Google LLC

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2018–2023

#3 top sponsor

Overview

Google LLC is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 11,429 PERM green-card applications between FY2018 and FY2023. That places it #3 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 6,257 were certified (54.7% approval rate), taking about 233 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Applications, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $130,894.

11,429

PERM filings

54.7%

approval

62

denied

$130,894

median wage

233d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 11,419 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (44%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China5,070
  • India3,484
  • Canada632
  • Taiwan242
  • South Korea173
  • Mexico125
  • Brazil107
  • Australia99
  • United Kingdom88
  • Vietnam83

Prior visa status

  • H-1B7,764
  • F-12,064
  • L-11,052
  • TN278
  • O-175
  • E-360
  • H-430
  • H-1B118

Education

  • Master's7,554
  • Bachelor's2,690
  • Doctorate923
  • None247
  • Other5

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

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

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Applications 8,195 $130,766
Computer Systems Analysts 1,537 $116,941
Statisticians 450 $93,209
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 222 $104,660
Multimedia Artists and Animators 213 $103,583
Financial Quantitative Analysts 89 $95,480
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 77 $141,691
Sales Engineers 68 $144,127
Computer Hardware Engineers 65 $141,155
Software Developers, Systems Software 63 $133,919

Common job titles

Software Engineer 8,173 Product (Program) Specialist 875 Quantitative Analyst 435 Technical Program Specialist 426 Interaction Designer 207 Account Strategist 186 Financial Analyst 138 Business Systems Analyst 101 Hardware Engineer 99 Application Engineer 40 Customer Engineer 36 Sales Engineer 34

Worksite states

CA 8,485 WA 1,327 NY 1,022 TX 200 MA 164 PA 66 IL 47 CO 44 GA 19 VA 16

Wage range

$104,291

25th

$130,894

median

$150,000

75th

$157,477

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP11,370
  • Berry Appleman Leiden11
  • Berry Applemen Leiden LLP10
  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLC9
  • Example Law Firm PLLC6
  • Berry Appleman Leiden, LLP4

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-176-23276-100076 General and Operations Managers SpecialistWithdrawn WorksiteCity, MN Apr 15, 2025
G-186-23286-100086 Packers and Packagers, Hand SpecialistCertified WorksiteCity, NY Mar 26, 2025
G-166-23266-100066 Software Developers SpecialistCertified WorksiteCity, CA Mar 26, 2025
G-136-23236-100036 Software Developers SpecialistCertified WorksiteCity, CA Mar 6, 2025
G-126-23226-100026 Packers and Packagers, Hand SpecialistCertified WorksiteCity, NY Feb 14, 2025
G-146-23246-100046 General and Operations Managers SpecialistWithdrawn WorksiteCity, MN Feb 14, 2025
G-116-23216-100016 General and Operations Managers SpecialistWithdrawn WorksiteCity, MN Jan 25, 2025
G-196-23296-100096 Software Developers SpecialistCertified WorksiteCity, CA Jan 15, 2025
G-106-23206-100006 Software Developers SpecialistCertified WorksiteCity, CA Jan 5, 2025
A-22257-21601 Product (Program) SpecialistCertified Kirkland, WA Jul 31, 2023
A-22265-26362 Technical Program SpecialistCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 28, 2023
A-22256-20558 Software EngineerCertified Mountain View, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-22259-23139 Software EngineerCertified Mountain View, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-22262-23994 Software EngineerCertified Kirkland, WA Jul 27, 2023
A-22221-03113 Hardware EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-22181-81529 Software EngineerCertified Mountain View, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-22259-22713 Software EngineerCertified Mountain View, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-22259-22792 Software EngineerCertified Mountain View, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-22259-23081 Software EngineerCertified Mountain View, CA Jul 26, 2023
A-22152-64230 Software EngineerCertified Mountain View, CA Jul 25, 2023

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