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
10 → 241 filings, FY2021 to FY2026| Program | Last Filing | Total (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jan 30, 2026 | 33 |
| PERM | Jan 23, 2026 | 507 |
| Role | Last Filing | Total (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager - Ecosystem Gov. & Strategy (TikTok Live) | Jan 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Manager, Technical Project Management | Jan 23, 2026 | 1 |
| TIkTok Live Trust and Reputation Manager | Dec 10, 2025 | 1 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | Dec 3, 2025 | 5 |
| Backend Software Engineer | Nov 21, 2025 | 2 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 92 | $142,000 | $128,000 | $243,680 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 46 | $193,000 | $169,000 | $283,442 |
| Data Engineer | 19 | $148,658 | $137,750 | $148,658 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Search Recommend. Sys.** | 18 | $194,000 | $194,000 | $194,000 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER-DATA DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM(Mult.Pos) | 17 | $184,300 | $184,300 | $190,486 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Data Engine(Multi.Positions) | 16 | $210,662 | $210,662 | $210,662 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 14 | $295,194 | $125,000 | $295,194 |
| Machine Learning Engineer (Mutiple Positions) | 13 | $170,186 | $170,186 | $170,186 |
| Senior Backend Software Engineer – Privacy | 12 | $194,000 | $194,000 | $283,442 |
| Data Scientist | 9 | $161,863 | $136,800 | $161,863 |
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 448 new (initial) petitions, FY2020–FY2024.
Continuing (renewal) petitions approve at near-100% for almost every employer, so the initial rate is the meaningful signal. Counts cover FY2020–FY2024. Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
| Fiscal Year | Filings | Median Salary | Approval Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | $167,500 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 41 | $190,000 | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 33 | $187,000 | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 107 | $169,000 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 118 | $174,815 | 57.6% |
| 2026 | 241 | $184,662 | 84.2% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 8 | 7–7 | 33 |
| PERM | 448 | 397 | 335–497 | 507 |