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-100-24024-664308 Senior Motion Designer (Multiple Positions)Certified Culver City, CA Jun 5, 2025
G-100-24027-672128 Quality Assurance Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Jun 4, 2025
G-100-24027-672051 Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(Multi.Position)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 4, 2025
G-100-24353-553715 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA May 28, 2025
G-100-24318-472200 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA May 28, 2025
G-100-24267-356669 Android Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA May 28, 2025
G-100-24190-180406 Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA May 28, 2025
G-100-24054-743456 Data Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Bellevue, WA May 28, 2025
G-100-23341-552127 Converged Security Technology Administrator(Multi.Positions)Certified - Expired San Jose, CA Apr 30, 2025
G-100-23354-581316 Software Engineer-Machine Learning Infrastructure (Mult.Pos)Certified - Expired San Jose, CA Apr 30, 2025
G-100-23355-586961 Software Engineer-Machine Learning Infrastructure (Mult.Pos)Certified - Expired San Jose, CA Apr 30, 2025
G-100-23355-586525 Software Engineer-Machine Learning Infrastructure (Mult.Pos)Certified - Expired San Jose, CA Apr 30, 2025
G-100-24324-484376 Senior Data Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Bellevue, WA Mar 12, 2025
G-100-24027-672061 Vulnerability Management Analyst (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Mar 11, 2025
G-100-24194-191548 Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Mar 11, 2025
G-100-24197-196644 Machine Learning Engineer (Mutiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Mar 11, 2025
G-100-24214-239643 Machine Learning Engineer (Mutiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Mar 11, 2025
G-100-24240-295800 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Bellevue, WA Mar 11, 2025
G-100-24248-313705 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Mar 11, 2025
G-100-24254-325967 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Mar 11, 2025

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