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-19185-27090 | CNG Management | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19185-27072 | CNG Member Technical Staff | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19186-27245 | Technical Leader | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19185-27084 | Network Consulting Engineer | Certified - Expired | Research Triangle Park, NC | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19185-27103 | Software/QA Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19199-32354 | Solutions Architect | Certified - Expired | New York, NY | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19198-31830 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19198-31818 | Technical Leader | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19197-31238 | Technical Leader | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19198-31800 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Richardson, TX | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19198-31799 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19196-30497 | Technical Leader | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19188-27482 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19189-27483 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19189-27497 | Software/QA Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19189-27517 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19211-36990 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Boxborough, MA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19219-40925 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19221-42170 | Customer Support Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 25, 2019 |
| A-19207-35867 | Technical Marketing Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 24, 2019 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.