Microsoft Corporation H-1B Transfers
Microsoft Corporation filed 4,161 certified H-1B change-of-employer petitions (FY2021–2026). That is 14.5% of their filings where DOL recorded whether the petition was a transfer — below the 17.5% national rate. Median offered wage on those transfers: $166K/year.
What This Says About Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation's transfer share sits below the national average, so a larger share of their H-1B hiring goes through new cap-subject petitions rather than transfers. They still filed 4,161 certified transfers, so transfers are clearly not off the table.
The middle 50% of Microsoft Corporation transfer filings fall between $148K and $189K, against a $128K median across all H-1B transfers nationally.
What Counts as an H-1B Transfer
An H-1B "transfer" is a new employer filing an H-1B petition for someone already holding H-1B status. On the underlying Labor Condition Application, DOL records it as a change of employer — that flag is what these figures count.
Transfers are not subject to the annual H-1B cap or the lottery, which is why they can be filed at any point in the year. Under H-1B portability you can generally begin work once USCIS receives the petition, rather than waiting for approval.
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Counted from US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for petitions filed by Microsoft Corporation as recorded in DOL disclosure data, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M, using DOL's change-of-employer flag. Transfer share is measured against filings where DOL actually recorded that field — older disclosure schema generations omit it, and including those would understate every share shown here. A certified LCA is a step toward an H-1B petition, not an approved transfer.