Does Microsoft Corporation sponsor H-1B visas?

Microsoft Corporation had 5,107 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY 2026 through Q3. A certified LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition; it does not show how many visas were approved.

What does Microsoft Corporation pay H-1B workers?

The median wage Microsoft Corporation offered on certified H-1B filings was $177,000 a year in FY 2026 through Q3.

Does Microsoft Corporation sponsor green cards?

Microsoft Corporation had 1,600 certified PERM labor certifications in FY 2026 through Q3, the first step for most employment-based green cards.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Microsoft Corporation: H-1B and PERM

Department of Labor filings by Microsoft Corporation, based in Redmond, Washington. Totals and wages only; no individual applicants are shown.

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H-1B wage filings (FY 2026 through Q3)

Cases decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026

Certified: 5,107
Median offered wage: $177,000; Middle half $159,210 to $197,600
Denied: 0; 0.0% of decided
Positions requested: 5,467

H-1B wage filings (FY 2026 through Q3): occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	3,211	$179,000
2	Data Scientists	555	$175,829
3	Computer Occupations, All Other	422	$178,935
4	Electrical Engineers	123	$179,700
5	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	111	$163,400
6	Sales Engineers	89	$177,008
7	Database Architects	88	$151,426
8	Computer and Information Research Scientists	76	$196,500
9	Management Analysts	59	$182,200
10	Financial Risk Specialists	50	$144,349
11	Computer Hardware Engineers	46	$194,812
12	Computer Network Architects	41	$177,406
13	Logisticians	37	$154,000
14	Commercial and Industrial Designers	36	$175,384
15	Industrial Engineers	33	$172,600
16	Information Security Analysts	33	$179,292
17	Web and Digital Interface Designers	18	$200,221
18	Mechanical Engineers	11	$148,520
19	Project Management Specialists	11	$170,100
20	Special Effects Artists and Animators	9	$184,288
21	Civil Engineers	8	$171,750
22	Budget Analysts	6	$146,006
23	Human Resources Specialists	6	$151,864
24	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	5	$194,141
25	Cost Estimators	3	$175,000
26	Training and Development Specialists	3	$152,095
27	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2	Too few filings
28	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2	Too few filings
29	Compliance Officers	2	Too few filings
30	Materials Engineers	2	Too few filings

H-1B wage filings (FY 2026 through Q3): job titles

As written on the filings

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Engineering	3,179	$178,995
2	Product Management	265	$188,100
3	Applied Sciences	234	$185,906
4	Technical Program Management	162	$185,000
5	Data Science	155	$170,390
6	Silicon Engineering	111	$190,340
7	Technical Support Engineering	68	$133,465
8	Financial Analysis	58	$145,000
9	Product Design	55	$176,240
10	Product Marketing	53	$154,156
11	Customer Experience Engineering	46	$169,581
12	Digital Solution Engineering	43	$172,702
13	Cloud Network Engineering	41	$177,406
14	Hardware Engineering	36	$190,000
15	Research Sciences	35	$194,835
16	Data Engineering	32	$175,480
17	Business Program Management	25	$157,604
18	Firmware Engineering	24	$202,234
19	Service Engineering	24	$174,771
20	Site Reliability Engineering	24	$174,325

H-1B wage filings (FY 2026 through Q3): work locations

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#	Location	Certified	Median wage
1	Redmond, WA	3,463	$180,000
2	Mountain View, CA	435	$205,000
3	Atlanta, GA	121	$143,500
4	New York, NY	89	$176,170
5	Irving, TX	67	$144,667
6	Austin, TX	63	$170,500
7	San Francisco, CA	45	$185,000
8	Cambridge, MA	32	$154,000
9	San Jose, CA	30	$178,876
10	Charlotte, NC	28	$137,550
11	Morrisville, NC	28	$151,455
12	Santa Clara, CA	28	$215,000
13	Hillsboro, OR	27	$169,525
14	Burlington, MA	26	$176,150
15	Jersey City, NJ	16	$173,010
16	Leander, TX	16	$164,621
17	Cumming, GA	14	$150,891
18	Chicago, IL	13	$176,150
19	New York	12	$162,159
20	Seattle, WA	12	$164,364

H-1B wage filings (FY 2026 through Q3): prevailing wage levels

Level I3777.8%
Level II1,83137.9%
Level III1,96740.7%
Level IV65413.5%

PERM labor certifications (FY 2026 through Q3)

Cases decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026

Certified: 1,600
Median offered wage: $143,100; Middle half $134,658 to $162,801
Denied: 4; 0.2% of decided
Withdrawn: 79

PERM labor certifications (FY 2026 through Q3): occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	1,115	$138,968
2	Project Management Specialists	123	$152,000
3	Data Scientists	106	$163,419
4	Sales Engineers	40	$171,750
5	Computer Systems Analysts	36	$145,990
6	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	32	$145,913
7	Computer Hardware Engineers	22	$148,940
8	Management Analysts	18	$147,350
9	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	15	$176,010
10	Financial Risk Specialists	15	$128,300
11	Information Security Analysts	13	$167,180
12	Industrial Engineers	11	$144,700
13	Electrical Engineers	8	$153,050
14	Computer and Information Research Scientists	7	$171,270
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	7	$161,762
16	Special Effects Artists and Animators	5	$143,100
17	Web and Digital Interface Designers	5	$166,720
18	Accountants and Auditors	4	$127,455
19	Computer Network Architects	3	$141,606
20	Financial and Investment Analysts	3	$142,500
21	Budget Analysts	2	Too few filings
22	Computer and Information Systems Managers	2	Too few filings
23	Logisticians	2	Too few filings
24	Construction Managers	1	Too few filings
25	Engineers, All Other	1	Too few filings
26	Human Resources Specialists	1	Too few filings
27	Mechanical Engineers	1	Too few filings
28	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1	Too few filings
29	Purchasing Managers	1	Too few filings

PERM labor certifications (FY 2026 through Q3): job titles

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Engineer	560	$137,259
2	Software Engineering	519	$144,555
3	Product Management	73	$149,671
4	Technical Program Management	47	$157,955
5	Data Science	26	$166,600
6	Financial Analysis	18	$127,250
7	Silicon Engineering	17	$154,000
8	Data Scientist	14	$151,792
9	Technical Program Manager	14	$157,500
10	Applied Scientist	13	$143,200
11	Product Marketing	12	$136,700
12	Silicon Engineer	12	$141,663
13	Applied Sciences	11	$171,270
14	Data Engineer	11	$175,085
15	Data Engineering	11	$160,082
16	Technical Support Engineering	11	$162,531
17	Cloud Solution Architect	9	$166,192
18	Technical Support Engineer	9	$125,000
19	Supply Planning	8	$150,250
20	Product Design	6	$159,460

PERM labor certifications (FY 2026 through Q3): work locations

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#	Location	Certified	Median wage
1	Redmond, WA	1,383	$140,745
2	Mountain View, CA	97	$184,307
3	Atlanta, GA	24	$129,033
4	Austin, TX	18	$152,116
5	New York, NY	17	$159,390
6	Irving, TX	10	$132,350
7	Charlotte, NC	9	$125,000
8	Cambridge, MA	7	$140,550
9	Burlington, MA	6	$148,923
10	Morrisville, NC	4	$116,334
11	Fort Lauderdale, FL	3	$153,317
12	Santa Clara, CA	3	$190,365
13	Hillsboro, OR	2	Too few filings
14	Irvine, CA	2	Too few filings
15	Leesburg, VA	2	Too few filings
16	Malvern, PA	2	Too few filings
17	San Francisco, CA	2	Too few filings
18	Chicago, IL	1	Too few filings
19	Dallas, TX	1	Too few filings
20	El Mirage, AZ	1	Too few filings

Frequently asked questions

Does Microsoft Corporation sponsor H-1B visas?: Microsoft Corporation had 5,107 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY 2026 through Q3. A certified LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition; it does not show how many visas were approved.
What does Microsoft Corporation pay H-1B workers?: The median wage Microsoft Corporation offered on certified H-1B filings was $177,000 a year in FY 2026 through Q3.
Does Microsoft Corporation sponsor green cards?: Microsoft Corporation had 1,600 certified PERM labor certifications in FY 2026 through Q3, the first step for most employment-based green cards.

Data sources

H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
PERM Labor Certification Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

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