Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation files at scale — 4,975 H-1B applications recorded in the DOL LCA system. That volume puts the company among the top employers in the federal sponsorship dataset.

Approval profile is essentially perfect: 100% approval rate across the 4,975 applications on file. A near-100% approval rate over meaningful volume signals a competent immigration counsel and well-prepared filings — the company is rarely getting RFEs or denials. On wages, Microsoft Corporation pays a meaningful premium: $169,965 average wage versus a prevailing-wage benchmark of $139,140, roughly 22% above the DOL prevailing-wage estimate for the same roles. Premium pay is one of the credible signals that the company values H-1B labor on its merits rather than as a low-cost substitute.

The H-1B mix at Microsoft Corporation is software-engineering-heavy — top reported role is Software Engineering at $170,750 average wage. Software-engineering H-1B filings are the largest single category in the federal dataset, dominated by a small number of large tech employers and a long tail of mid-sized companies. Geographically, the filings span 39 states — a national footprint typical of large companies with distributed offices or remote-friendly hiring practices.