Microsoft Corporation green card sponsorship data
Between October 2024 and June 2026, DOL decided 4,840 PERM labor certifications filed by Microsoft Corporation. Here are its approval rate, processing time, salaries and most sponsored jobs.
At a glance
Microsoft Corporation ranks #1 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 485 days from filing to approval is the same as the national median (faster than 48% of employers).
71% of its cases are Software Developers, and 86% of the jobs are in Washington (mostly Redmond).
100.0% are professional positions (G-100), usually filed as EB-2 or EB-3 professional and skilled worker cases.
Its busiest month was August 2025, with 936 decisions.
Most sponsored jobs
| Job title | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 2,657 |
| Software Engineering | 578 |
| Product Management | 192 |
| Data and Applied Scientist | 85 |
| Technical Program Management | 78 |
| Silicon Engineer | 52 |
| Technical Program Manager | 47 |
| Technical Support Engineer | 47 |
Occupations (SOC)
| SOC | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 3,417 |
| Project Management Specialists | 343 |
| Data Scientists | 247 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 135 |
| Sales Engineers | 104 |
Where the jobs are
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| Washington | 4,174 |
| California | 206 |
| Georgia | 195 |
| Texas | 109 |
| New York | 44 |
| North Carolina | 35 |
| City | Cases |
|---|---|
| Redmond | 4,172 |
| Atlanta | 195 |
| Mountain View | 181 |
| Irving | 53 |
| Austin | 53 |
Decisions
| Certified | 3,894 |
| Certified-Expired | 632 |
| Denied | 12 |
| Withdrawn | 302 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apple Inc. | 1,286 | 99.7% |
Other sponsors in Washington
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Expedia, Inc. | 271 | 99% |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 142 | 100.0% |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | 124 | 99% |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 120 | 100.0% |
| F5, Inc. | 116 | 100.0% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 99 | 100.0% |
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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