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-100-24296-423170 Creator Network Growth Manager (Multiple Positions)Certified Culver City, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24298-429456 Software Development Engineer in Test (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24296-423093 Senior Backend Software Engineer-Privacy(Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24296-423146 iOS Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Culver City, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24296-423101 Sr. Full-Stack Software Engineer–Traffic Matrix**(MultiPos.)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24296-423069 iOS Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24297-426181 Senior Backend Software Engineer-Privacy(Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24298-430233 Senior Software Engineer, Android, TikTok Mobile**(Mult.Pos)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24299-432543 Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Data Engine(Multi.Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24291-413321 Backend Software Engineer, Multimedia Arch**(Multi. Positns)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24291-413313 Backend Software Engineer, Multimedia Arch**(Multi. Positns)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24295-420022 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24296-423110 Backend Software Engineer, Multimedia Arch**(Multi. Positns)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24298-430253 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24298-430257 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 8, 2026
G-100-24299-434653 Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Data Engine(Multi.Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 7, 2026
G-100-24302-438054 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 7, 2026
G-100-24299-434647 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Mar 7, 2026
G-100-24303-439938 Creator Network Growth Manager (Multiple Positions)Certified Culver City, CA Mar 6, 2026
G-100-24288-403915 Senior Product Designer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Mar 6, 2026

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