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Merchant & Gould P.C.

Employer · Minnesota, United States

Employer address
Minnesota, United States
Applications on record
17
FY2025 applications
1
FY2026 to 30 June
2
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$185,000
Most common occupation
Lawyers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Merchant & Gould P.C. appears in 17 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 1.

Applications by fiscal year — Merchant & Gould P.C.

23FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
23FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20122
FY20130
FY20141
FY20152
FY20160
FY20171
FY20181
FY20191
FY20200
FY20210
FY20221
FY20233
FY20242
FY20251
FY2026*2
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*20
FY202510
FY202420
FY202321
FY202210
FY202100
FY202000
FY201910
FY201810
FY201701
FY201600
FY201511
FY201410
FY201300
FY201220
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).

Merchant & Gould P.C.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
GA8
NY5
MN4
Worksite states
  1. Georgia8
  2. New York5
  3. Minnesota4
Worksite cities
  1. Atlanta, GA8
  2. New York City, NY5
  3. Minneapolis, MN4
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. Lawyers7
  2. Electrical Engineers6
  3. Judicial Law Clerks2
  4. Industrial Engineers2
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Patent Agent7
  2. Associate4
  3. Law Clerk2
  4. Mechanical/electrical Associate Attorney1

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

Median $185,000; middle half $185,000 to $193,000 · median prevailing wage $98,114 (marker) · 5 applications.

$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k
$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level III1
  3. Level IV1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data 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)

11FY2015FY2018FY2022
11FY2015FY2018FY2022
Data table
FY20151
FY20181
FY20221
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20220010
FY20180010
FY20150010
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. Stinson LLP10
  2. Stinson Leonard Street LLP2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Minnesota

Merchant & Gould P.C. has 17 work visa applications on record (FY2012–FY2026), ranking #628 of 1,922 sponsoring employers in Minnesota and #51,444 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.02% of the applications filed by employers based in Minnesota.

Rank in Minnesota
628 of 1,922
Rank in the United States
51,444 of 168,030
Share of Minnesota's applications
0.02%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Minnesota
588
Largest sponsoring employers in Minnesota
  1. Optum Services, Inc.7,301
  2. Mayo Clinic6,682
  3. U.S. Bank National Association6,564
  4. Medtronic, Inc.5,677
  5. University of Minnesota5,262
  6. Target Enterprise, Inc.3,386
  7. NCS Pearson, Inc.2,015
  8. United Healthcare Services, Inc.1,937
  9. Best Buy Co., Inc.1,829
  10. Sagitec Solutions, LLC1,628
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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