H-1B and green card employer
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA NAICS 513210
Microsoft's new-hire H-1B offers average 2.6 lottery entries, against 2.1 for all employers.
6,960certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$176,228median offer · middle half $158k to $197k
30%5,107 vs. 7,339 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
1,600certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at Microsoft's offers
1,456 new-employment LCAs · OFLC 2026-27Of every 100 new-employment filings at Microsoft:
18 get one entry, incl. 2 under Level I
30 get two entries
31 get three entries
21 get four entries
Compared with all employers
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
On the 2025-26 table, used for the March 2026 registration, the same offers average 2.6 entries (23% at Level IV).
Level stated vs level reached
all certified LCAs vs new-employment offersThe level an employer writes on the LCA is the prevailing-wage floor it chose for the job. The salary it offers can sit higher. The lottery counts the salary.
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
What Microsoft offers
6,960 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 50 LCAs = 50 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
5,107 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$177,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
1,600 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 4,398 | $177,406 |
| Data Scientists | 793 | $175,748 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 634 | $175,500 |
| Electrical Engineers | 162 | $180,006 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 141 | $165,122 |
| Sales Engineers | 101 | $177,100 |
| Database Architects | 88 | $151,426 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 87 | $198,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 4,732 | $179,000 |
| Mountain View, CA | 569 | $202,498 |
| Atlanta, GA | 163 | $144,200 |
| New York, NY | 126 | $179,620 |
| Irving, TX | 97 | $142,981 |
| Austin, TX | 80 | $167,211 |
| San Francisco, CA | 62 | $184,290 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 55 | $215,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2,396 | 9 | $135,000 |
| FY2024 | 1,734 | 33 | $145,950 |
| FY2025 | 2,928 | 8 | $145,768 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 1,600 | 4 | $143,100 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | $130,485 | |
| Business Planning | $187,480 | |
| Software Engineering | $221,979 | |
| Software Engineering | $192,322 | |
| Software Engineering | $159,600 | |
| Software Engineering | $136,880 | |
| Firmware Engineering | $180,710 | |
| Software Engineering | $187,827 | |
| Software Engineering | $149,240 | |
| Software Engineering | $129,030 | |
| Software Engineering | $220,800 | |
| Software Engineering | $198,578 | |
| Software Engineering | $134,925 | |
| Software Engineering | $156,600 | |
| Firmware Engineering | $207,850 | |
| Software Engineering | $171,600 | |
| Software Engineering | $176,000 | |
| Software Engineering | $156,500 | |
| Software Engineering | $163,165 | |
| Software Engineering | $214,906 | |
| Software Engineering | $220,000 | |
| Data Analytics | $164,165 | |
| Software Engineering | $165,990 | |
| Data Engineering | $225,077 | |
| Data Engineering | $163,322 |