COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION

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

#15 top sponsor

Overview

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 3,145 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #15 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 1,332 were certified (42.4% approval rate), taking about 280 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Information Technology Project Managers, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $84,802.

3,145

PERM filings

42.4%

approval

1

denied

$84,802

median wage

280d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 3,144 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (99%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India3,115
  • Romania8
  • China3
  • Canada3
  • Mexico2
  • Nepal2
  • Sri Lanka1
  • Indonesia1
  • Australia1
  • Jamaica1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B2,748
  • L-1352
  • H-429
  • L-210
  • TN2
  • Parolee1

Education

  • Bachelor's2,243
  • Master's757
  • Other143
  • Doctorate1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Information Technology Project Managers 1,594 $80,017
Software Developers, Applications 809 $82,706
Software Developers 625 $89,318
Project Management Specialists 116 $79,106

Common job titles

Systems Analyst/Developer B 1,050 Computer Systems Analyst B 470 Systems Analyst/ Developer B 459 Systems Analyst/Developer C 379 Computer Systems Analyst C 173 Computer Systems Analyst A 166 Systems Analyst/ Developer C 166 Systems Analyst/Developer A 165 IT Project Manager B 51 IT Project Manager C 36 IT Project Manager A 30

Worksite states

TX 3,145

Wage range

$75,130

25th

$84,802

median

$88,171

75th

$92,726

90th

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19178-24638 Computer Systems Analyst BCertified - Expired College Station, TX Oct 1, 2019
A-19178-24637 Computer Systems Analyst BCertified - Expired College Station, TX Oct 1, 2019
A-19178-24631 Computer Systems Analyst BCertified - Expired College Station, TX Oct 1, 2019
A-19178-24629 Computer Systems Analyst ACertified - Expired College Station, TX Oct 1, 2019
A-19178-24594 Computer Systems Analyst BCertified - Expired College Station, TX Oct 1, 2019

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