U.S. Immigration Data

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UPWORK 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

196

Total Filings

2021-Present

95.9%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$182,511

Median Salary

Across All Roles

-2.9%

Filing Growth

35 → 34 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
161
H-1B Filings
35
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 12, 2026 161
PERM Nov 8, 2024 35
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)
Lead Machine Learning Engineer Jun 12, 2026 4
Senior Director of Engineering, Developer Enablement May 20, 2026 3
Senior Applied ML Engineer May 6, 2026 5
Lead Data Engineer May 6, 2026 5
PRINCIPLE ENGINEER May 4, 2026 3
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Product Manager 9 $200,000 $120,931 $230,010
Senior Software Engineer 8 $170,000 $150,000 $197,595
Lead Software Engineer 7 $180,000 $128,606 $210,000
Senior Product Designer 7 $145,000 $66,123 $160,680
SENIOR ANALYST 6 $123,000 $101,855 $135,000
CUSTOMER INSIGHTS MANAGER 5 $186,846 $130,000 $195,000
Lead Data Engineer 5 $222,560 $167,710 $249,979
Senior Applied ML Engineer 5 $236,900 $200,000 $280,000
Senior Product Manager, Payments 5 $200,000 $190,000 $252,699
Lead Machine Learning Engineer 4 $251,375 $245,000 $290,000
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$120,000

25th Percentile

$141,595

Median (50th)

$182,511

75th Percentile

$230,000

90th Percentile

$262,391

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Filings by State (Chart)
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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 35 $120,931 94.3%
2022 42 $171,355 100.0%
2023 28 $170,425 100.0%
2024 34 $177,500 91.2%
2025 34 $222,560 91.2%
2026 23 $247,656 100.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
65
Average Days
7–8
P25–P75 Range
196
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–7 161
PERM 321 331 202–466 35
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