MICROSOFT CORPORATION

REDMOND, WA

• 42,864 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 2.8% across 44,092 decisions
• Initial petitions: 10,514 approved, 297 denied
• 6,188 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $119,350
• Roles sponsored: Software Engineer, Software Engineering, Product Management, Data and Applied Scientist, Silicon Engineer

H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.

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Data updated October 2, 2026