Senior Software Engineer, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 398 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Senior Software Engineer roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2024), with 333 certified (83.7% certification rate). Median offered wage: $105K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Senior Software Engineer
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 333 | 83.7% |
| Denied | 41 | 10.3% |
| Withdrawn | 24 | 6.0% |
Counts across FY2007–2024. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Senior Software Engineer
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 33 |
| Everest Business Solutions Inc | 21 |
| Everest Computers, Inc. | 19 |
| Bally Gaming, Inc. | 10 |
| Otis Information Technologies Inc | 7 |
| Compusight Corporation | 6 |
| Xmotors.ai Inc. | 6 |
| Universal Software Corporation | 6 |
| Axiom Wireless, Inc. | 6 |
| Conflux Systems Inc | 5 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Senior Software Engineer roles, FY2007–2024.
Top States for Senior Software Engineer PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 76 |
| Illinois | 45 |
| Texas | 40 |
| Georgia | 37 |
| Virginia | 28 |
| New Jersey | 25 |
| Washington | 14 |
| Florida | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
| Minnesota | 9 |
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 Senior Software Engineer H-1B volume.
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2024) for Senior Software Engineer roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.