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-22006-94802 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Sep 12, 2022 |
| A-22006-94582 | Data Scientist | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Sep 12, 2022 |
| A-21347-85453 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Aug 26, 2022 |
| A-21349-87023 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Aug 5, 2022 |
| A-21355-89336 | Data Science Manager | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Aug 5, 2022 |
| A-21067-59364 | Technical Program Manager | Certified - Expired | New York, NY | Aug 5, 2022 |
| A-21347-85436 | Business Systems Engineer | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Jul 28, 2022 |
| A-21333-78804 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | Jul 26, 2022 |
| A-21300-64357 | Director, SOX PMO | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Jul 11, 2022 |
| A-21307-67601 | Analyst | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Jul 5, 2022 |
| A-21333-78789 | Data Scientist | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Jun 28, 2022 |
| A-21306-67158 | Data Scientist | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Jun 24, 2022 |
| A-21306-67166 | Software Engineer | Withdrawn | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | May 26, 2022 |
| A-22139-58089 | Software Engineer | Withdrawn | Seattle, WA | May 24, 2022 |
| A-21284-56915 | Data Scientist | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | May 23, 2022 |
| A-21299-63856 | Security Analyst, SecOps | Certified - Expired | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | May 23, 2022 |
| A-21202-20658 | Quality Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | May 19, 2022 |
| A-21285-57628 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | May 19, 2022 |
| A-21266-49122 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | May 16, 2022 |
| A-21294-61492 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Seattle, WA | May 3, 2022 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.