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-21068-60214 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60142 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60064 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60039 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60017 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-60001 Production EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-59965 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21068-59935 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21075-62752 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-21040-50448 Hardware Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21040-50402 Optical ScientistCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 24, 2023
A-21037-49803 Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21063-58184 Design Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21057-56385 Wireless System Embedded Firmware EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21060-56658 Algorithm Modeling Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21067-59476 Product Experience AnalystDenied Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21015-42601 Business Analyst, Custom InsightsCertified - Expired New York, NY Jul 24, 2023
A-21120-80652 Software EngineerWithdrawn San Francisco, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21067-59526 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023
A-21067-59505 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Menlo Park, CA Jul 24, 2023

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