Employer · PERM green card sponsorship · #67 by filings

Citibank, N.A. PERM & Green Card Sponsorship

Citibank, N.A. has filed 1,797 PERM (green-card) labor certification applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY 2008 and FY 2026, with 99.6% of adjudicated cases certified. That makes it the #67 PERM sponsor of 98,088 employers in DOL disclosure data. The live tracker shows 171 of its recent filings still pending with DOL (DOL is currently adjudicating December 2025 filings).

PERM filings
1,797
FY 2008 – FY 2026
Certification rate
99.6%
1,738 certified of 1,745 adjudicated
Pending with DOL
171
live tracker · 603 filings since November 2024
Median H-1B salary
$156,998
421 certified LCAs · FY2025

Also filed as: CITIBANK (BANAMEX USA), CITIBANK N A, CITIBANK, N.A, Citibank N.A..

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PERM cases by fiscal year

Green-card labor certification cases for Citibank, N.A. as published in DOL's PERM disclosure files. Each fiscal year counts the cases DOL decided that year (certified, denied or withdrawn); the certification rate excludes withdrawn cases. The median offered wage is the annualized wage on certified applications.

Fiscal yearCasesCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnCert. rateMedian offered wage
FY 20084400100.0%$97,500
FY 200910901100.0%$80,000
FY 2010761085.7%$100,050
FY 2011111100100.0%$84,800
FY 2012232201100.0%$120,744
FY 2013201901100.0%$123,240
FY 2014413803100.0%$115,147
FY 2015414001100.0%$126,422
FY 2016636102100.0%$130,666
FY 201753511198.1%$132,600
FY 201890881198.9%$132,820
FY 201995941098.9%$125,000
FY 20201141121199.1%$138,260
FY 20211321291299.2%$141,400
FY 202213312607100.0%$144,050
FY 20231461401599.3%$144,855
FY 202412812800100.0%$147,373
FY 2025376359017100.0%$153,700
FY 2026 (year-to-date)31030109100.0%$155,466
All years1,7971,73875299.6%—

Recent volume — FY 2023: 146, FY 2024: 128, FY 2025: 376 cases. The busiest year on record was FY 2025 with 376 cases decided.

Current PERM case status

ImmiLane's case-status tracker re-scans DOL's public PERM records several times a day for cases filed since November 2024. For Citibank, N.A. it currently tracks 603 filings: 396 certified, 171 still pending (170 in analyst review, 1 with an RFI), 19 denied and 17 withdrawn. Certification rate among decided cases: 95.4%. Most recent filing seen: Oct 2, 2026.

DOL is currently adjudicating December 2025 filings (35% of that month processed, 9,052 cases remaining) — see the live PERM processing time tracker. Live tracker data as of Oct 3, 2026, 6:56 AM ET.

Job titles in these recent filings: Model/Analysis/Validation Officer (29), Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst (26), Engineering Lead Analyst (21), Applications Development Technical Lead Analyst (21), Applications Development Technical Lead Analyst (16), Digital Software Engineer Lead Analyst (15).

PERM processing time

DOL adjudicates PERM applications in filing-date order, not by employer, so a case from Citibank, N.A. waits in the same queue as every other case filed the same month. As of Oct 3, 2026, 6:55 AM ET, DOL is working on December 2025 filings and recently decided cases averaged 303 days from filing to decision (certified cases 300 days). Audited cases take longer — see the PERM audits and RFIs guide.

Filing-to-decision times for this employer's certified PERM cases, by the fiscal year of the DOL decision (from DOL's PERM disclosure files):

Decision FYCertified casesMedian days25th pct.75th pct.
FY 2020112127114143
FY 2021129189166210
FY 2022126187166222
FY 2023140277257316
FY 2024128382365393
FY 2025359465448487
FY 2026141489481496

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Job titles sponsored

The most common job titles on Citibank, N.A.'s PERM applications (FY2020–FY2026 disclosure data; top 10 titles, 410 cases):

PERM job titleCases
Applications Development Technical Lead Analyst109
Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst65
Model/Analysis/Validation Officer45
Applications Development Senior Manager37
Digital Software Engineer Lead Analyst35
Apps Dev Tech Lead Analyst33
Credit Portfolio Officer22
IT Business Lead Analyst22
Software Developers, Applications21
Information Security Technical Lead Analyst21

Work locations

Primary worksite locations on Citibank, N.A.'s PERM applications, from DOL's PERM disclosure files for decisions in FY2020 – FY2026 Q2 (1,179 cases):

Worksite stateCasesShare
FL39233.2%
NY30726.0%
TX29224.8%
NJ816.9%
DE574.8%
IL191.6%
MO90.8%
GA60.5%
Worksite cityCasesShare
Irving, TX28023.7%
Tampa, FL27022.9%
New York, NY24420.7%
Miami, FL716.0%
Jersey City, NJ655.5%
Long Island City, NY494.2%
Wilmington, DE353.0%
Fort Lauderdale, FL272.3%

H-1B salaries and LCA filings

In FY2025, Citibank, N.A. had 421 certified H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) positions with a median offered salary of $156,998; about 100% of those positions were offered at or above the DOL prevailing wage. Across all years on record (FY 2008 onward) it has 7,056 LCA filings.

Top H-1B occupations by offered wage (FY2025, top 10):

OccupationLCAs10th pct.Median90th pct.Prevailing (median)
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252.00
186$140,810$156,998$190,632$156,998
Business Intelligence Analysts
SOC 15-2051.01
38$125,422$155,425$183,250$141,773
Financial Quantitative Analysts
SOC 13-2099.01
38$97,886$153,920$197,410$100,454
Information Technology Project Managers
SOC 15-1299.09
25$139,400$147,100$183,820$144,310
Statisticians
SOC 15-2041.00
18$110,647$140,986$173,678$101,712
Financial Risk Specialists
SOC 13-2054.00
17$109,122$140,869$219,723$127,962
Information Security Analysts
SOC 15-1212.00
13$120,200$151,518$199,250$149,531
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
SOC 15-1253.00
12$112,810$148,880$179,580$129,022
Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051.00
11$134,538$179,088$221,550$138,507
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051.00
10$113,665$150,570$175,080$140,941
Fiscal yearLCA filingsCertifiedMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
FY 2008282266$88,650$75,858
FY 2009154134$100,800$86,195
FY 2010176121$100,000$85,842
FY 2011241221$100,000$85,530
FY 2012329259$100,000$85,842
FY 2013285176$100,000$87,714
FY 2014393279$100,000$85,900
FY 2015471294$100,000$82,900
FY 2016332291$109,500$90,400
FY 2017373314$115,000$90,813
FY 2018496446$117,333$98,696
FY 2019614546$120,500$96,595
FY 2020212209$135,000$116,896
FY 2021310305$133,254$110,344
FY 2022242240$148,400$123,614
FY 2023432431$150,000$128,773
FY 2024190190$155,360$139,194
FY 2025421418$156,998$144,414
FY 2026 (year-to-date)1,1031,101$157,700$145,642

Offered wages over time

Fiscal yearPERM offered wage (median)H-1B offered wage (median)Prevailing wage (median)
FY 2008$97,500$88,650$75,858
FY 2009$80,000$100,800$86,195
FY 2010$100,050$100,000$85,842
FY 2011$84,800$100,000$85,530
FY 2012$120,744$100,000$85,842
FY 2013$123,240$100,000$87,714
FY 2014$115,147$100,000$85,900
FY 2015$126,422$100,000$82,900
FY 2016$130,666$109,500$90,400
FY 2017$132,600$115,000$90,813
FY 2018$132,820$117,333$98,696
FY 2019$125,000$120,500$96,595
FY 2020$138,260$135,000$116,896
FY 2021$141,400$133,254$110,344
FY 2022$144,050$148,400$123,614
FY 2023$144,855$150,000$128,773
FY 2024$147,373$155,360$139,194
FY 2025$153,700$156,998$144,414
FY 2026$155,466$157,700$145,642

Annualized medians of certified filings. PERM (green card) wages come from the ETA-9089 offered wage, H-1B offered and prevailing wages from the ETA-9035 LCA disclosure. FY2026 is year-to-date.

Frequently asked questions

Does Citibank, N.A. sponsor green cards?

Yes. DOL disclosure data shows 1,797 PERM labor certification applications from Citibank, N.A. between FY 2008 and FY 2026. PERM is the first step of the employer-sponsored (EB-2/EB-3) green card process. The live tracker also shows 171 of its recent filings still pending with DOL.

What is Citibank, N.A.'s PERM approval rate?

99.6%: 1,738 of 1,745 adjudicated cases (certified plus denied, withdrawn cases excluded) were certified across all years in DOL disclosure data. Among cases in the live tracker decided since November 2024, the certification rate is 95.4%.

How long does PERM take at Citibank, N.A.?

DOL processes PERM in filing-date order regardless of employer. As of Oct 3, 2026, 6:55 AM ET it is adjudicating December 2025 filings, and recently decided cases averaged 303 days from filing to decision. This employer's certified cases decided in FY 2026 had a median of 489 days from filing to decision.

Which jobs does Citibank, N.A. sponsor for green cards?

The most common PERM job titles are Applications Development Technical Lead Analyst, Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst, Model/Analysis/Validation Officer, Applications Development Senior Manager, Digital Software Engineer Lead Analyst.

How much does Citibank, N.A. pay H-1B workers?

The median offered H-1B salary in FY2025 LCA filings was $156,998 across 421 certified positions, and about 100% of positions were at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Where are Citibank, N.A.'s sponsored jobs located?

The most common primary worksite states on its PERM applications are FL (392), NY (307), TX (292), NJ (81).

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Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — PERM (ETA-9089) and LCA (ETA-9035) disclosure files, FY 2008–FY 2026 (FY2026 year-to-date; fiscal years run October–September and reflect the year of DOL's decision); ImmiLane live PERM case-status tracker (filings since November 2024, updated Oct 3, 2026, 6:56 AM ET). Rank is by PERM filing volume among 98,088 employers in the same disclosure data. Page updated Oct 3, 2026.

Informational only — not legal advice. ImmiLane is an independent data project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Citibank, N.A., the U.S. Department of Labor, USCIS, or the Department of State. Employer names appear as filed with DOL; figures are compiled from public disclosure data and may differ from an employer's own records.