PERM trends Data: DOL PERM filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
Filing volume and median offered wages for certified PERM decisions, from 2022-W40 to
2026-W27. Data through 2026-06-30.
Week Month Fiscal year
▲ 25.9%
WoW change in filings
$100,000
Median offered wage · 2026-W26
Filing volume (week) 2022-W40 → 2026-W27 · ▼ 52.9% 2022-W40 2026-W27 6,283 0 Median offered wage (week) 2022-W40 → 2026-W27 · ▼ 5.7% 2022-W40 2026-W27 $140,487 $45,631 ▲ 9.0%
MoM change in filings
$102,981
Median offered wage · 2026-06
Filing volume (month) 2022-10 → 2026-06 · ▲ 176.7% 2022-10: 6,562 2022-11: 7,059 2022-12: 9,232 2023-01: 9,671 2023-02: 7,415 2023-03: 8,905 2023-04: 7,794 2023-05: 9,468 2023-06: 8,090 2023-07: 8,633 2023-08: 10,385 2023-09: 8,948 2023-10: 9,918 2023-11: 7,583 2023-12: 5,565 2024-01: 5,732 2024-02: 7,862 2024-03: 12,019 2024-04: 13,393 2024-05: 12,160 2024-06: 9,970 2024-07: 4,483 2024-08: 6,739 2024-09: 6,234 2024-10: 6,879 2024-11: 8,043 2024-12: 7,709 2025-01: 9,420 2025-02: 10,260 2025-03: 12,549 2025-04: 13,852 2025-05: 11,848 2025-06: 14,382 2025-07: 14,137 2025-08: 15,495 2025-09: 13,176 2025-11: 7,828 2025-12: 8,327 2026-01: 11,908 2026-02: 13,421 2026-03: 13,630 2026-04: 13,913 2026-05: 16,661 2026-06: 18,158 2022-10 2026-06 20,209 2,432 Median offered wage (month) 2022-10 → 2026-06 · ▼ 2.6% 2022-10: $105,768 2022-11: $107,598 2022-12: $105,768 2023-01: $110,864 2023-02: $118,000 2023-03: $107,390 2023-04: $117,853 2023-05: $114,234 2023-06: $108,000 2023-07: $115,000 2023-08: $111,654 2023-09: $111,197 2023-10: $115,482 2023-11: $110,000 2023-12: $108,514 2024-01: $115,482 2024-02: $120,000 2024-03: $115,000 2024-04: $103,000 2024-05: $108,181 2024-06: $107,962 2024-07: $79,893 2024-08: $62,629 2024-09: $85,353 2024-10: $90,000 2024-11: $87,000 2024-12: $109,283 2025-01: $103,796 2025-02: $102,482 2025-03: $99,923 2025-04: $104,936 2025-05: $101,492 2025-06: $106,632 2025-07: $96,886 2025-08: $102,066 2025-09: $90,230 2025-11: $100,506 2025-12: $101,587 2026-01: $98,500 2026-02: $108,675 2026-03: $110,000 2026-04: $114,015 2026-05: $102,000 2026-06: $102,981 2022-10 2026-06 $128,606 $54,023 ▲ 35.5%
YoY change in filings
$100,000
Median offered wage · FY2025
Filing volume (fiscal year) FY2023 → FY2026 · ▲ 1.6% FY2023: 102,162 FY2024: 101,658 FY2025: 137,750 FY2026: 103,846 FY2023 FY2026 143,164 96,244 Median offered wage (fiscal year) FY2023 → FY2026 · ▼ 5.1% FY2023: $110,677 FY2024: $106,558 FY2025: $100,000 FY2026: $105,000 FY2023 FY2026 $112,279 $98,398 About these numbers. Counts are certified PERM decisions
(including certified-expired) with a usable offered wage, bucketed by decision date.
The latest period shown may be partial; the callouts above use the latest
complete period for each granularity.
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer
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