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Microsoft
MSFTUSCIS APPROVAL: 98.3% - Rubber StampThe world's second-largest company by market cap and the #2 H-1B sponsor in America - filing thousands of visa applications while laying off thousands of workers.
LCA Filings (FY2025)
9,362
H-1B Approvals (2025)
6,258
Approval Rate
98.3%
Avg H-1B Salary
$172,325
BLS Market Median
$130,160
LCA Filings by Year
2 total denials across all years (0.0% of filings) - too small to display on this chart.
H-1B Approval Rate Over Time
Avg H-1B Salary vs BLS Market Rate
H-1B Filings as % of Workforce
Top H-1B Occupations
Top H-1B Job Titles
| # | Job Title | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineering | 9,542 |
| 2 | Software Engineer | 7,218 |
| 3 | Product Management | 806 |
| 4 | Data Science | 656 |
| 5 | Applied Sciences | 647 |
| 6 | Technical Program Management | 500 |
| 7 | Silicon Engineering | 350 |
| 8 | Data & Applied Sciences | 300 |
| 9 | Cloud Solution Architecture | 250 |
| 10 | Security Engineering | 200 |
Data Sources
- LCA filings: DOL OFLC Disclosure Data & myvisajobs.com
- H-1B approvals: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub & myvisajobs.com
- Salary data: myvisajobs.com aggregated from LCA disclosures
- Workforce: SEC 10-K annual filings (Item 1)
- BLS wages: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2023
- PERM data: DOL OFLC PERM Disclosure Data