Software Engineer
H-1B LCA sponsorship — swe family
H-1B LCA filings for Software Engineer roles declined from 118,204 in FY2020 to 116,373 in FY2025. See the sponsorship trend and the top employers sponsoring Software Engineer roles.
Sponsorship trend (trailing 4-quarter filings)
Rolling 12-month sum, which removes the Q3 cap-season spike. LCA certification, not USCIS petition approval.
Top sponsors — FY2025
| Employer | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 5,800 | $170,645 |
| Google LLC | 5,597 | $186,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 4,152 | $165,240 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 3,674 | $203,350 |
| Apple Inc. | 2,843 | $181,848 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 2,449 | $141,624 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,906 | $156,500 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 1,440 | $164,534 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 1,115 | $153,230 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1,113 | $210,319 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | 1,064 | $123,700 |
| Mphasis Corporation | 865 | $122,000 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 684 | $170,000 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 635 | $180,960 |
| Intel Corporation | 614 | $137,259 |
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 588 | $127,878 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 582 | $152,100 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 572 | $122,583 |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 535 | $112,070 |
| Adobe Inc. | 523 | $187,000 |
Fastest-growing sponsors
FY2023 → FY2025, by absolute change in filings.
| Employer | FY2023 | FY2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2,578 | 3,674 | +1,096 |
| Apple Inc. | 2,225 | 2,843 | +618 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 0 | 572 | +572 |
| RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC | 35 | 489 | +454 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS SERVICES LLC | 0 | 337 | +337 |
| Mastercard Technologies, LLC | 0 | 310 | +310 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 270 | 521 | +251 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 253 | 485 | +232 |
| General Motors | 0 | 230 | +230 |
| Adobe Inc. | 305 | 523 | +218 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 2,243 | 2,449 | +206 |
| CVS PHARMACY, INC. | 23 | 223 | +200 |
| Infocons Inc | 0 | 196 | +196 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | 0 | 192 | +192 |
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 404 | 588 | +184 |
| SKILLTUNE TECHNOLOGIES INC | 369 | 510 | +141 |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC | 0 | 138 | +138 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 554 | 684 | +130 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 233 | 358 | +125 |
| Social Finance, LLC | 0 | 119 | +119 |
Yearly summary
| FY | Filings | Cert rate | Median wage | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 118,204 | 99.6% | $109,000 | $96,924 |
| FY2021 | 178,242 | 99.7% | $116,251 | $105,227 |
| FY2022 | 140,641 | 99.8% | $120,000 | $104,770 |
| FY2023 | 139,591 | 99.7% | $125,000 | $110,240 |
| FY2024 | 119,579 | 99.5% | $128,502 | $115,918 |
| FY2025 | 116,373 | 99.6% | $138,000 | $126,693 |
| FY2026 * | 16,999 | 99.8% | $147,145 | $133,536 |
* incomplete fiscal year (fewer than 4 quarters of data).