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-21133-86042 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21131-85004 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21131-84763 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21131-84716 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21126-83228 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21124-81951 DesignerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21095-70559 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21078-64415 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21056-55842 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21049-53279 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21028-46610 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-21110-76083 Senior Program ManagerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 14, 2022
A-22032-05598 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Mar 11, 2022
A-21252-41707 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 10, 2022
A-21245-39470 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 10, 2022
A-21244-38834 Software Engineering ManagerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 10, 2022
A-21209-23602 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Mar 9, 2022
A-21221-29081 Internal Auditor (Financial Analysis & Controls)Certified - Expired Atlanta, GA Mar 9, 2022
A-21209-23859 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 9, 2022
A-21222-29796 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Mar 9, 2022

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