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
1,415 → 2,722 filings, FY2022 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 9,009 |
| E-3 | Jun 22, 2026 | 93 |
| H-1B1 | Sep 10, 2025 | 13 |
| PERM | Aug 21, 2025 | 1,717 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Technical Architect | Jun 23, 2026 | 249 |
| Lead Agentic Data Systems Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 1 |
| Software Engineer SMTS | Jun 23, 2026 | 138 |
| Senior Data Scientist | Jun 23, 2026 | 18 |
| Product Manager, MuleSoft | Jun 23, 2026 | 1 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering SMTS | 4,039 | $191,408 | $93,000 | $367,500 |
| Technical Architect | 383 | $176,348 | $115,003 | $245,000 |
| Software Engineer | 297 | $158,000 | $97,830 | $300,000 |
| Senior Technical Architect | 249 | $202,800 | $133,390 | $262,444 |
| Software Engineering Manager | 228 | $226,431 | $139,740 | $316,680 |
| MTS Software Engineer | 185 | $161,000 | $123,000 | $197,314 |
| Senior Technical Support Engineer | 156 | $117,141 | $83,928 | $177,734 |
| Software Engineer MTS | 142 | $161,000 | $99,750 | $365,000 |
| Software Engineer SMTS | 138 | $210,000 | $110,198 | $285,000 |
| Technical Support Engineer | 129 | $96,138 | $73,299 | $128,502 |
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 402 new (initial) petitions, FY2022–FY2024.
Continuing (renewal) petitions approve at near-100% for almost every employer, so the initial rate is the meaningful signal. Counts cover FY2022–FY2024. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,415 | $175,981 | 96.7% |
| 2023 | 2,230 | $166,534 | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 2,398 | $186,300 | 98.2% |
| 2025 | 2,722 | $183,680 | 96.5% |
| 2026 | 2,067 | $187,700 | 98.3% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 8 | 7–7 | 9,009 |
| PERM | 491 | 453 | 428–509 | 1,717 |