Microsoft Corporation

Information · Primarily WA · PERM filings 2015–2025

#1 top sponsor

Overview

Microsoft Corporation is a Information employer that has filed 18,001 PERM green-card applications between FY2015 and FY2025. That places it #1 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 10,295 were certified (57.2% approval rate), taking about 295 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Applications, with most worksites in WA, and the median sponsored wage is $135,348.

18,001

PERM filings

57.2%

approval

89

denied

$135,348

median wage

295d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 13,945 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (57%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India7,898
  • China2,532
  • Canada844
  • Mexico464
  • Brazil156
  • Taiwan142
  • Nigeria138
  • South Korea108
  • Australia102
  • United Kingdom78

Prior visa status

  • H-1B8,381
  • F-12,088
  • L-11,643
  • TN1,018
  • H-4178
  • Not in USA168
  • L-2106
  • E-378

Education

  • Master's8,614
  • Bachelor's4,506
  • Doctorate476
  • None233
  • Other106
  • Associate's9

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Microsoft Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Applications 8,674 $133,055
Software Developers 3,933 $147,521
Computer Systems Analysts 687 $147,249
Statisticians 592 $139,320
Project Management Specialists 451 $155,874
Computer Hardware Engineers 330 $147,333
Data Scientists 323 $154,079
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 219 $109,059
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 211 $141,529
Software Developers, Systems Software 189 $133,410

Common job titles

Software Engineer 11,109 Program Manager 672 Data & Applied Scientist 444 Data and Applied Scientist 348 Senior Program Manager 315 Silicon Engineer 260 Product Management 193 Business Program Manager 166 Software Engineer II 164 Support Engineer 160 Service Engineer 149 Software Engineer 2 131

Worksite states

WA 15,408 CA 832 GA 544 TX 391 NC 310 MA 154 NY 114 OR 71 FL 34 PA 24

Wage range

$121,716

25th

$135,348

median

$153,500

75th

$172,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Vialto Partners LLP4,970
  • PwC Law LLP3,083
  • Murthy Law Firm2,131
  • EY Law LLP1,729
  • Tafapolsky Smith Mehlman LLP1,514
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP1,260

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-21314-70748 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 7, 2023
A-21302-65310 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 7, 2023
A-21300-64017 Software Engineer (Software Engineer 2)Certified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 7, 2023
A-21278-54282 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Feb 7, 2023
A-21201-19499 Senior Business Strategy ManagerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Feb 7, 2023
A-22139-57992 Program Manager 2Certified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22144-60028 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22123-49376 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22041-09913 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22040-09383 Principal Program ManagerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22040-09373 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22014-98319 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22130-53033 Data & Applied ScientistCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22154-66045 Program ManagerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Feb 6, 2023
A-22039-08778 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 3, 2023
A-22038-08351 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 3, 2023
A-22013-97534 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 2, 2023
A-22111-44152 DesignerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Feb 2, 2023
A-22122-49003 Silicon EngineerCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Feb 2, 2023
A-22091-34510 Data & Applied ScientistCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Feb 2, 2023

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