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-100-24179-154409 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Sep 14, 2025
G-100-24135-992832 Firmware EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Aug 24, 2025
G-100-24135-993342 AnalystCertified San Francisco, CA Aug 24, 2025
G-100-24087-834836 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24089-841112 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24087-833194 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24085-828930 Software EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24079-811375 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24078-809382 Financial Data AnalystCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24078-809348 Product DesignerCertified New York, NY Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24078-809288 Planning ManagerCertified New York, NY Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24078-809193 Software EngineerCertified New York, NY Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24066-777416 Data ScientistCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24059-755384 Data AnalystCertified San Francisco, CA Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24038-700532 Content DesignerCertified New York, NY Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24044-716184 Product ManagerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24047-725664 Software EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24051-731886 Data EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24051-731986 Software EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24051-732062 Software EngineerCertified Seattle, WA Jun 17, 2025

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