Employer · PERM green card sponsorship · #15 by filings

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP PERM & Green Card Sponsorship

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP has filed 6,486 PERM (green-card) labor certification applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY 2008 and FY 2026, with 98.8% of adjudicated cases certified. That makes it the #15 PERM sponsor of 98,088 employers in DOL disclosure data. The live tracker shows 329 of its recent filings still pending with DOL (DOL is currently adjudicating December 2025 filings).

PERM filings
6,486
FY 2008 – FY 2026
Certification rate
98.8%
6,256 certified of 6,332 adjudicated
Pending with DOL
329
live tracker · 878 filings since November 2024
Median H-1B salary
$162,946
1,486 certified LCAs · FY2025

Also filed as: ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP, ERNST & U.S. YOUNG LLP, ERNST & YOUNG, ERNST & YOUNG (CNMI), INC., ERNST & YOUNG (EY CNMI), ERNST & YOUNG CNMI INC.

Open the interactive profile for Ernst & Young U.S. LLP for charts, or browse the full employer leaderboard.

PERM cases by fiscal year

Green-card labor certification cases for Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 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 Each fiscal year counts the cases DOL decided that year (certified, denied or withdrawn); the certification rate excludes withdrawn cases.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 2008192168131192.8%$68,903
FY 2009996243393.9%$68,000
FY 2010152113112891.1%$77,600
FY 201114112310892.5%$92,800
FY 20121411258894.0%$106,538
FY 20131271205296.0%$118,010
FY 20142802703798.9%$112,155
FY 201543141721299.5%$115,485
FY 20163583493699.1%$118,200
FY 20172272203498.7%$123,530
FY 20185004921799.8%$124,987
FY 201950750403100.0%$123,115
FY 20205075013399.4%$123,555
FY 202153853206100.0%$125,000
FY 20224214132699.5%$127,330
FY 202360359904100.0%$140,560
FY 20244104064099.0%$145,965
FY 20252872794498.6%$134,005
FY 2026 (year-to-date)56556302100.0%$141,400
All years6,4866,2567615498.8%—

Recent volume — FY 2023: 603, FY 2024: 410, FY 2025: 287 cases. The busiest year on record was FY 2023 with 603 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 Ernst & Young U.S. LLP it currently tracks 878 filings: 540 certified, 329 still pending (326 in analyst review, 3 with an RFI), 2 denied and 7 withdrawn. Certification rate among decided cases: 99.6%. 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: Audit Advisor - Assurance (Audit Services) (Manager) (30), Assurance, Technology Risk (Manager) (30), Assurance Advisor (Financial Services Office) (Manager) (17), AA Consultant 2 (16), Assurance Advisor (FSO) Manager (15), Sr. Anlyst, SDC- Wealth and Asset Mngmt, Tech Srvc - Mgr (11).

PERM processing time

DOL adjudicates PERM applications in filing-date order, not by employer, so a case from Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 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 2020501126113143
FY 2021532176162194
FY 2022413176151187
FY 2023599274260292
FY 2024406382374388
FY 2025279470457484
FY 2026332496488507

Estimate your own case with the PERM estimate tool, or get an email when it changes status with Case Watch.

Job titles sponsored

The most common job titles on Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's PERM applications (FY2020–FY2026 disclosure data; top 10 titles, 1,062 cases):

PERM job titleCases
Accountants and Auditors179
Management Analysts155
Computer Systems Analysts146
Auditor, Assurance (Audit Services) (Manager)136
Auditor - Assurance (Audit Services) (Manager)125
Auditors93
IM Consultant 269
AUDITORS58
Accountants51
Business Consulting, Risk - Technology Risk (FAIT) (Manager)50

Work locations

Primary worksite locations on Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's PERM applications, from DOL's PERM disclosure files for decisions in FY2020 – FY2026 Q2 (3,099 cases):

Worksite stateCasesShare
NY68922.2%
CA52416.9%
TX38712.5%
NJ34211.0%
IL2498.0%
GA1625.2%
MA1304.2%
VA1073.5%
Worksite cityCasesShare
New York, NY68222.0%
Hoboken, NJ2789.0%
Chicago, IL2488.0%
Dallas, TX2257.3%
San Francisco, CA1705.5%
Los Angeles, CA1615.2%
San Jose, CA1414.5%
Boston, MA1284.1%

H-1B salaries and LCA filings

In FY2025, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP had 1,486 certified H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) positions with a median offered salary of $162,946; about 100% of those positions were offered at or above the DOL prevailing wage. Across all years on record (FY 2008 onward) it has 56,908 LCA filings.

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

OccupationLCAs10th pct.Median90th pct.Prevailing (median)
Accountants and Auditors
SOC 13-2011.00
358$90,000$128,000$186,873$95,014
Database Administrators
SOC 15-1242.00
286$107,250$147,951$215,311$101,234
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252.00
221$140,593$176,130$226,633$131,997
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021.00
177$185,000$238,142$306,373$192,858
Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051.00
108$110,000$190,000$301,600$118,248
Information Security Analysts
SOC 15-1212.00
83$93,776$167,530$255,670$120,286
Operations Research Analysts
SOC 15-2031.00
69$115,500$175,000$237,034$94,910
Financial Risk Specialists
SOC 13-2054.00
54$105,800$158,077$220,598$126,963
Management Analysts
SOC 13-1111.00
40$107,953$135,108$250,000$101,816
Statisticians
SOC 15-2041.00
25$122,536$142,000$209,485$112,965
Fiscal yearLCA filingsCertifiedMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
FY 20081,2221,135$52,500$50,773
FY 20091,063978$53,123$52,686
FY 2010817812$57,304$57,304
FY 20111,4041,405$66,000$62,200
FY 20122,3062,304$79,200$61,963
FY 20132,1422,141$81,800$61,610
FY 20143,7233,725$83,516$64,709
FY 20154,0624,062$85,000$67,371
FY 20165,2625,263$92,893$72,571
FY 20176,0016,001$98,000$74,006
FY 20186,8856,885$80,798$77,844
FY 20198,7338,732$105,000$81,182
FY 2020766766$117,000$86,850
FY 20211,2331,233$125,000$93,600
FY 20221,7831,774$149,487$100,797
FY 20231,4041,401$152,792$102,690
FY 20241,3401,323$166,428$111,571
FY 20251,4861,414$162,946$112,424
FY 2026 (year-to-date)5,2765,068$155,615$106,413

Offered wages over time

Fiscal yearPERM offered wage (median)H-1B offered wage (median)Prevailing wage (median)
FY 2008$68,903$52,500$50,773
FY 2009$68,000$53,123$52,686
FY 2010$77,600$57,304$57,304
FY 2011$92,800$66,000$62,200
FY 2012$106,538$79,200$61,963
FY 2013$118,010$81,800$61,610
FY 2014$112,155$83,516$64,709
FY 2015$115,485$85,000$67,371
FY 2016$118,200$92,893$72,571
FY 2017$123,530$98,000$74,006
FY 2018$124,987$80,798$77,844
FY 2019$123,115$105,000$81,182
FY 2020$123,555$117,000$86,850
FY 2021$125,000$125,000$93,600
FY 2022$127,330$149,487$100,797
FY 2023$140,560$152,792$102,690
FY 2024$145,965$166,428$111,571
FY 2025$134,005$162,946$112,424
FY 2026$141,400$155,615$106,413

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 Ernst & Young U.S. LLP sponsor green cards?

Yes. DOL disclosure data shows 6,486 PERM labor certification applications from Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 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 329 of its recent filings still pending with DOL.

What is Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's PERM approval rate?

98.8%: 6,256 of 6,332 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 99.6%.

How long does PERM take at Ernst & Young U.S. LLP?

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 496 days from filing to decision.

Which jobs does Ernst & Young U.S. LLP sponsor for green cards?

The most common PERM job titles are Accountants and Auditors, Management Analysts, Computer Systems Analysts, Auditor, Assurance (Audit Services) (Manager), Auditor - Assurance (Audit Services) (Manager).

How much does Ernst & Young U.S. LLP pay H-1B workers?

The median offered H-1B salary in FY2025 LCA filings was $162,946 across 1,486 certified positions, and about 100% of positions were at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Where are Ernst & Young U.S. LLP's sponsored jobs located?

The most common primary worksite states on its PERM applications are NY (689), CA (524), TX (387), NJ (342).

All top PERM sponsors · Search 98,088 employers · Check a PERM case status · How DOL processes PERM · EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 explained

Waiting on a PERM case from Ernst & Young U.S. LLP? Track the DOL queue on the live dashboard, estimate your decision window with the estimate tool, or get email alerts with Case Watch.

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 Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, 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.