Cisco Systems, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2012–2025
Overview
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 2,790 PERM green-card applications between FY2012 and FY2025. That places it #13 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 1,404 were certified (50.3% approval rate), taking about 260 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $137,000.
2,790
PERM filings
50.3%
approval
8
denied
$137,000
median wage
260d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 1,891 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (82%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India1,551
- China118
- Canada40
- Mexico28
- Brazil13
- Costa Rica12
- Nigeria11
- Taiwan9
- Australia7
- United Kingdom6
Prior visa status
- H-1B1,621
- L-1214
- H-415
- TN12
- F-111
- E-33
- L-21
- O-11
Education
- Master's1,177
- Bachelor's641
- None56
- Doctorate13
- Other4
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Cisco Systems, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 895 | $133,808 |
| Software Developers | 356 | $155,990 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 203 | $133,207 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 202 | $108,231 |
| Sales Engineers | 121 | $147,717 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 107 | $140,308 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 103 | $147,956 |
| Computer Network Architects | 81 | $143,259 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 73 | $193,180 |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 66 | $129,684 |
Common job titles
Wage range
$120,578
25th
$137,000
median
$157,539
75th
$174,503
90th
Law firms used
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP1,772
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP899
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy LLP82
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP10
- Fragomen, Del Ray, Bernsen Loewy, LLP8
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bersen Loewy, LLP7
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24319-476524 | Hardware Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476919 | User Experience Researcher | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24319-476186 | Software QA Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24319-476324 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476696 | Software QA Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476732 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24319-476129 | Software QA Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24319-476083 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24319-475781 | Technical Leader, Data Engineering | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476910 | Data Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24319-476407 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476804 | Hardware Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476873 | ASIC Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476776 | ASIC Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476892 | Technical Leader, Hardware Engineering | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476868 | Technical Leader, Hardware Engineering | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476801 | Hardware Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476814 | Manufacturing Engineer | Certified | San Francisco, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24319-476168 | Renewals Specialist | Certified | Research Triangle Park, NC | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24320-476862 | Technical Marketing Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.