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

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
A-22116-46490 Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Jan 20, 2023
A-22076-27026 Software Engineer, TikTok BackendCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Jan 11, 2023
A-22229-07813 Quality Analyst, US SafetyWithdrawn Mountain View, CA Dec 2, 2022
A-21313-70508 Software Engineer, Big DataCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Nov 17, 2022
A-22006-94829 Machine Learning Engineer - Trust & SafetyCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Nov 16, 2022
A-21349-86957 Senior Data EngineerCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Nov 3, 2022
A-22038-08528 Senior Machine Learning Engineer, RecommendationCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Nov 1, 2022
A-22020-00616 Machine Learning Engineer - Trust & SafetyCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Oct 28, 2022
A-22006-94822 Tech Lead Manager, Comment TeamCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Oct 21, 2022
A-22003-93040 Software Engineer, TikTok BackendCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Oct 21, 2022
A-22039-09145 SDET, Software Development Engineer in TestCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Oct 14, 2022
A-22014-98488 SDET, Software Development Engineer in TestCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Oct 5, 2022
A-21342-83643 SDET, Software Development Engineer in TestCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Sep 12, 2022
A-22003-93032 Senior Frontend EngineerCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Sep 2, 2022
A-21342-83531 Senior Frontend EngineerCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Sep 2, 2022
A-21336-80826 Frontend Engineer IICertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Sep 2, 2022
A-21342-83423 Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer - InfrastructureCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Aug 25, 2022
A-21322-75438 Backend Software Engineer, TikTok ExperienceCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Jul 20, 2022
A-21313-70467 Software Engineer - Site Reliability EngineerCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Jul 20, 2022
A-21337-81382 Software Engineer, TikTok AndroidCertified - Expired Mountain View, CA Jul 19, 2022

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