Software Developers — Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 66,566 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Software Developers roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2019–2026), with 63,185 certified (94.9% certification rate). Median offered wage: $139K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes — Software Developers
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 63,185 | 94.9% |
| Denied | 622 | 0.9% |
| Withdrawn | 2,759 | 4.1% |
Counts across FY2019–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Software Developers
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 1,309 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corporation | 625 |
| Intel Corporation | 523 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 480 |
| Apple Inc. | 469 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 399 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 378 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 344 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 285 |
| Intuit | 279 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Software Developers roles, FY2019–2026.
Top States for Software Developers PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 15,804 |
| Texas | 9,784 |
| Washington | 6,317 |
| New Jersey | 4,403 |
| New York | 4,000 |
| Illinois | 2,642 |
| Georgia | 2,570 |
| Virginia | 2,162 |
| Massachusetts | 2,152 |
| North Carolina | 1,928 |
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 Software Developers H-1B volume.See Software Developers H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2019–2026) for Software Developers roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.