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

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-21008-40235 Solutions EngineerDenied New York, NY May 15, 2024
A-20317-20510 Data EngineerDenied Menlo Park, CA May 15, 2024
A-20199-77717 Data EngineerDenied Menlo Park, CA May 15, 2024
A-21035-49261 Threat Investigator: Online SafetyDenied Washington, DC May 15, 2024
A-20351-33917 Community Risk Assessment AnalystDenied Austin, TX May 15, 2024
A-20134-54136 Operations Program Manager - ToolingDenied Fremont, CA May 15, 2024
A-20134-53787 Internal Solutions EngineerDenied Austin, TX May 15, 2024
A-21116-78338 Research ScientistDenied Seattle, WA May 15, 2024
A-21020-44111 Research EngineerDenied San Francisco, CA May 15, 2024
A-21088-67826 Global Sourcing Business Process AnalystDenied Menlo Park, CA May 15, 2024
A-21245-39528 Program ManagerDenied Austin, TX May 15, 2024
A-19323-84851 Policy Communications ManagerDenied San Francisco, CA May 15, 2024
A-20188-72926 Software EngineerCertified Menlo Park, CA May 13, 2024
A-21214-25897 Growth Marketing Analyst, InternationalizationDenied Seattle, WA May 6, 2024
A-21246-39985 Manufacturing Quality EngineerDenied Fremont, CA May 6, 2024
A-21130-84319 Product DesignerDenied Menlo Park, CA May 6, 2024
A-21118-79512 Data EngineerDenied Washington, DC May 6, 2024
A-21224-30935 Software EngineerDenied Bellevue, WA May 6, 2024
A-21130-84340 Software EngineerDenied New York, NY May 6, 2024
A-21239-37121 Front End EngineerDenied New York, NY May 6, 2024

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