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STAPLES, 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

998

Total Filings

2021-Present

99.2%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$130,000

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+7.8%

Filing Growth

154 → 166 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
863
H-1B Filings
135
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B Jun 22, 2026 862
PERM May 30, 2025 135
E-3 Apr 16, 2024 1
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)
Software Engineer II Jun 22, 2026 141
Director Marketplace, FBM Jun 13, 2026 1
BRAND ANALYST Jun 11, 2026 2
Product Manager Digital Jun 11, 2026 13
Manager, Data and Analytics Jun 8, 2026 8
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Software Engineer III 153 $135,000 $97,000 $180,841
Software Engineer II 141 $115,000 $90,000 $175,741
Software Engineer I 88 $152,028 $73,000 $194,834
Associate Data Scientist (SC) 30 $90,000 $82,000 $96,910
Software Engineering Manager 29 $167,884 $140,000 $218,419
ARCHITECT I 28 $153,384 $126,787 $218,525
Data Scientist III 25 $110,000 $95,000 $126,235
Quality Engineer III 17 $130,000 $109,000 $146,002
Senior Automation Engineer 17 $128,870 $100,318 $163,020
Data Engineer III 15 $135,000 $115,000 $157,617
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$92,070

25th Percentile

$110,000

Median (50th)

$130,000

75th Percentile

$150,000

90th Percentile

$170,000

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STAPLES, 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 138 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2024.

Initial approval rate
92.8%
new petitions (FY2019–FY2024)
Initial approvals
128
of 138 decided
Overall approval rate
95.6%
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–FY2024. 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 154 $115,000 98.1%
2022 182 $125,000 100.0%
2023 161 $130,000 99.4%
2024 194 $131,854 99.0%
2025 166 $135,137 98.8%
2026 141 $135,000 100.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
50
Average Days
7–8
P25–P75 Range
998
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–7 862
PERM 332 327 181–495 135
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