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-20084-34697 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Aug 31, 2020
A-20085-35146 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Aug 28, 2020
A-20084-34725 Data ScientistCertified New York, NY Aug 28, 2020
A-20078-32239 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Aug 27, 2020
A-20073-30565 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Aug 27, 2020
A-20089-36436 Quality EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Aug 27, 2020
A-20056-23302 Pricing LeadCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Aug 25, 2020
A-20009-04739 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Aug 3, 2020
A-20078-32249 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Aug 3, 2020
A-20085-35287 Software EngineerCertified New York, NY Aug 3, 2020
A-20063-26071 Software EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Jul 30, 2020
A-20072-30217 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 29, 2020
A-20063-25774 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 27, 2020
A-20073-30760 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 20, 2020
A-20071-29637 Network EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Jul 20, 2020
A-20066-27518 Software EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 17, 2020
A-20021-09492 Software Engineer, Driver ExperienceCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 17, 2020
A-20055-22560 Hardware Electrical EngineerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 17, 2020
A-20067-27839 Software EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 14, 2020
A-20067-27837 Mechanical EngineerCertified San Francisco, CA Jul 14, 2020

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