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Cisco Systems, Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
26,767
FY2025 applications
1,630
FY2026 to 30 June
1,749
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$140,379
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Cisco Systems, Inc. appears in 26,767 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 1,630.

Applications by fiscal year — Cisco Systems, Inc.

1,4462,892FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,4462,892FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008695
FY2009815
FY2010889
FY20111,086
FY2012719
FY2013841
FY2014708
FY20151,635
FY20161,550
FY20171,096
FY20181,069
FY20192,059
FY20201,698
FY20212,389
FY20222,892
FY20231,630
FY20241,617
FY20251,630
FY2026*1,749
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1,195554
FY20251,249381
FY20241,246371
FY20231,285345
FY20222,141751
FY20212,013376
FY20201,185513
FY20198471,212
FY2018803266
FY2017739357
FY2016642908
FY20155811,054
FY2014494214
FY2013530311
FY2012462257
FY2011433653
FY2010413476
FY2009408407
FY2008549146
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Cisco Systems, Inc.: applications by worksite state

114+189+272+385+867+
114+189+272+385+867+
Data table
StateApplications
CA16,662
NC3,164
TX2,424
MA867
WA567
GA440
NJ385
IL324
MD277
NY272
FL219
CO210
VA189
PA122
OH114
Worksite states
  1. California16,662
  2. North Carolina3,164
  3. Texas2,424
  4. Massachusetts867
  5. Washington567
  6. Georgia440
  7. New Jersey385
  8. Illinois324
  9. Maryland277
  10. New York272
Worksite cities
  1. San Jose, CA12,200
  2. Research Triangle Park, NC2,625
  3. San Francisco, CA1,621
  4. Richardson, TX1,403
  5. Milpitas, CA1,156
  6. Austin, TX744
  7. Boxborough, MA609
  8. Morrisville, NC349
  9. Seattle, WA338
  10. Chicago, IL239
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Software Developers11,049
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other3,136
  3. Network and Computer Systems Administrators1,993
  4. Sales Engineers1,123
  5. Computer Systems Analysts1,061
  6. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer898
  7. Computer Network Architects633
  8. Computer and Information Systems Managers620
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer2,611
  2. Technical Leader495
  3. Customer Support Engineer428
  4. Network Consulting Engineer407
  5. Hardware Engineer406
  6. Technical Consulting Engineer303
  7. IT Engineer286
  8. Consulting Engineer280

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $140,379; middle half $124,904 to $166,962 · median prevailing wage $132,413 (marker) · 3,673 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I48
  2. Level II796
  3. Level III1,947
  4. Level IV323
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India6,726
  2. China596
  3. Canada312
  4. Mexico94
  5. Pakistan61
  6. Taiwan54
  7. Brazil51
  8. United Kingdom47
  9. South Korea44
  10. Israel42
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

1,2802,559FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1,2802,559FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009980
FY20101,172
FY20113
FY20121,137
FY20131,430
FY20141,335
FY20151,140
FY20161,596
FY20171,600
FY20181,655
FY20192,094
FY20201,980
FY20211,839
FY20222,559
FY2023815
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202324079119
FY2022326112,23331
FY2021417121,42217
FY2020488281,49232
FY2019688481,40636
FY2018329131,32628
FY201748051,1209
FY201638331,21319
FY201526838724
FY201429371,04210
FY201338321,0477
FY201233338049
FY20112010
FY201029218806
FY200932736539
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP16,129
  2. EY Law LLP389
  3. Attorney at Law15
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

Cisco Systems, Inc. has 26,767 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #7 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #26 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.29% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
7 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
26 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
1.29%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 334) in California
1,421
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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