Cisco Systems, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2012–2025
Overview
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 3,255 PERM green-card applications between FY2012 and FY2025. That places it #13 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 1,632 were certified (50.1% approval rate), taking about 275 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $140,000.
3,255
PERM filings
50.1%
approval
12
denied
$140,000
median wage
275d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 2,334 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (82%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India1,921
- China136
- Canada51
- Mexico37
- Brazil15
- Costa Rica14
- Nigeria12
- Taiwan12
- Australia8
- United Kingdom8
Prior visa status
- H-1B2,019
- L-1240
- H-419
- TN19
- F-115
- E-33
- Not in USA2
- L-21
Education
- Master's1,466
- Bachelor's778
- None68
- Doctorate18
- 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 | 965 | $135,100 |
| Software Developers | 444 | $156,094 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 224 | $134,847 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 223 | $109,628 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 166 | $137,590 |
| Sales Engineers | 141 | $147,615 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 118 | $147,863 |
| Computer Network Architects | 93 | $144,025 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 84 | $192,431 |
| Marketing Managers | 75 | $157,019 |
Common job titles
Wage range
$122,222
25th
$140,000
median
$159,055
75th
$177,736
90th
Law firms used
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP2,213
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP921
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-21121-80878 | Software/QA Engineer | Certified - Expired | Richardson, TX | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21119-79913 | Project Manager (Engineering Program Manager) | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21098-71663 | Strategy And Planning Manager | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21120-80733 | Product Manager, Engineering | Certified - Expired | Richardson, TX | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21118-79282 | Manager, Engineering (Leader, Engineering) | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21119-80152 | Manager, Engineering (Leader, Engineering) | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21119-80178 | Manager, Software Development (Leader, Software Engineering) | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21123-81048 | Manager, Software Development (Leader, Software Engineering) | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21123-81101 | Manager, Engineering (Leader, Engineering) | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21120-80764 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Richardson, TX | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21122-80960 | Technical Leader, Software Engineering | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21123-81074 | Engineering Architect | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21177-08169 | Manager, Software Development (Leader, Software Development) | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Dec 6, 2021 |
| A-21107-75327 | Solutions Architect | Certified - Expired | Research Triangle Park, NC | Dec 2, 2021 |
| A-21166-01269 | Project Manager | Certified - Expired | Research Triangle Park, NC | Dec 1, 2021 |
| A-21166-01164 | Product Manager, Engineering | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Dec 1, 2021 |
| A-21141-89915 | Data Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 30, 2021 |
| A-21141-89996 | Technical Leader, ASIC Engineering | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 30, 2021 |
| A-21140-89905 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 30, 2021 |
| A-21141-89939 | Product Manager, Engineering | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 30, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.