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-21188-13190 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21187-12601 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21186-12305 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21179-08584 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21168-02791 Software EngineerWithdrawn Charlotte, NC Jul 23, 2021
A-21168-02744 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21039-50268 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-19298-75546 Software EngineerDenied REDMOND, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21014-42331 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21033-48390 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21034-48419 Program Manager 2 (Business Program Manager)Certified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21035-49030 Data & Applied ScientistCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Jul 23, 2021
A-21036-49508 Software EngineerCertified - Expired New York, NY Jul 23, 2021
A-21036-49515 Premier Field Engineer (Customer Engineer)Certified - Expired Malvern, PA Jul 23, 2021
A-21039-50207 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Aliso Viejo, CA Jul 23, 2021
A-21039-50290 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21040-50686 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Jul 23, 2021
A-21040-50695 ResearcherCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21139-88681 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021
A-21153-94982 Software EngineerWithdrawn Redmond, WA Jul 23, 2021

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