Microsoft Corporation
Information · Primarily WA · PERM filings 2015–2025
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.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg 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
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
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-20134-53841 | Mechanical Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 12, 2021 |
| A-20133-53502 | Program Manager | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 12, 2021 |
| A-19242-51950 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 12, 2021 |
| A-18355-55729 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 12, 2021 |
| A-20160-62709 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 11, 2021 |
| A-20148-59165 | Hardware Engineer | Certified - Expired | Raleigh, NC | Jan 11, 2021 |
| A-20140-55823 | Program Manager | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 11, 2021 |
| A-20128-51747 | Senior Electrical Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 11, 2021 |
| A-20098-39926 | Support Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 7, 2021 |
| A-20283-09320 | Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering) | Withdrawn | SUNNYVALE, CA | Jan 7, 2021 |
| A-20114-46162 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 7, 2021 |
| A-20167-65638 | Service Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 6, 2021 |
| A-20163-64463 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 6, 2021 |
| A-20128-51748 | NPI Engineer | Withdrawn | Redmond, WA | Jan 6, 2021 |
| A-19044-72732 | Software Engineer | Denied | Redmond, WA | Jan 6, 2021 |
| A-20231-89518 | Software Engineer ( IT Software Development Engineer) | Withdrawn | Redmond, WA | Jan 5, 2021 |
| A-20164-64872 | Design Verification Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Jan 4, 2021 |
| A-20164-64847 | Designer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 4, 2021 |
| A-20162-64067 | Data & Applied Scientist | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 4, 2021 |
| A-20157-62525 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Redmond, WA | Jan 4, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.