LYFT, INC.
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025
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.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg 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
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
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-19287-70315 | Software Engineer | Withdrawn | Palo Alto, CA | Oct 30, 2019 |
| A-19183-26527 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Palo Alto, CA | Oct 29, 2019 |
| A-19198-32163 | Growth Marketing Manager | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Oct 29, 2019 |
| A-19222-42666 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Oct 23, 2019 |
| A-19201-33506 | Data Scientist | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Oct 22, 2019 |
| A-19120-99433 | Network Engineering Manager | Certified - Expired | Palo Alto, CA | Oct 17, 2019 |
| A-19193-30302 | Systems Engineer | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Oct 9, 2019 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.