TikTok Inc.

Information · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2020–2026

#142 top sponsor

Overview

TikTok Inc. is a Information employer that has filed 453 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2026. That places it #142 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 278 were certified (61.4% approval rate), taking about 385 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $184,300.

453

PERM filings

61.4%

approval

0

denied

$184,300

median wage

385d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 167 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (60%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China101
  • India48
  • Canada7
  • Brazil2
  • South Korea2
  • Taiwan2
  • Iran1
  • Indonesia1
  • Nepal1
  • Nigeria1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B160
  • Not in USA4
  • F-11
  • H-41
  • TN1

Education

  • Master's138
  • Bachelor's28
  • Doctorate1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations TikTok Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers 205 $183,986
Data Scientists 44 $204,229
Software Developers, Systems Software 33 $193,624
Database Architects 32 $184,088
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 23 $180,522
Software Developers, Applications 19 $184,357
Computer Systems Analysts 19 $155,720
Data Warehousing Specialists 12 $171,676
Information Security Analysts 10 $161,345
Business Intelligence Analysts 10 $210,533

Common job titles

Software Engineer 39 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) 38 Senior Software Engineer 32 Data Engineer (Multiple Positions) 19 Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Data Engine(Multi.Positions) 16 Machine Learning Engineer (Mutiple Positions) 13 Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Search Recommend. Sys.** 12 SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER-DATA DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM(Mult.Pos) 12 Senior Data Engineer (Multiple Positions) 10 Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions) 10 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) 8 iOS Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) 7

Worksite states

CA 363 WA 83 NY 5 DC 1 TX 1

Wage range

$145,000

25th

$184,300

median

$200,000

75th

$235,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Farrell LLP378
  • Chun Fruto Law Corporation74
  • ChunFruto Law Corporation1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24045-718918 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy (Multi. Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 1, 2025
G-100-24053-740820 Data Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Jul 1, 2025
G-100-24044-714753 Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Jul 1, 2025
G-100-24051-733216 Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Jun 30, 2025
G-100-24177-145894 Machine Learning Engineer (Mutiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24354-557420 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24309-451276 Senior Backend Software Engineer-Privacy(Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24239-294127 Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Bellevue, WA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24054-744728 Data Defense Operations Analyst (Multiple Positions)Certified Culver City, CA Jun 24, 2025
G-100-24053-737986 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy (Multi. Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 24, 2025
G-100-24045-718884 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy (Multi. Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 24, 2025
G-100-24036-694998 Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 24, 2025
G-100-24053-741005 Data Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Jun 23, 2025
G-100-24026-671918 Risk Business Analyst (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24024-663179 Data Scientist Manager (Multiple Positions)Certified Culver City, CA Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24026-671949 Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(Multi.Position)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 10, 2025
G-100-24026-671947 Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(Multi.Position)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 10, 2025
G-100-24026-671944 Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(Multi.Position)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 10, 2025
G-100-24027-672087 Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(Multi.Position)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 5, 2025
G-100-24026-671950 Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(Multi.Position)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 5, 2025

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