Cognex Corporation

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily MA · PERM filings 2019–2024

#2,065 top sponsor

Overview

Cognex Corporation is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 40 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #2,065 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 29 were certified (72.5% approval rate), taking about 335 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in MA, and the median sponsored wage is $133,682.

40

PERM filings

72.5%

approval

1

denied

$133,682

median wage

335d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 22 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (59%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India13
  • China5
  • New Zealand1
  • Hungary1
  • Canada1
  • Sweden1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B19
  • L-13

Education

  • Master's12
  • Bachelor's7
  • Doctorate3

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Cognex Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers 12 $133,003
Software Developers, Systems Software 7 $132,350
Software Developers, Applications 4 $138,272
Computer Systems Analysts 3 $136,767
Sales Engineers 3 $131,167
Marketing Managers 3 $166,021
Project Management Specialists 1 $133,682
Logisticians 1 $101,700
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1 $123,600
Financial Analysts 1 $82,500

Common job titles

Senior Software Engineer 7 Software Engineer 3 Principal Software Engineer 2 Account Sales Engineer 2 Consulting Software Engineer 2 Software Engineer – Product Security 1 Senior Software Engineer, Supervisor 1 Cloud Solutions Engineer 1 Product Marketing Manager - Life Sciences 1 Senior Software Engineer- 3D Algorithms 1 Senior Manager, Product Marketing - Vision Software 1 Program Manager 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$110,000

25th

$133,682

median

$150,197

75th

$168,064

90th

Law firms used

  • Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.17
  • Quarles Brady LLP15
  • Global Immigration Associates, P.C.7
  • Quarles Brady, LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24285-402549 Software Engineer – Product SecurityCertified Natick, MA Feb 17, 2026
G-100-24268-360634 Software EngineerCertified Natick, MA Feb 10, 2026
G-100-24249-316804 Senior Software EngineerCertified Natick, MA Jan 27, 2026
G-100-24249-316716 Senior Software Engineer, SupervisorCertified Natick, MA Jan 26, 2026
G-100-24166-113225 Senior Software EngineerCertified Natick, MA Sep 12, 2025
G-100-24172-134925 Software EngineerCertified Natick, MA Sep 12, 2025
G-100-24172-133508 Senior Software Engineer- 3D AlgorithmsCertified Natick, MA Sep 12, 2025
G-100-24166-113074 Product Marketing Manager - Life SciencesCertified Natick, MA Sep 12, 2025
G-100-24096-861106 Account Sales EngineerCertified Natick, MA Sep 4, 2025
G-100-24096-861583 Principal Software EngineerCertified Natick, MA Jul 31, 2025
G-100-24096-861027 Cloud Solutions EngineerCertified Natick, MA Jul 31, 2025
G-100-24096-860074 Senior Software EngineerCertified Natick, MA Jul 31, 2025
G-100-23271-388976 Senior Product Marketing SpecialistCertified - Expired Natick, MA Feb 3, 2025
G-100-23262-358673 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Natick, MA Jan 30, 2025
G-100-23272-395636 Program ManagerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23237-296701 Senior SAP Basis AdministratorCertified - Expired Natick, MA Nov 8, 2024
G-100-23181-158004 SAP OTC/FTM Business AnalystCertified - Expired Natick, MA Aug 8, 2024
A-23101-25530 Senior Manager, Product Marketing - Vision SoftwareCertified - Expired Natick, MA May 22, 2024
G-100-24026-671092 Account Sales EngineerWithdrawn Natick, MA Apr 5, 2024
A-22353-76148 IT Business Process Lead - Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)Denied Natick, MA Mar 27, 2024

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