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
535 → 205 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 1,741 |
| PERM | Jul 29, 2025 | 188 |
| E-3 | Aug 27, 2024 | 11 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 891 |
| Software Performance Test Engineer | Jun 17, 2026 | 5 |
| WEB APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER | Jun 9, 2026 | 2 |
| INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST | Jun 9, 2026 | 2 |
| NETWORK ENGINEER | Jun 5, 2026 | 10 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 891 | $100,000 | $61,859 | $190,000 |
| BUSINESS ANALYST | 98 | $82,289 | $60,000 | $120,000 |
| SOFTWARE QA ANALYST | 94 | $82,181 | $60,000 | $141,440 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 76 | $114,000 | $86,000 | $250,000 |
| Data Scientist | 48 | $91,535 | $56,493 | $135,200 |
| Data Engineer | 33 | $100,000 | $87,000 | $128,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST | 31 | $100,000 | $66,000 | $141,440 |
| SOFTWARE QA ENGINEER | 31 | $100,000 | $72,800 | $133,500 |
| DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | 28 | $100,000 | $64,000 | $125,000 |
| BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST | 27 | $87,500 | $50,003 | $124,800 |
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 221 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 | 535 | $95,000 | 89.0% |
| 2022 | 442 | $97,760 | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 353 | $100,000 | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 237 | $102,960 | 86.1% |
| 2025 | 205 | $106,080 | 75.6% |
| 2026 | 168 | $109,731 | 70.2% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 11 | 7–8 | 1,741 |
| PERM | 264 | 301 | 172–413 | 188 |