FACEBOOK, INC.

Information · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2021

#7 top sponsor

Overview

FACEBOOK, INC. is a Information employer that has filed 4,318 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2021. That places it #7 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 1,813 were certified (42% approval rate), taking about 433 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $157,770.

4,318

PERM filings

42%

approval

113

denied

$157,770

median wage

433d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 4,318 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (44%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China1,879
  • India1,540
  • Canada236
  • Taiwan80
  • Australia46
  • Mexico41
  • United Kingdom37
  • Brazil37
  • South Korea35
  • Vietnam32

Prior visa status

  • H-1B3,533
  • F-1455
  • L-1173
  • TN65
  • O-140
  • E-327
  • L-26
  • Not in USA3

Education

  • Master's2,881
  • Bachelor's985
  • Doctorate373
  • None79

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations FACEBOOK, INC. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,558 $153,797
Statisticians 332 $149,144
Software Developers, Applications 312 $164,694
Computer and Information Systems Managers 215 $214,652
Computer Systems Analysts 97 $165,042
Information Technology Project Managers 86 $174,149
Marketing Managers 81 $180,424
Computer and Information Research Scientists 54 $163,089
Multimedia Artists and Animators 48 $157,612
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 37 $175,084

Common job titles

Software Engineer 2,152 Research Scientist 295 Data Scientist 224 Data Engineer 193 Engineering Manager 136 Production Engineer 102 Product Manager 88 Product Designer 75 Technical Program Manager 62 Enterprise Engineer 35 Front End Engineer 32 Security Engineer 21

Worksite states

CA 2,921 WA 864 NY 427 TX 50 MA 32 DC 9 IL 6 PA 5 GA 3 VA 1

Wage range

$138,091

25th

$157,770

median

$181,067

75th

$201,094

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP3,688
  • Ogletree Deakins496
  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart, P.C.83
  • Berry Appleman Leiden, LLP27
  • Berry, Appleman Leiden LLP11
  • Berry Appleman Leiden10

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-21070-61095 Research ScientistCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 31, 2023
A-21069-60470 Research ScientistCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 31, 2023
A-21069-60461 Research ScientistCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 31, 2023
A-21068-59909 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21068-59893 Production EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21068-59887 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21068-59882 Production EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21068-59820 Solutions EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21068-59815 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21067-59620 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21067-59617 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-21068-60214 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21069-60457 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21069-60442 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60142 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60064 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60039 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60017 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60001 Production EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-59965 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023

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