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
588 → 840 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)| Program | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 | 3,154 |
| H-1B1 | Mar 27, 2026 | 3 |
| E-3 | Nov 26, 2025 | 11 |
| PERM | Apr 18, 2025 | 807 |
| Role | Last Filing | Dated filings (2021–Present) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior DevOps Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Staff Data Engineer | Jun 23, 2026 | 168 |
| Staff Site Reliability Engineer | Jun 19, 2026 | 86 |
| SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER | Jun 19, 2026 | 62 |
| Sr. Software Engineer (Consultant) | Jun 18, 2026 | 4 |
| Role | Count | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff SW Engineer | 501 | $132,683 | $93,200 | $196,822 |
| Sr. SW Engineer | 409 | $110,000 | $83,300 | $183,310 |
| Senior Data Engineer | 206 | $121,600 | $90,750 | $177,632 |
| Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant level | 169 | $155,709 | $120,869 | $213,512 |
| Staff Data Engineer | 168 | $146,200 | $102,606 | $215,197 |
| Director | 166 | $169,881 | $122,300 | $254,991 |
| SYSTEMS ANALYST | 145 | $94,686 | $78,000 | $141,274 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 118 | $110,574 | $93,200 | $168,958 |
| Staff Systems Engineer | 113 | $127,504 | $100,100 | $176,725 |
| Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer | 107 | $133,806 | $100,100 | $194,251 |
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 480 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 | 588 | $113,295 | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 951 | $121,763 | 98.0% |
| 2023 | 650 | $127,504 | 96.5% |
| 2024 | 590 | $133,385 | 99.3% |
| 2025 | 840 | $139,432 | 97.1% |
| 2026 | 356 | $146,200 | 96.1% |
| Program | Median Days | Avg Days | P25–P75 | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 7 | 7 | 7–7 | 3,154 |
| PERM | 339 | 334 | 196–485 | 807 |