U.S. Immigration Data

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

ZestFinance, 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

97

Total Filings

2021-Present

90.7%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$135,000

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+44.4%

Filing Growth

18 → 26 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)
Filings by Program
81
H-1B Filings
16
PERM Filings
Labor certification, the first green card step
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Dated filings (2021–Present)
H-1B May 20, 2026 79
PERM Dec 2, 2025 16
E-3 Dec 5, 2024 2
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)
DevOps Engineer May 20, 2026 2
Data Scientist May 15, 2026 26
Director, Software Engineering May 11, 2026 2
Senior Machine Learning Engineer May 5, 2026 2
MLOps Engineer Apr 21, 2026 1
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Data Scientist 26 $115,500 $90,000 $163,000
Senior Data Scientist 21 $160,000 $111,615 $209,000
Machine Learning Engineer 8 $130,000 $120,000 $140,000
Business Analyst New 5 $105,000 $105,000 $105,000
Lead Data Scientist 4 $197,500 $183,602 $200,000
Product Manager 4 $160,000 $110,000 $180,000
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 4 $137,500 $122,591 $145,000
Senior Data Engineer 3 $175,000 $160,000 $192,885
Data Engineer 2 $132,500 $115,000 $150,000
DevOps Engineer 2 $130,000 $130,000 $130,000
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$103,000

25th Percentile

$115,000

Median (50th)

$135,000

75th Percentile

$164,300

90th Percentile

$197,000

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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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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 18 $130,000 83.3%
2022 10 $175,000 100.0%
2023 8 $132,500 87.5%
2024 13 $164,300 92.3%
2025 26 $120,000 96.2%
2026 22 $136,000 86.4%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
7
Median Days
62
Average Days
7–7
P25–P75 Range
97
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 8 7–7 79
PERM 307 337 209–457 16
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