Clergy, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 1,639 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Clergy roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 1,393 certified (85% certification rate). Median offered wage: $38K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Clergy
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 1,393 | 85.0% |
| Denied | 128 | 7.8% |
| Withdrawn | 118 | 7.2% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Clergy
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| La Open Door Presbyterian Church | 11 |
| Glory Church of Jesus Christ | 10 |
| The Oriental Mission Church | 9 |
| Grace Koreac Church At Norwalk | 7 |
| Thanksgiving Church | 7 |
| Promise and Fulfillment Community Church | 7 |
| Bethel Korean Church | 7 |
| Hopi Mission Church | 6 |
| Johns Creek Korean Church, Inc. | 6 |
| Korean Central Presbyterian Church of Houston, Inc | 6 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Clergy roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Clergy PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 574 |
| Illinois | 127 |
| Texas | 113 |
| New York | 113 |
| New Jersey | 100 |
| Georgia | 80 |
| Virginia | 52 |
| North Carolina | 44 |
| Pennsylvania | 42 |
| Washington | 36 |
Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.
PERM vs. H-1B, What's the Difference?
PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification an employer must obtain from the Department of Labor before filing an employment-based green card petition (I-140), the first formal step toward permanent residence.
An H-1B Labor Condition Application is a different filing for temporary work authorization. A company can file heavily in one and rarely in the other for the same occupation, so the figures above are not a restatement of Clergy H-1B volume.See Clergy H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Clergy roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.