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
532 → 1,169 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 | 4,431 |
| E-3 | Jun 18, 2026 | 17 |
| PERM | Jun 17, 2025 | 960 |
| H-1B1 | Feb 8, 2024 | 1 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Advisory Solution Consultant | Jun 18, 2026 | 8 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Jun 18, 2026 | 363 |
| Senior Inbound Product Manager | Jun 16, 2026 | 143 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Jun 16, 2026 | 574 |
| Technical Support Engineer, Performance | Jun 16, 2026 | 11 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 574 | $155,443 | $95,888 | $234,062 |
| Software Engineer | 425 | $129,802 | $66,477 | $187,741 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 363 | $184,080 | $108,701 | $283,442 |
| Senior Inbound Product Manager | 143 | $142,800 | $71,614 | $285,334 |
| Senior Software Quality Engineer | 122 | $144,852 | $93,912 | $270,250 |
| Senior Technical Support Engineer | 107 | $103,501 | $64,875 | $197,829 |
| Manager, Software Engineering Management | 104 | $214,381 | $143,374 | $266,926 |
| Senior Software QA Engineer | 103 | $138,590 | $53,934 | $226,325 |
| Technical Support Engineer | 94 | $78,857 | $47,590 | $149,237 |
| ASSOCIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 87 | $113,753 | $72,883 | $141,378 |
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 643 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 | 532 | $124,447 | 98.9% |
| 2022 | 935 | $137,348 | 99.3% |
| 2023 | 964 | $135,824 | 97.2% |
| 2024 | 1,032 | $141,782 | 99.2% |
| 2025 | 1,169 | $150,800 | 99.6% |
| 2026 | 777 | $164,044 | 99.7% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 4,431 |
| PERM | 406 | 384 | 274–490 | 960 |