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-100-23318-501231 Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23318-501261 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23319-503857 AnalystCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23319-504293 Actuarial ManagerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23320-505276 Actuarial AnalystCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23320-506688 Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23320-506975 AnalystCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23321-509812 TBS DesignerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23319-504608 Data ScientistCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 24, 2025
G-100-25064-747752 Data EngineerWithdrawn SAN FRANCISCO, CA Mar 6, 2025
G-100-24048-727741 Data ScientistWithdrawn Seattle, WA Feb 4, 2025
G-100-24079-811326 Software EngineerWithdrawn Seattle, WA Jan 27, 2025
G-100-24051-733718 Analytics ManagerWithdrawn SAN FRANCISCO, CA Aug 29, 2024
G-100-23324-515179 Product ManagerWithdrawn SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jul 15, 2024
G-100-23356-589901 Software EngineerWithdrawn Seattle, WA Jul 12, 2024
G-100-23360-592520 Data Science ManagerWithdrawn New York, NY Jul 8, 2024
A-22293-43413 Product ManagerDenied SAN FRANCISCO, CA Feb 20, 2024
G-100-23356-587088 Software EngineerWithdrawn Seattle, WA Dec 22, 2023
A-22089-33162 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Dec 13, 2023
A-22287-40121 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Sep 15, 2023

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