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-21120-80695 Software EngineerWithdrawn New York, NY Mar 16, 2023
A-20163-64529 Data AnalystWithdrawn Fremont, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-20127-50986 Decision ScientistWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21267-49394 Machine Learning EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21252-41821 Optical ScientistWithdrawn Redmond, WA Mar 16, 2023
A-21238-36707 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21224-30945 Software EngineerWithdrawn New York, NY Mar 16, 2023
A-21224-30914 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21224-30838 Production EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21215-26599 Software EngineerWithdrawn Bellevue, WA Mar 16, 2023
A-21201-20011 Internal Software Engineer, BP&TWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21161-99125 Software EngineerWithdrawn Pittsburgh, PA Mar 16, 2023
A-21133-86167 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21130-84448 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21127-83664 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21124-81799 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21118-79816 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-21074-62130 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-20342-30102 Software EngineerWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023
A-20339-29339 Research ScientistWithdrawn Menlo Park, CA Mar 16, 2023

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