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Microsoft Corporation

1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

+1 (425) 882-8080

Counsel: In-House / Not Disclosed

MEDIAN PROCESSING: 8 DAYS

Company Hiring Trend:-46.2%vs Q1 2025

H1BIndex Grade

A+

FY 2026

2023 A+

2024 A+

2025 A+

Certified Volume

1,338

Approved in FY 2026

Median Base Salary

$180,710

Typical yearly pay

Absolute Pay Ceiling

$325,000

Highest salary offered

In-House Placement

100.00%

Internal workforce rate

Automated Risk Assessment

An algorithmic review of Microsoft Corporation's legal standing and compliance history.

High Approval Rating

Out of 1,338 recent visa applications, Microsoft Corporation scored an "A+". This top score means they do a great job following labor laws and rarely have trouble getting visas certified.

Clean Processing Record

Official records show a 100% approval rate. The government said yes to all 1,338 applications filed by the company.

Balanced Workforce

According to official government filings, this employer is not categorized as a visa-dependent company despite managing a team of 839 sponsored employees.

Active Residency Sponsorship

This employer provides a path to permanent residency. Records show they currently sponsor 97 work visa holders for a Green Card (7.2%).

Layoff Radar & Risk Indicators

US Worker Displacement Alert

Company Layoff Alert: YES. The submission of 97 permanent residency filings by this business includes formal notices of U.S. job displacement in 73 separate instances, marking a 75.3% reduction rate.

Corporate Meta

Operational and hiring structure.

Primary Industry: The main business operations of the employer fall directly under the Information & Tech sector.

Hiring Trend: Active hiring demand has increased, tracking a 93.9% rise in approved visas from 2016 to 2025.

Daily Work Location: Internal jobs make up 100% of the roles here, so this business does not send its international workers to external businesses.

Contract Type: Every single sponsored role at this employer is strictly full-time, with absolutely no part-time positions.

Degree Requirements: For all 97 permanent residency applications, this employer accepted professional career experience instead of a strict college degree.

Staff Retention Rate (USCIS Dataset)

Retained Staff (79.6%) New Hires (20.4%)

Frequent Renewals: Foreign professionals usually stay with the organization. From a total of 839.0 active visas, 668.0 belong to workers extending their stay (79.6%).

10-Year Median Salary Trajectory

Comparing national base compensation growth for Microsoft Corporation. Temporary H-1B medians vs permanent Green Card (PERM).

Positive Market Growth: +41.7%

Base compensation at this organization has reliably increased since 2016.

Expected Pay Difference: $-16,614

Permanent roles average -10.7% compared to temporary prevailing wages.

Primary Job Classifications i

Top roles filed by this employer.

Job Role & Median Pay Total Approvals

Software Engineering 60.8% Share

Top Hub: Redmond, WA | Median: $180,710

814

Technical Program Management 4.3% Share

Top Hub: Redmond, WA | Median: $190,000

Applied Sciences 3.7% Share

Top Hub: Redmond, WA | Median: $187,103

Product Management 3.4% Share

Top Hub: Redmond, WA | Median: $194,567

Silicon Engineering 2.6% Share

Top Hub: Mountain View, CA | Median: $190,613

O*NET Wage Level Distribution

Experience requirements matched against pay tiers.

Experience Level	Total Filings	Cohort Size	Minimum Base	Median Salary
Entry Level (Level I)	41	3.1%	$90,896	$136,060
Qualified (Level II)	419	31.3%	$106,045	$162,100
Experienced (Level III)	615	46.0%	$134,000	$188,473
Fully Competent (Level IV)	190	14.2%	$172,785	$223,117
Not Disclosed (Blank)	73	5.5%	$123,500	$179,700

Geographic Deployment & Worksites

The top locations where Microsoft Corporation places its workers.

Worksite Location	Workforce % i	City Median Pay	Wage (Level IV) i
Redmond, WA	66.3% (887 Filings)	$180,881	16.6%
Mountain View, CA	8.8% (118 Filings)	$201,662	13.6%
New York, NY	1.5% (20 Filings)	$171,135	5.0%
Atlanta, GA	1.4% (19 Filings)	$153,243	5.3%
San Francisco, CA	1.3% (18 Filings)	$188,547	0.0%
Austin, TX	1.3% (18 Filings)	$177,000	11.1%
Irving, TX	1.3% (17 Filings)	$152,460	5.9%
Morrisville, NC	0.7% (10 Filings)	$150,632	0.0%
Burlington, MA	0.7% (9 Filings)	$175,830	22.2%
Charlotte, NC	0.6% (8 Filings)	$155,009	0.0%
Cambridge, MA	0.6% (8 Filings)	$152,000	0.0%
San Jose, CA	0.5% (7 Filings)	$174,500	0.0%
Seattle, WA	0.5% (7 Filings)	$162,928	0.0%
Jersey City, NJ	0.4% (6 Filings)	$168,890	0.0%
Cumming, GA	0.4% (6 Filings)	$148,210	16.7%
San Diego, CA	0.4% (5 Filings)	$200,470	40.0%
Hillsboro, OR	0.4% (5 Filings)	$167,400	0.0%
Stafford, TX	0.4% (5 Filings)	$140,170	0.0%
Santa Clara, CA	0.4% (5 Filings)	$226,700	20.0%
Chicago, IL	0.3% (4 Filings)	$163,305	25.0%
Bellevue, WA	0.3% (4 Filings)	$183,136	25.0%
Irvine, CA	0.2% (3 Filings)	$183,800	33.3%
Riverview, FL	0.2% (3 Filings)	$121,746	0.0%
Prosper, TX	0.2% (3 Filings)	$119,800	0.0%
Leander, TX	0.2% (3 Filings)	$162,418	33.3%

Most Poached Roles i

Top roles filled by external transfers.

Role & Transfer PayTotal Poached

Software Engineering 75.1% Poached

Transfer Pay: $180,710

199

Technical Program Management 73.1% Poached

Transfer Pay: $190,000

Silicon Engineering 94.4% Poached

Transfer Pay: $190,613

Applied Sciences 80.0% Poached

Transfer Pay: $187,103

Product Management 78.6% Poached

Transfer Pay: $194,567

Visa Application Types (LCA Dataset)

Current quarterly breakdown of new hires, extensions, and company transfers.

Talent Pipeline

Fresh Hires (24.2%)Transfers (75.8%)

Green Card (PERM) Conversion i

7.20% of active filings transition to residency.

Historical Retention Rate

Year-over-year percentage of successful visa renewals and extensions.

LCA Certification Volume i

10-Year DOL processing history for Microsoft Corporation.

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USCIS Petition Processing i

Actual visas granted to new and continuing workers.

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Green Card (PERM) i

Historical permanent residency sponsorships.

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Noticing a difference in dates? Salary metrics reflect real-time DOL filings, while approval metrics rely on finalized USCIS historical data. View timelines

Complete Salary Matrix by Job Title

A detailed breakdown of all job titles, displaying median pay, internal hierarchy ranking, and role negotiability for Microsoft Corporation.

Job Title	LCA Count	Median Salary	Internal Premium i	Salary Variance i
Software Engineering	814	$180,710	+0.0% vs Base	$234,104
Technical Program Management	57	$190,000	+5.1% vs Base	$175,806
Applied Sciences	49	$187,103	+3.5% vs Base	$120,400
Product Management	46	$194,567	+7.7% vs Base	$125,835
Silicon Engineering	35	$190,613	+5.5% vs Base	$125,694
Data Science	32	$181,070	+0.2% vs Base	$90,650
Digital Solution Engineering	30	$180,752	+0.0% vs Base	$60,466
Technical Support Engineering	20	$138,264	-23.5% vs Base	$68,287
Product Design	16	$190,000	+5.1% vs Base	$108,300
Product Marketing	16	$181,000	+0.2% vs Base	$85,367
Customer Experience Engineering	16	$177,351	-1.9% vs Base	$64,805
Cloud Network Engineering	13	$180,000	-0.4% vs Base	$69,083
Business Applications	12	$165,175	-8.6% vs Base	$28,760
Financial Analysis	10	$159,779	-11.6% vs Base	$78,600
Customer Experience Program Management	10	$189,975	+5.1% vs Base	$73,133
Cloud Solution Architecture	8	$187,074	+3.5% vs Base	$64,335
Business Analytics	8	$161,300	-10.7% vs Base	$68,277
Data Engineering	8	$175,480	-2.9% vs Base	$101,000
Business Program Management	7	$175,300	-3.0% vs Base	$50,730
Site Reliability Engineering	7	$181,188	+0.3% vs Base	$84,959
Digital Cloud Solution Architecture	7	$166,150	-8.1% vs Base	$31,961
Firmware Engineering	7	$189,000	+4.6% vs Base	$72,714
Demand Planning	7	$154,000	-14.8% vs Base	$25,500
Security Assurance	6	$214,993	+19.0% vs Base	$122,999
Integrated Business Planning	5	$174,115	-3.6% vs Base	$43,104
Hardware Engineering	5	$192,016	+6.3% vs Base	$69,417
Customer Solutions Architecture	5	$224,576	+24.3% vs Base	$77,406
Sales Strategy Enablement	5	$170,000	-5.9% vs Base	$36,327
Service Engineering	5	$160,570	-11.1% vs Base	$23,339
Business Development	5	$150,388	-16.8% vs Base	$92,500
Electrical Engineering	4	$186,875	+3.4% vs Base	$57,000
Security Operations Engineering	4	$204,169	+13.0% vs Base	$75,603
Ux Engineering	4	$217,652	+20.4% vs Base	$32,100
Penetration Testing	4	$169,100	-6.4% vs Base	$50,000
Business Planning	4	$175,000	-3.2% vs Base	$56,978
Advertising Client Success	3	$150,000	-17.0% vs Base	$1,118
Supply Planning	3	$160,825	-11.0% vs Base	$13,734
Solution Engineering	3	$163,918	-9.3% vs Base	$25,505
Technical Solution Management	2	$156,500	-13.4% vs Base	$27,000
Customer Success Account Management	2	$180,686	-0.0% vs Base	$12,411
Technical Support Advisory	2	$126,788	-29.8% vs Base	$41,487
Ux Research	2	$174,527	-3.4% vs Base	$0
Supply Chain Program Management	2	$165,300	-8.5% vs Base	$21,800
Responsible Content Moderation	2	$159,091	-12.0% vs Base	$8,462
Events	2	$163,400	-9.6% vs Base	$0
Sourcing Engineering	2	$222,500	+23.1% vs Base	$35,000
Account Technology	1	$186,440	+3.2% vs Base	$0
Accounting	1	$133,000	-26.4% vs Base	$0
Data Analytics	1	$160,000	-11.5% vs Base	$0
Game Producers	1	$230,000	+27.3% vs Base	$0

Historical Compensation Averages

Year-over-year salary data comparing historical averages.

Fiscal Year	YoY Growth	Maximum	Median	Average	Minimum
2026	In Progress	$310,000	$180,000	$179,398	$70.00/hr
2025	+5.0%	$314,000	$170,500	$172,265	$67.00/hr
2024	-0.6%	$292,300	$162,444	$165,178	$93.00/hr
2023	+9.0%	$310,000	$163,500	$165,319	$73,125
2022	+3.8%	$310,000	$150,000	$152,732	$72,500
2021	+0.9%	$260,000	$144,500	$146,740	$77.00/hr
2020	+2.5%	$336,290	$143,189	$145,660	$85.00/hr
2019	+1.7%	$311,500	$139,715	$141,626	$75,000
2018	+5.0%	$237,000	$137,442	$139,609	$76.00/hr
2017	+3.1%	$247,802	$130,950	$133,497	$56.00/hr
2016	N/A	$380,000	$127,000	$129,835	$69.00/hr

Live LCA Filing Ledger (FY 2026)

Raw, unedited federal disclosures showing individual labor applications filed.

Decision Date	Job Title	Location	Base Pay	Wage Level	Status
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$191,692	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Mountain View, CA	$235,007	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$207,300	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$217,446	Level IV	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$174,072	Level II	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Technical Program Management	Redmond, WA	$189,240	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$212,484	Level IV	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$182,599	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Customer Experience Engineering	Redmond, WA	$211,299	Level IV	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Product Management	Redmond, WA	$161,189	Level II	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Business Analytics	Redmond, WA	$175,904	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$188,534	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Celina, TX	$141,923	Level II	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Cloud Solution Architecture	Chicago, IL	$219,995	Level IV	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Product Design	Redmond, WA	$215,000	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$166,320	Level II	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$240,000	Level IV	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Customer Experience Engineering	Smyrna, GA	$189,337	Level III	Certified
Dec 30, 2025	Software Engineering	Lewis Center, OH	$175,200	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Burlington, MA	$200,200	Level IV	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$198,380	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$212,202	Level IV	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$190,531	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$200,200	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,000	Level II	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Sultan, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$194,740	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Sales Strategy Enablement	Redmond, WA	$191,327	N/A	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$179,000	Level II	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Mountain View, CA	$210,000	N/A	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Business Program Management	Redmond, WA	$141,500	Level II	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Partner Marketing	Redmond, WA	$164,000	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$212,202	Level IV	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$212,202	Level IV	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Mountain View, CA	$171,165	N/A	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Product Management	Redmond, WA	$192,697	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Data Engineering	Redmond, WA	$176,074	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Product Management	Redmond, WA	$230,034	Level IV	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified
Dec 29, 2025	Software Engineering	Redmond, WA	$180,710	Level III	Certified

Employer Specific Intelligence (FAQ)

Common questions and insights regarding Microsoft Corporation.

How long does Microsoft take to process an H-1B visa?
The average processing turnaround is 8 days for their federal visa paperwork.

How much can you earn on an H-1B at Microsoft?
The labor applications for this employer anchor around a median compensation of $180,710, while absolute top pay reaches $325,000.

Do Microsoft employees work directly in-office?
Data indicates a strong internal footprint, with 100.0% of sponsored professionals working directly from company offices rather than working for external clients.

Does Microsoft offer employment-based Green Cards?
Yes, the company supports permanent residency. The organization submitted 97 total PERM applications, establishing a 7.2% permanent sponsorship rate.

Where does Microsoft hire the most sponsored workers?
The One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA facility manages the highest volume of foreign hiring for the organization.