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-21252-42137 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Mar 31, 2023
A-21251-41049 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 31, 2023
A-21230-33362 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Mar 31, 2023
A-21228-31881 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Mar 31, 2023
A-21154-95484 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Mar 31, 2023
A-21138-88006 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 31, 2023
A-21127-83479 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 31, 2023
A-21120-80623 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 31, 2023
A-21250-40534 Facebook IQ Interactive Experiences & Operations LeadCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 31, 2023
A-21286-58205 Research Data ScientistDenied BELLEVUE, WA Mar 30, 2023
A-21265-48555 Data Science ManagerDenied Menlo Park, CA Mar 30, 2023
A-21252-42100 Software EngineerDenied Seattle, WA Mar 30, 2023
A-21229-32590 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Mar 29, 2023
A-21006-39503 Hardware EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 29, 2023
A-21179-08673 Data ScientistDenied Menlo Park, CA Mar 29, 2023
A-21144-91113 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Bellevue, WA Mar 29, 2023
A-21277-53473 Data EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Mar 29, 2023
A-21258-44959 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 29, 2023
A-21257-43971 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 29, 2023
A-21256-43219 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Mar 29, 2023

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