FMR LLC

Finance & Insurance · Primarily NC · PERM filings 2019–2025

#47 top sponsor

Overview

FMR LLC is a Finance & Insurance employer that has filed 1,391 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #47 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 988 were certified (71% approval rate), taking about 376 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in NC, and the median sponsored wage is $125,475.

1,391

PERM filings

71%

approval

4

denied

$125,475

median wage

376d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 668 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (91%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India608
  • China28
  • Canada6
  • Nepal4
  • Ireland3
  • Vietnam2
  • Mexico2
  • Mongolia2
  • Bulgaria2
  • Iran1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B625
  • L-136
  • H-44
  • TN2

Education

  • Master's347
  • Bachelor's302
  • None14
  • Doctorate5

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations FMR LLC most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers 569 $132,699
Software Developers, Applications 274 $111,523
Computer and Information Systems Managers 82 $156,843
Computer Systems Analysts 80 $110,636
Software Developers, Systems Software 40 $120,300
Database Administrators 31 $115,888
Data Scientists 25 $145,177
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 25 $113,157
Information Technology Project Managers 24 $117,964
Operations Research Analysts 23 $129,403

Common job titles

Principal Software Engineer/Developer 380 Senior Software Engineer/Developer 375 Director, Software Engineering 65 Director, Architecture 30 Director, Product Management 24 Principal Systems Analyst 21 Senior Quality Assurance Engineer 20 Senior Systems Engineer 19 Senior Systems Analyst 19 Principal Database Administrator 18 Senior Database Administrator 16 Senior Data Engineer 13

Worksite states

NC 651 TX 276 MA 211 NH 114 RI 55 NJ 33 UT 20 KY 18 CO 5 NY 3

Wage range

$110,000

25th

$125,475

median

$142,150

75th

$155,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP1,214
  • Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP175
  • Seyfarh Shaw LLP1
  • Seyfrh Shaw LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-20107-43931 Principal Cloud TechnologistCertified-Expired Durham, NC Oct 28, 2020
A-20107-43887 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified-Expired Durham, NC Oct 28, 2020
A-20070-28981 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified-Expired Westlake, TX Oct 14, 2020
A-20106-43411 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified-Expired Merrimack, NH Oct 13, 2020
A-20070-28680 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified Westlake, TX Sep 10, 2020
A-20039-16956 Senior Quality Assurance EngineerCertified Jersey City, NJ Aug 26, 2020
A-20041-17138 Principal Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified Salt Lake City, UT Aug 26, 2020
A-20056-23356 Senior Database AdministratorCertified Durham, NC Aug 26, 2020
A-20089-36499 Senior Associate, ActuaryCertified Chicago, IL Aug 6, 2020
A-19364-00680 Director, Software EngineeringCertified Durham, NC Jul 29, 2020
A-20041-17110 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified Durham, NC Jul 17, 2020
A-19361-00131 Director, ArchitectureCertified Merrimack, NH Jul 15, 2020
A-19365-01166 Senior Database AdministratorCertified Merrimack, NH Jun 30, 2020
A-20042-17811 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified Boston, MA Jun 19, 2020
A-20038-16920 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified Durham, NC Jun 19, 2020
A-20007-03381 Principal Database AdministratorCertified Durham, NC Jun 19, 2020
A-20040-17098 Senior Software Engineer/DeveloperCertified Merrimack, NH Jun 17, 2020
A-20007-03341 Portfolio ManagerCertified Boston, MA Jun 12, 2020
A-19361-00126 Principal Systems AnalystCertified Durham, NC Jun 10, 2020
A-19361-00043 GAA Quantitative AssociateCertified Boston, MA Jun 4, 2020

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