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-22139-58124 Head of DeliveryCertified-Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jan 27, 2023
A-22144-60444 Software EngineerCertified-Expired Seattle, WA Jan 26, 2023
A-22146-61868 Software EngineerCertified-Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jan 25, 2023
A-22046-11987 AnalystCertified-Expired New York, NY Jan 19, 2023
A-22101-39099 Technical Accounting ManagerCertified-Expired San Francisco, CA Jan 19, 2023
A-22082-29807 Software EngineerCertified-Expired Seattle, WA Jan 10, 2023
A-22081-29031 Software EngineerCertified-Expired Seattle, WA Jan 10, 2023
A-22060-17600 Software EngineerCertified-Expired Seattle, WA Jan 10, 2023
A-21348-86228 Software EngineerCertified-Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jan 10, 2023
A-22094-35324 Product ManagerCertified-Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jan 10, 2023
A-22094-35300 Partner EngineerCertified-Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Jan 10, 2023
A-22088-32689 Software EngineerCertified-Expired San Francisco, CA Jan 9, 2023
A-21343-84359 Product ManagerCertified-Expired New York, NY Dec 12, 2022
A-22046-11899 Systems EngineerCertified-Expired San Francisco, CA Nov 14, 2022
A-22046-11806 Billing SpecialistCertified-Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Nov 3, 2022
A-21113-77734 Systems EngineerCertified-Expired Seattle, WA Oct 31, 2022
A-21356-89986 Software EngineerCertified-Expired San Francisco, CA Oct 24, 2022
A-22039-08858 Data Analytics ManagerCertified-Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Oct 14, 2022
A-21125-82259 Data Science ManagerCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Sep 19, 2022
A-22007-95055 AccountantCertified SAN FRANCISCO, CA Sep 12, 2022

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