LYFT, INC.

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

#130 top sponsor

Overview

LYFT, INC. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 507 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #130 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 330 were certified (65.1% approval rate), taking about 215 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.

507

PERM filings

65.1%

approval

5

denied

$170,000

median wage

215d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 430 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (41%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India176
  • China126
  • Canada38
  • France13
  • Mexico10
  • Russia8
  • Israel4
  • Spain3
  • Pakistan3
  • Australia3

Prior visa status

  • H-1B392
  • O-112
  • TN11
  • F-111
  • J-11
  • L-11
  • E-31
  • Not in USA1

Education

  • Master's286
  • Bachelor's132
  • 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 213 $176,925
Statisticians 50 $157,264
Software Developers 43 $162,190
Software Developers, Applications 20 $177,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers 20 $231,030
Data Scientists 14 $149,581
Operations Research Analysts 13 $149,791
Architectural and Engineering Managers 13 $204,454
Computer Systems Analysts 12 $173,250
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 10 $155,850

Common job titles

Software Engineer 251 Data Scientist 50 Quality Engineer 16 Product Manager 16 Engineering Manager 15 Research Scientist 11 Analyst 9 Mechanical Engineer 7 Data Analyst 7 Technical Program Manager 7 Systems Engineer 6 Product Designer 5

Worksite states

CA 374 WA 81 NY 49 TN 2 VA 1

Wage range

$149,000

25th

$170,000

median

$190,000

75th

$210,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Higgs Flectcher Mack LLP237
  • Higgs, Fletcher, Mack, LLP126
  • Higgs, Fletcher, & Mack LLP39
  • Higgs, Fletcher, & Mack, LLP30
  • 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.