LYFT, INC.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#110 top sponsor

Overview

LYFT, INC. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 492 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #110 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 305 were certified (62% approval rate), taking about 212 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $170,000.

492

PERM filings

62%

approval

4

denied

$170,000

median wage

212d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 420 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (42%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India175
  • China121
  • Canada38
  • France11
  • Mexico9
  • Russia7
  • Israel4
  • Spain3
  • Pakistan3
  • Australia3

Prior visa status

  • H-1B382
  • O-112
  • TN11
  • F-111
  • J-11
  • L-11
  • E-31
  • Not in USA1

Education

  • Master's280
  • Bachelor's128
  • Doctorate7
  • None3
  • Other2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations LYFT, INC. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 212 $176,934
Statisticians 50 $157,264
Software Developers 38 $158,215
Software Developers, Applications 20 $177,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers 20 $231,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 13 $204,454
Operations Research Analysts 12 $147,940
Data Scientists 12 $147,678
Computer Systems Analysts 11 $173,545
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 10 $155,850

Common job titles

Software Engineer 243 Data Scientist 47 Quality Engineer 16 Engineering Manager 15 Product Manager 14 Research Scientist 11 Analyst 9 Mechanical Engineer 7 Data Analyst 7 Technical Program Manager 7 Systems Engineer 6 Product Designer 5

Worksite states

CA 367 WA 76 NY 46 TN 2 VA 1

Wage range

$149,000

25th

$170,000

median

$190,000

75th

$210,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Higgs Flectcher Mack LLP228
  • Higgs, Fletcher, Mack, LLP125
  • Higgs, Fletcher, & Mack LLP36
  • Higgs, Fletcher, & Mack, LLP28
  • Higgs, Fletcher, Mack LLP26
  • Higgs, Fletcher, Mack, LLC25

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24325-488404 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Mar 30, 2026
G-100-24318-470934 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24309-451844 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Mar 18, 2026
G-100-24309-452774 Software EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24295-420784 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Feb 27, 2026
G-100-24289-409189 Software EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Feb 25, 2026
G-100-24283-395997 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Feb 25, 2026
G-100-24275-378251 Transportation Safety AnalystCertified New York, NY Feb 24, 2026
G-100-24271-371585 Data ScientistCertified Seattle, WA Feb 6, 2026
G-100-24267-358514 Data ScientistCertified Seattle, WA Feb 6, 2026
G-100-24267-357234 Data ScientistCertified Seattle, WA Feb 6, 2026
G-100-24264-353197 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Feb 6, 2026
G-100-24324-485839 Data ScientistWithdrawn New York, NY Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24240-296495 AccountantCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24211-229124 Software EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Jan 7, 2026
G-100-25056-723919 Data AnalystWithdrawn SAN FRANCISCO, CA Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24187-176948 Data ScientistCertified New York, NY Nov 18, 2025
G-100-24200-207056 Software EngineerCertified New York, NY Nov 18, 2025
G-100-24201-208700 Manager, Fraud & Risk AnalyticsCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Nov 18, 2025
G-100-24173-138438 Financial AnalystCertified Seattle, WA Sep 18, 2025

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