Workday sponsors over 500 H1B petitions annually for its cloud HR and financial management platform teams. With 74% of filings at L3 or L4 wage levels and a 88% approval rate, Workday offers strong lottery odds for engineers working on enterprise SaaS — one of the most durable categories in tech hiring.
Under the FY2021 rule, USCIS selects H1B registrants by wage tier first. Level III and Level IV petitions are prioritized. Workday's filing mix shows 74% at L3 or L4 — giving candidates significantly above-average lottery odds.
Bar height = filing volume. Number above bar = average approved wage for that year. Source: DOL LCA database.
| Job Title | Avg Wage |
|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | $149,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $172,000 |
| Staff Software Engineer | $198,000 |
| Data Engineer | $152,000 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $162,000 |
| Cloud Engineer | $148,000 |
Source: DOL H-1B LCA disclosure data, FY2024. Filings count and wages are from approved LCAs.
| State | Share |
|---|---|
| California | 48% |
| Georgia | 16% |
| Oregon | 10% |
| Texas | 9% |
| Washington | 8% |
| Illinois | 5% |
| Other | 4% |
With 74% of filings at L3/L4, Workday candidates have estimated 43–61% lottery selection odds under USCIS's wage-based selection system — compared to 15–28% for L1–L2 filers at IT services firms.
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