U.S. Immigration Data

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The Vanguard Group

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

1,720

Total Filings

2021-Present

95.9%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$140,000

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+123.3%

Filing Growth

176 → 393 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
1,429
H-1B Filings
291
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 1,409
E-3 Apr 22, 2026 20
PERM May 23, 2025 291
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)
Transaction Cost Analyst, Specialist Jun 22, 2026 2
IT Delivery Manager Jun 18, 2026 18
Data Analyst, Specialist Jun 18, 2026 90
Application Engineering Technical Lead II Jun 18, 2026 115
Cyber Threat Management Analyst, Specialist Jun 17, 2026 5
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Application Engineer III 372 $139,027 $98,528 $164,108
Data Engineer, Specialist 119 $130,000 $85,850 $185,993
Application Engineering Technical Lead II 115 $155,460 $122,262 $221,411
Data Analyst, Specialist 90 $126,558 $73,748 $173,604
Data Scientist 46 $131,380 $100,000 $211,000
Senior Application Engineer 41 $135,000 $125,000 $165,000
Cloud Engineer, Specialist 38 $138,535 $119,954 $166,782
Cloud Security Engineer, Specialist 38 $137,618 $114,000 $209,100
Senior Data Engineer 36 $125,000 $110,500 $165,000
Application Engineer II 34 $153,129 $83,507 $171,780
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$119,041

25th Percentile

$129,000

Median (50th)

$140,000

75th Percentile

$152,341

90th Percentile

$170,010

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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 176 $125,000 93.8%
2022 365 $132,252 93.7%
2023 198 $140,000 91.4%
2024 289 $140,046 94.5%
2025 393 $142,520 99.2%
2026 299 $146,474 99.7%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
80
Average Days
7–8
P25–P75 Range
1,720
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–7 1,409
PERM 487 443 423–502 291
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