FACEBOOK, INC.

Information · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2021

#7 top sponsor

Overview

FACEBOOK, INC. is a Information employer that has filed 4,985 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2021. That places it #7 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 2,279 were certified (45.7% approval rate), taking about 493 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.

4,985

PERM filings

45.7%

approval

294

denied

$157,770

median wage

493d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 4,985 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (43%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China2,142
  • India1,827
  • Canada262
  • Taiwan95
  • Australia49
  • Mexico48
  • United Kingdom42
  • Brazil42
  • South Korea39
  • Vietnam33

Prior visa status

  • H-1B4,056
  • F-1559
  • L-1189
  • TN77
  • O-145
  • E-327
  • L-26
  • Not in USA4

Education

  • Master's3,357
  • Bachelor's1,123
  • Doctorate421
  • None84

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

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

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,976 $154,139
Statisticians 355 $149,273
Software Developers, Applications 326 $165,485
Computer and Information Systems Managers 228 $215,123
Information Technology Project Managers 116 $176,178
Computer Systems Analysts 110 $164,487
Computer and Information Research Scientists 91 $159,563
Marketing Managers 90 $182,708
Data Warehousing Specialists 52 $155,061
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 52 $177,587

Common job titles

Software Engineer 2,516 Research Scientist 341 Data Scientist 236 Data Engineer 220 Engineering Manager 145 Production Engineer 131 Product Manager 99 Technical Program Manager 78 Product Designer 78 Enterprise Engineer 35 Front End Engineer 33 Solutions Engineer 22

Worksite states

CA 3,482 WA 914 NY 454 TX 70 MA 33 DC 12 PA 9 IL 6 GA 3 VA 1

Wage range

$138,091

25th

$157,770

median

$181,546

75th

$201,094

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP4,148
  • Ogletree Deakins680
  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart, P.C.94
  • Berry Appleman Leiden, LLP37
  • Berry, Appleman Leiden LLP11
  • Berry Appleman Leiden10

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-21057-56287 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jan 6, 2023
A-21005-39068 Database EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-20325-24058 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Cambridge, MA Jan 6, 2023
A-20317-20573 Enterprise EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-20191-74690 Solutions EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jan 6, 2023
A-21138-88000 Integrity Project ManagerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21040-50556 Security EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jan 6, 2023
A-21025-45528 Security EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21025-45470 Security PartnerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Jan 6, 2023
A-21207-22659 Data Center Performance Capacity EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21104-74100 HCM Integrations SpecialistCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jan 6, 2023
A-20174-68176 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21068-60069 Program Manager, Business IntegrityCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21062-57880 Project Manager, Community OperationsCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jan 6, 2023
A-21021-44382 Automation Specialist, Media Operations IntegrityCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-20349-32957 Data EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21253-42752 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21216-27302 Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21105-74708 Research EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jan 6, 2023
A-21060-57009 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jan 6, 2023

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