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
243 → 111 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 22, 2026 | 748 |
| PERM | Dec 17, 2024 | 130 |
| E-3 | Nov 1, 2021 | 1 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialist | Jun 22, 2026 | 2 |
| SOFTWARE QA ANALYST & TESTER | Jun 13, 2026 | 97 |
| SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPER | Jun 13, 2026 | 269 |
| FUNCTIONAL ANALYST | Jun 12, 2026 | 16 |
| Data Scientist | Jun 9, 2026 | 6 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPER | 269 | $90,500 | $60,000 | $140,000 |
| Software Developer / Analyst | 128 | $95,160 | $79,248 | $123,781 |
| SOFTWARE QA ANALYST & TESTER | 97 | $76,200 | $60,000 | $126,568 |
| JAVA DEVELOPER | 42 | $94,075 | $65,000 | $140,500 |
| FUNCTIONAL ANALYST | 16 | $66,950 | $60,000 | $109,928 |
| Software Application Developer (Engineer II) | 16 | $94,450 | $73,180 | $116,000 |
| SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR | 11 | $104,500 | $67,000 | $125,900 |
| Full Stack Developer (JAVA) | 10 | $114,000 | $101,000 | $128,500 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST | 10 | $105,775 | $75,250 | $147,000 |
| DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | 9 | $90,000 | $63,000 | $132,250 |
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 122 new (initial) petitions, FY2019–FY2022.
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.
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | $92,300 | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 202 | $95,160 | 95.0% |
| 2023 | 109 | $97,250 | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 127 | $92,000 | 98.4% |
| 2025 | 111 | $87,000 | 92.8% |
| 2026 | 87 | $94,390 | 93.1% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 748 |
| PERM | 210 | 288 | 185–395 | 130 |