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-21265-48585 Data ScientistCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Apr 29, 2022
A-21266-48894 Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Apr 29, 2022
A-21288-59210 Software EngineerWithdrawn San Francisco, CA Apr 22, 2022
A-21260-46226 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Apr 22, 2022
A-21279-54829 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Apr 21, 2022
A-21068-60140 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Apr 21, 2022
A-21260-46558 Software EngineerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Apr 18, 2022
A-21260-46225 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Apr 14, 2022
A-21259-45499 Data ScientistCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Apr 12, 2022
A-21257-44067 Data ScientistCertified - Expired New York, NY Apr 6, 2022
A-21271-50925 Data ScientistCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Apr 4, 2022
A-21099-72429 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 23, 2022
A-21237-36260 Product DesignerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 22, 2022
A-21202-20672 Product ManagerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Mar 3, 2022
A-21236-35288 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Feb 24, 2022
A-21236-35332 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Feb 14, 2022
A-21211-24800 Software EngineerCertified - Expired SAN FRANCISCO, CA Feb 9, 2022
A-21197-18737 Business Systems EngineerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Feb 4, 2022
A-21202-20485 AnalystCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Feb 3, 2022
A-21202-20641 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Feb 3, 2022

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