Abbott Laboratories

Manufacturing · Primarily IL · PERM filings 2019–2025

#413 top sponsor

Overview

Abbott Laboratories is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 169 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #413 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 111 were certified (65.7% approval rate), taking about 288 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Applications, with most worksites in IL, and the median sponsored wage is $115,000.

169

PERM filings

65.7%

approval

1

denied

$115,000

median wage

288d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 115 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (68%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India78
  • China12
  • Brazil5
  • Costa Rica3
  • Colombia3
  • Canada2
  • Mexico2
  • Netherlands1
  • Ireland1
  • Belgium1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B94
  • L-117
  • Parolee2
  • F-11
  • H-41

Education

  • Master's70
  • Bachelor's39
  • Other3
  • Doctorate2
  • None1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Abbott Laboratories most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Applications 21 $121,381
Computer Systems Analysts 14 $138,327
Software Developers 13 $135,181
Biomedical Engineers 10 $115,135
Statisticians 9 $100,011
Software Developers, Systems Software 7 $125,686
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 7 $99,286
Computer and Information Systems Managers 6 $177,153
Marketing Managers 5 $148,810
Industrial Engineers 5 $103,000

Common job titles

Senior Software Engineer 8 Senior Design/Product Development Engineer 6 Statistician 3 Senior Systems Analyst 3 Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 2 Statistician [Multiple Positions] 2 Senior Specialist, Procurement 2 Senior Specialist, Database 2 Scientist II (multiple positions) 2 Regulatory Affairs Project Manager 2 Principal Software Engineer [Multiple Positions] 2 Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance 2

Worksite states

IL 107 TX 25 CA 21 OH 9 FL 2 MN 2 GA 1 NJ 1 PR 1

Wage range

$95,300

25th

$115,000

median

$135,500

75th

$155,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Hussain Bendersky Liston LLC85
  • Hussain Bendersky and Liston LLC58
  • Hussain, Bendersky, and Liston LLC20
  • Hussain, Bendersky Liston, LLC3
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP1
  • Hussain, Bendersky Liston LLC1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24264-353220 IT Software EngineerCertified Waukegan, IL Jan 25, 2026
G-100-24249-317760 Software Development Engineer in TestCertified Irving, TX Jan 25, 2026
G-100-24249-317702 Senior CAD, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) AdministratorCertified Irving, TX Jan 25, 2026
G-100-24264-353250 Senior Software EngineerCertified Irving, TX Jan 25, 2026
G-100-24257-337249 Software System Engineer - CybersecurityCertified Irving, TX Jan 25, 2026
G-100-24234-282663 Senior Project Manager Global LogisticsCertified Columbus, OH Jan 20, 2026
G-100-24234-282624 Regional Project Safety Manager Food Safety - SafeguardCertified Abbott Park, IL Jan 20, 2026
G-100-25202-188996 Senior Salesforce Architect & Technical LeadWithdrawn Austin, TX Jan 6, 2026
G-100-24225-261218 Site Reliability Engineer (DevOps)Certified Chicago, IL Jan 6, 2026
G-100-24240-297256 Scientist II (multiple positions)Certified Abbott Park, IL Dec 17, 2025
G-100-24240-297398 Scientist II (multiple positions)Certified Abbott Park, IL Dec 17, 2025
G-100-24208-225065 Mechanical Hardware EngineerCertified Irving, TX Nov 10, 2025
G-100-24211-229319 Senior Cloud Data EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Nov 4, 2025
G-100-24200-205192 IT Senior Technical Specialist - SAP Supply ChainCertified Waukegan, IL Sep 30, 2025
G-100-24169-119778 Specialist, SAP Data Services/Information Steward (IS)Certified Waukegan, IL Sep 4, 2025
G-100-24163-097327 Regional Sales Excellence ManagerCertified Lake Forest, IL Sep 4, 2025
G-100-24137-005596 Senior Software EngineerCertified Lake Forest, IL Aug 11, 2025
G-100-24135-992919 Senior Quality ProfessionalCertified Chicago, IL Aug 11, 2025
G-100-24152-056662 IT Senior Business Systems Analyst - Procure-to-Pay (PTP)Certified Waukegan, IL Aug 11, 2025
G-100-24137-005743 Senior Scientist Translational ResearchCertified Columbus, OH Aug 11, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.