U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

Square, Inc.

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

120

Total Filings

2021-Present

98.3%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$160,450

Median Salary

Across All Roles

-95.9%

Filing Growth

49 → 2 filings, FY2021 to FY2024
Filings by Program
19
H-1B Filings
101
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Total (2021–Present)
H-1B Aug 27, 2024 19
PERM Dec 9, 2021 101
By Role (Most Recent)
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Software Engineer 31 $170,000 $134,000 $260,000
Data Scientist 9 $155,000 $117,200 $170,000
Business Systems Analyst 3 $131,000 $92,200 $170,800
Security Engineer 3 $187,200 $177,100 $187,300
Accounting Lead 2 $134,400 $134,400 $134,400
CSIRT Signals Developer and Data Scientist 2 $190,000 $190,000 $190,000
Data Scientist, Developers 2 $149,000 $149,000 $149,000
Marketing Analytics Manager 2 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000
Product Analyst 2 $148,500 $147,000 $150,000
Product Manager 2 $171,650 $145,000 $198,300
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$133,700

25th Percentile

$145,725

Median (50th)

$160,450

75th Percentile

$190,000

90th Percentile

$208,200

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Square, Inc.'s H-1B petition approval rate

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 106 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2022.

Initial approval rate
92.5%
new petitions (FY2019–FY2022)
Initial approvals
98
of 106 decided
Overall approval rate
97.0%
incl. continuing (renewals)

Continuing (renewal) petitions approve at near-100% for almost every employer, so the initial rate is the meaningful signal. Counts cover FY2019–FY2022. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Filings by State (Chart)
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Median Salary by State (Chart)
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Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 49 $153,000 98.0%
2022 66 $164,050 100.0%
2023 3 $177,600 100.0%
2024 2 $150,000 50.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
166
Median Days
172
Average Days
146–216
P25–P75 Range
120
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–8 19
PERM 175 202 157–272 101
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: February 8, 2026