Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2015–2024

#197 top sponsor

Overview

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 354 PERM green-card applications between FY2015 and FY2024. That places it #197 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 213 were certified (60.2% approval rate), taking about 297 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $128,211.

354

PERM filings

60.2%

approval

0

denied

$128,211

median wage

297d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 253 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (68%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India171
  • China43
  • Taiwan8
  • South Korea6
  • Israel5
  • Turkey2
  • Singapore2
  • Egypt2
  • Bangladesh2
  • Iran2

Prior visa status

  • H-1B170
  • F-151
  • L-124
  • O-13
  • H-41
  • E-11
  • Not in USA1
  • L-21

Education

  • Master's187
  • Bachelor's36
  • Doctorate30

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Western Digital Technologies, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 82 $130,792
Software Developers, Systems Software 36 $141,635
Logistics Analysts 21 $97,123
Electrical Engineers 20 $129,840
Industrial Engineers 19 $118,942
Logistics Engineers 16 $104,481
Materials Engineers 14 $126,198
Mechanical Engineers 13 $129,934
Computer Systems Analysts 10 $151,214
Software Quality Assurance Engineers Testers 10 $139,834

Common job titles

Senior Engineer, Industrial Engineering 28 Senior Engineer, Electronic Design Engineering 21 Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering 11 Senior Engineer, Product Design Engineering 10 Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering 9 Sr. Engineer, Industrial Engineering 7 Staff Engineer, Industrial Engineering 6 Staff Engineer, Systems Design Engineering 5 Senior Engineer, Firmware Verification Engineering 5 Staff Engineer, Product Design Engineering 5 Sr Engr, Industrial Engrng [SOC: 17-2112.00, LVL 2 WAGE] 4 Technologist, R&D Engineering 4

Worksite states

Wage range

$112,641

25th

$128,211

median

$146,182

75th

$170,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP216
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP100
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP17
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP.9
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP9
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLC1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24241-300437 Senior Engineer, Industrial Engineering [SOC: 17-2112.00]Certified San Jose, CA Jan 22, 2026
G-100-24242-303118 Staff Engineer, Electronic Design Engineering [SOC 17-2072]Certified Irvine, CA Jan 22, 2026
G-100-24242-303311 Staff Engr, Product Dsgn Engrng [SOC: 17-2072.00, LVL 2]Certified San Jose, CA Jan 22, 2026
G-100-24242-302647 Staff Engr, Product Dsgn Engrng [SOC: 17-2071.00, LVL 2]Certified Milpitas, CA Jan 22, 2026
G-100-24242-303044 Staff Engr, F/W Verification Engrng [SOC: 15-1253.00]Certified San Jose, CA Jan 22, 2026
G-100-24234-284915 Staff Developer, Software Development (Sys)Certified Irvine, CA Jan 22, 2026
G-100-24232-276883 Technologist, R&D Engineering [SOC: 17-2072.00]Certified Milpitas, CA Jan 22, 2026
G-100-24232-276076 Analyst 4, Planning & Budgeting [SOC: 15-1211.00]Certified Milpitas, CA Jan 21, 2026
G-100-24226-264293 Principal Engr, Data Engrng [SOC: 15-2051.00]Certified San Jose, CA Jan 21, 2026
G-100-24229-274672 Staff Engr, Prodct Dsgn Engrng [SOC: 17-2071.00, LVL 2 WAGE]Certified San Jose, CA Jan 21, 2026
G-100-24232-276143 Staff Engineer, Firmware Verification EngineeringCertified San Jose, CA Jan 21, 2026
G-100-24214-239572 Staff Engr, H/W Development Engrng [SOC 17-2112.03]Certified Fremont, CA Jan 2, 2026
G-100-24192-186777 Professional 3, IT [SOC 15-1211.00, LEVEL 2 WAGE]Certified Milpitas, CA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24194-191703 Staff Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringCertified San Jose, CA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24205-215160 Prncpl Engr, Anlytcl & Chrctrztn Engrng [SOC: 17-2131.00]Certified San Jose, CA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24192-186310 Sr Engr, Mfg Engrng [SOC 17-2112.03, LEVEL 2 WAGE]Certified San Jose, CA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24187-177739 Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering [SOC 17-2072.00]Certified Folsom, CA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24173-139961 Principal Engr, Prodct Dsgn Engrng [SOC: 17-2071.00, LVL 3]Certified Milpitas, CA Nov 6, 2025
G-100-24158-081028 Sr. Manager Business Apps [Radford Job Code: TE.ISAP.M4]Certified Milpitas, CA Nov 5, 2025
G-100-24161-088557 Manager 2, POM Engineering [SOC: 13-1082.00, LVL 2 WAGE ]Certified Milpitas, CA Nov 5, 2025

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