIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 27 | $87,173 | $73,923 | $107,557 |
| SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER | 27 | $95,000 | $75,982 | $129,416 |
| Senior Product Manager - Technical | 22 | $154,000 | $108,181 | $220,000 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 21 | $113,360 | $88,317 | $378,326 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 16 | $169,029 | $100,027 | $220,000 |
| PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER | 16 | $144,221 | $127,388 | $205,000 |
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 248 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 | 182 | $113,183 | 99.5% |
| 2022 | 248 | $116,225 | 98.0% |
| 2023 | 193 | $120,000 | 88.1% |
| 2024 | 200 | $126,777 | 93.5% |
| 2025 | 167 | $136,055 | 89.2% |
| 2026 | 165 | $140,816 | 93.3% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 45 | 7–7 | 912 |
| PERM | 315 | 315 | 186–409 | 239 |