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Microsoft Corporation

Employer · Washington, United States

Employer address
Washington, United States
Applications on record
155,369
FY2025 applications
12,462
FY2026 to 30 June
6,842
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$168,170
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Microsoft Corporation appears in 155,369 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 12,462.

Applications by fiscal year — Microsoft Corporation

7,11314kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
7,11314kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20085,562
FY20094,622
FY20104,672
FY20118,963
FY20126,582
FY20134,523
FY20146,525
FY20155,580
FY20168,396
FY20177,001
FY20187,855
FY20197,317
FY202010,324
FY202112,022
FY202214,225
FY202310,368
FY202411,528
FY202512,462
FY2026*6,842
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*5,1591,683
FY20259,3023,160
FY20249,4922,036
FY20237,8192,549
FY202211,5472,678
FY20217,3294,693
FY20208,0042,320
FY20196,0401,277
FY20185,5522,303
FY20175,0051,996
FY20165,0293,367
FY20154,5751,005
FY20143,7502,775
FY20133,902621
FY20124,0672,515
FY20114,2524,711
FY20104,507165
FY20094,489133
FY20084,569993
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).

Microsoft Corporation: applications by worksite state

204+368+446+1,576+2,904+
204+368+446+1,576+2,904+
Data table
StateApplications
WA126,755
CA11,340
TX4,304
GA2,904
NC2,133
MA1,617
NY1,576
NJ664
ND530
FL446
IL425
OR425
VA368
PA260
CO204
Worksite states
  1. Washington126,755
  2. California11,340
  3. Texas4,304
  4. Georgia2,904
  5. North Carolina2,133
  6. Massachusetts1,617
  7. New York1,576
  8. New Jersey664
  9. North Dakota530
  10. Florida446
Worksite cities
  1. Redmond, WA111,486
  2. Bellevue, WA12,551
  3. Mountain View, CA5,474
  4. Atlanta, GA2,626
  5. Sunnyvale, CA2,251
  6. Irving, TX2,138
  7. Issaquah, WA1,670
  8. New York City, NY1,382
  9. San Francisco, CA1,265
  10. Charlotte, NC1,035
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 Developers101,535
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other10,392
  3. Computer Systems Analysts4,125
  4. Data Scientists3,780
  5. Computer and Information Research Scientists3,523
  6. Managers, All Other2,963
  7. Computer Hardware Engineers2,759
  8. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists2,104
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer32,595
  2. Software Engineering12,702
  3. Software Development Engineer in Test7,818
  4. Software Development Engineer7,353
  5. Program Manager4,100
  6. Senior Software Engineer3,770
  7. Senior Program Manager2,192
  8. Data and Applied Scientist1,826

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

Median $168,170; middle half $150,072 to $189,172 · median prevailing wage $137,259 (marker) · 23,950 applications.

$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
$120k$145k$170k$195k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,871
  2. Level II9,325
  3. Level III9,192
  4. Level IV2,594
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. India17,457
  2. China6,232
  3. Canada3,205
  4. Mexico992
  5. Australia491
  6. Russia489
  7. Brazil452
  8. United Kingdom376
  9. South Korea334
  10. Taiwan319
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)

3,6017,201FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
3,6017,201FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20093,293
FY20103,667
FY20113,813
FY20123,431
FY20133,889
FY20142,976
FY20152,823
FY20163,662
FY20174,082
FY20184,457
FY20195,267
FY20206,989
FY20216,441
FY20227,201
FY20231,993
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20233901,95445
FY20221,00856,19369
FY20211,240145,20144
FY20201,790425,19975
FY20191,7031093,56466
FY20181,253143,20454
FY20171,470182,61264
FY20161,142112,52064
FY2015969121,85430
FY201489862,07819
FY20131,05552,83425
FY20121,51021,92131
FY20111,40662,40734
FY20101,93981,7288
FY20091,50371,79019
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. PwC Law LLP6,396
  2. Tafapolsky & Smith LLP4,705
  3. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP4,358
  4. Tafapolsky Smith Mehlman LLP2,883
  5. EY Law LLP2,840
  6. MacDonald Hoague & Bayless2,319
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Washington

Microsoft Corporation has 155,369 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 2,880 sponsoring employers in Washington and #4 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 30.05% of the applications filed by employers based in Washington.

Rank in Washington
1 of 2,880
Rank in the United States
4 of 168,030
Share of Washington's applications
30.05%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 511) in Washington
91
Largest sponsoring employers in Washington
  1. Microsoft Corporation155,369
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC109,377
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.32,124
  4. Amazon Corporate LLC21,691
  5. Amazon.com Services, Inc.20,350
  6. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.13,947
  7. T-mobile USA, Inc.8,609
  8. Expedia, Inc.8,013
  9. Amazon Data Services, Inc5,548
  10. People Tech Group Inc.4,595
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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