Apple Inc. green card sponsorship data
Between October 2024 and June 2026, DOL decided 1,286 PERM labor certifications filed by Apple Inc.. Here are its approval rate, processing time, salaries and most sponsored jobs.
At a glance
Apple Inc. ranks #15 among 1,211 employers with 25 or more decided PERM cases.
Its approval rate of 99.7% compares with 97% nationally, and its median of 462 days from filing to approval is 23 days faster than the national median (faster than 86% of employers).
44% of its cases are Software Developers, and 79% of the jobs are in California (mostly Cupertino).
99.8% are professional positions (G-100), usually filed as EB-2 or EB-3 professional and skilled worker cases.
Its busiest month was April 2025, with 22 decisions.
Most sponsored jobs
| Job title | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | 310 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 78 |
| Software Development Engineer - Systems | 59 |
| Software Development Engineer - Applications | 56 |
| Hardware Development Engineer | 55 |
| Design Verification Engineer | 41 |
| ASIC Design Engineer | 32 |
| Product Design Engineer | 30 |
Occupations (SOC)
| SOC | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 562 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 221 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 82 |
| Electrical Engineers | 42 |
| Project Management Specialists | 40 |
Where the jobs are
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| California | 1,013 |
| Texas | 148 |
| Washington | 88 |
| New York | 15 |
| Massachusetts | 7 |
| Oregon | 7 |
| City | Cases |
|---|---|
| Cupertino | 923 |
| Austin | 136 |
| Seattle | 87 |
| San Diego | 71 |
| New York | 15 |
Decisions
| Certified | 56 |
| Certified-Expired | 1,201 |
| Denied | 4 |
| Withdrawn | 25 |
Certified-Expired means the certification passed its 180-day window; most of these were used for an I-140 and show as expired in the data, so they count as approved. Approval rate = approved ÷ (approved + denied), withdrawals excluded.
Cases decided per month
Other employers sponsoring Software Developers
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 4,840 | 99.7% |
| Wal-mart Associates, Inc. | 1,564 | 99.9% |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 1,557 | 99.9% |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co. | 1,489 | 99.9% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1,461 | 93% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1,290 | 99.8% |
Other sponsors in California
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | 1,365 | 99.9% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 932 | 99.8% |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 852 | 99.5% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 800 | 99.9% |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 763 | 99.6% |
| Adobe Inc. | 649 | 99.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data, decisions from October 2024 – June 2026. Only decided cases are included; pending cases are not in the disclosure data.
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