PERM Salary Data
Search 445,416 certified PERM labor certifications (FY2023–FY2026) from the U.S. Department of Labor — the offered wages behind employment-based green cards, by employer, occupation, and state.
How PERM works
PERM (Program Electronic Review Management) is the Department of Labor's system for certifying the first step of most employment-based green cards. The process has three main stages: (1) prevailing wage determination — the DOL sets the minimum wage for the occupation and area; (2) recruitment — the employer must test the U.S. labor market by advertising the position; (3) ETA Form 9089 — the employer files the Application for Permanent Employment Certification. Only after PERM certification can the employer file Form I-140 with USCIS.
PERM wage data
PERM disclosure files record the offered wage, prevailing wage, employer name, job title, and worksite for every certified application — the same kind of pay transparency the H1B salary database provides for H-1B filings.
PERM vs H-1B wages
PERM wages are useful beyond green-card cases: they show what employers pay when sponsoring workers permanently, which is often higher than H-1B wages at the same company. Comparing a company's H-1B and PERM medians side by side reveals how it values long-term hires.
Top PERM sponsors
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 8,634 | $142,322 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | 6,797 | $143,700 |
| GOOGLE LLC | 5,955 | $123,614 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 4,208 | $115,000 |
| APPLE INC. | 3,874 | $151,902 |
| TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 3,311 | $138,590 |
| FPL Food, LLC | 3,241 | $30,202 |
| ORACLE AMERICA, INC. | 2,904 | $132,683 |
| Management Health Systems, LLC | 2,719 | $56,576 |
| Labor Guys, LLC | 2,524 | $30,160 |
| Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC | 2,499 | $22,464 |
| WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 2,492 | $134,992 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION | 2,334 | $84,802 |
| JCG Foods of Georgia, LLC | 2,322 | $26,000 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 2,189 | $125,600 |
| Stoughton Trailers, LLC | 2,003 | $37,440 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1,936 | $179,004 |
| South Georgia Pecan Company | 1,849 | $19,635 |
| ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | 1,838 | $140,572 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1,698 | $160,700 |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. | 1,660 | $140,460 |
| WAYNE FARMS LLC | 1,595 | $29,120 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 1,542 | $146,771 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | 1,524 | $158,280 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1,506 | $151,000 |