Who sponsors more H-1B visas, Microsoft or Google?

Google filed more, 8,161 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 versus 8,065 for Microsoft.

Which pays more on H-1B filings, Microsoft or Google?

Microsoft averaged $174,681 and Google averaged $186,733 across certified FY2025 filings. Median offered wage was $172,982 and $186,000 respectively.

How is this comparison calculated?

Both figures come from DOL LCA disclosure records for FY2025, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30,000 and $1,000,000. Employer legal-entity name variants are grouped before counting (Microsoft: 1 name variant; Google: 5). An LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself, so these are filings rather than USCIS approvals.

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FY2025 · DOL LCA DATA

Microsoft vs Google: H-1B Sponsorship Compared

Google filed 8,161 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, against 8,065 for Microsoft.

Head to Head (FY2025)

Microsoft

8,065

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $174,681
Median wage: $172,982
25th–75th pct: $155,000 – $192,016
Tracked FY2021–2026: 41,045

Google

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8,161

certified LCA filings, FY2025

Average wage: $186,733
Median wage: $186,000
25th–75th pct: $160,000 – $205,000
Tracked FY2021–2026: 41,877

Most Sponsored Occupations (FY2025)

Microsoft

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Software Developers	4,972	$176,518
Data Scientists	698	$173,294
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	564	$156,678
Information Technology Project Managers	499	$180,290
Business Intelligence Analysts	201	$168,357

Google

Occupation	Filings	Avg Wage
Software Developers	5,590	$187,608
Data Scientists	283	$186,361
Computer and Information Research Scientists	268	$207,870
Computer Hardware Engineers	260	$184,854
Sales Engineers	258	$162,933

Where They Hire (FY2025)

Microsoft

Washington (5,609)California (970)Texas (440)Georgia (195)New York (173)

Google

California (5,535)Washington (904)New York (891)Texas (239)Illinois (107)

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for Microsoft and Google, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting. A Labor Condition Application is a required step before an H-1B petition, not the petition itself.