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
A-21153-94913 Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Nov 26, 2021
A-21153-94926 Product ManagerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Nov 26, 2021
A-21147-93140 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Nov 18, 2021
A-21106-75168 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Nov 15, 2021
A-21139-88763 Engineering ManagerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Nov 12, 2021
A-21091-69536 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Nov 4, 2021
A-21091-69485 Business AnalystCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Nov 3, 2021
A-21137-87511 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Nov 1, 2021
A-21127-83634 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Oct 29, 2021
A-21134-87074 Systems AnalystCertified - Expired New York, NY Oct 28, 2021
A-21141-90226 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Oct 26, 2021
A-21119-80330 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Oct 22, 2021
A-21074-62373 Global Supply ManagerCertified - Expired New York, NY Oct 22, 2021
A-21105-74667 Engineering ManagerCertified - Expired New York, NY Oct 19, 2021
A-21105-74832 Creative DirectorCertified - Expired New York, NY Oct 19, 2021
A-21104-74224 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Oct 19, 2021
A-21105-74601 Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Oct 19, 2021
A-21085-67183 Product ManagerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Oct 13, 2021
A-21076-63397 Product ManagerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Oct 7, 2021
A-21260-46222 Software EngineerWithdrawn SAN FRANCISCO, CA Oct 6, 2021

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