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SEMANTICBITS, LLC

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

90

Total Filings

2021-Present

95.6%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$126,000

Median Salary

Across All Roles

-62.5%

Filing Growth

24 → 9 filings, FY2021 to FY2025
Filings by Program
78
H-1B Filings
12
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B Jul 7, 2025 78
PERM Sep 29, 2023 12
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 Software Engineer Jul 7, 2025 18
Security Engineer Jun 26, 2025 2
Senior DevOps Engineer Dec 16, 2024 9
Senior Data Engineer Sep 12, 2024 11
Senior Product Owner May 20, 2024 3
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Senior Software Engineer 18 $120,260 $108,014 $169,260
Software Engineer 16 $97,500 $77,000 $135,000
Data Engineer 11 $130,000 $80,000 $141,357
Senior Data Engineer 11 $135,090 $116,500 $163,221
Senior DevOps Engineer 9 $140,000 $135,000 $151,743
DevOps Engineer 6 $112,285 $95,000 $135,283
Senior Product Owner 3 $127,779 $122,865 $146,930
BUSINESS ANALYST 2 $84,662 $82,524 $86,800
Lead Data Engineer 2 $170,000 $170,000 $170,000
PROGRAMMER ANALYST 2 $81,150 $75,000 $87,300
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$87,300

25th Percentile

$105,155

Median (50th)

$126,000

75th Percentile

$140,000

90th Percentile

$149,663

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Filings by State (Chart)
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Median Salary by State (Chart)
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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 24 $107,500 95.8%
2022 15 $116,500 100.0%
2023 22 $138,710 95.5%
2024 20 $131,435 90.0%
2025 9 $135,283 100.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
46
Average Days
7–8
P25–P75 Range
90
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–7 78
PERM 299 298 223–333 12
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