McDonald's Corporation

Accommodation & Food Services · Primarily IL · PERM filings 2019–2024

#1,542 top sponsor

Overview

McDonald's Corporation is a Accommodation & Food Services employer that has filed 51 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #1,542 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 20 were certified (39.2% approval rate), taking about 350 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in IL, and the median sponsored wage is $125,445.

51

PERM filings

39.2%

approval

0

denied

$125,445

median wage

350d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 42 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (76%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India32
  • Canada2
  • United Kingdom2
  • Australia1
  • Singapore1
  • Iran1
  • Italy1
  • China1
  • Venezuela1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B37
  • L-13
  • E-31
  • B-21

Education

  • Master's28
  • Bachelor's11
  • None1
  • Other1
  • Doctorate1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations McDonald's Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers 20 $82,978
Software Developers, Systems Software 12 $125,445
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3 $202,761
Software Developers, Applications 3 $136,661
Marketing Managers 2 $238,407
Information Technology Project Managers 2 $115,211
Lawyers 2 $208,000
Project Management Specialists 1 $124,072
Computer Systems Analysts 1 $151,273
Financial Managers 1 $117,770

Common job titles

Software Development Engineer II 17 Software Engineer III 12 Senior Manager - Senior Data Solutions Architect 1 Sr Manager – Software Quality Engineering 1 Manager, Tech Lead 1 Senior Director, Corporate Strategy 1 Manager – Data RunOps Engineering 1 Senior Manager - Tech Lead 1 Mgr-Sr Solutions Architect 1 Field Finance Manager 1 Director, Tech Lead 1 Global Resources Manager 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$73,965

25th

$125,445

median

$133,926

75th

$196,123

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP32
  • Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP9
  • Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP9
  • Baker McKenzie LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24309-452738 Senior Manager - Senior Data Solutions ArchitectCertified Chicago, IL Mar 17, 2026
G-100-24145-036701 Sr Manager – Software Quality EngineeringCertified Chicago, IL Dec 10, 2025
G-100-24145-037283 Manager, Tech LeadCertified Chicago, IL Dec 10, 2025
G-100-24206-219758 Senior Director, Corporate StrategyCertified Chicago, IL Nov 21, 2025
G-100-24206-219735 Manager – Data RunOps EngineeringCertified Chicago, IL Nov 21, 2025
G-100-24068-784690 Senior Manager - Tech LeadCertified CHICAGO, IL Aug 27, 2025
G-100-24326-492938 Director, Tech LeadWithdrawn Chicago, IL Jun 2, 2025
G-100-23233-282349 Senior DevOps EngineerCertified - Expired CHICAGO, IL Nov 19, 2024
G-100-23243-314172 Field Finance ManagerCertified - Expired CHICAGO, IL Nov 19, 2024
A-23135-42643 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Jun 3, 2024
A-23135-42602 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Jun 3, 2024
A-23086-18633 MGR – Global Tech Data EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL May 7, 2024
A-23081-16870 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Apr 16, 2024
A-23033-96626 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Apr 2, 2024
A-23031-95368 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Mar 28, 2024
A-23033-96677 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Mar 28, 2024
A-23033-96811 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Mar 28, 2024
A-23031-95664 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Mar 19, 2024
A-23032-95931 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Mar 19, 2024
A-23033-96615 Software Development Engineer IICertified - Expired Chicago, IL Mar 19, 2024

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