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LinkedIn Corporation PERM & Green Card Sponsorship

LinkedIn Corporation has filed 3,984 PERM (green-card) labor certification applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY 2009 and FY 2026, with 99.5% of adjudicated cases certified. That makes it the #23 PERM sponsor of 98,088 employers in DOL disclosure data. The live tracker shows 193 of its recent filings still pending with DOL (DOL is currently adjudicating December 2025 filings).

PERM filings
3,984
FY 2009 – FY 2026
Certification rate
99.5%
3,756 certified of 3,776 adjudicated
Pending with DOL
193
live tracker · 319 filings since November 2024
Median H-1B salary
$182,523
105 certified LCAs · FY2025

Also filed as: LINKEDIN CORP, LINKEDIN, CORP., LINKEDIn, Corp., LinkedIn, Inc..

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PERM cases by fiscal year

Green-card labor certification cases for LinkedIn Corporation 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 Each fiscal year counts the cases DOL decided that year (certified, denied or withdrawn); the certification rate excludes withdrawn cases.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 20091100100.0%$106,000
FY 20102200100.0%$99,133
FY 2011111100100.0%$112,000
FY 2012484701100.0%$131,000
FY 201351483094.1%$125,000
FY 20141311221899.2%$128,250
FY 2015153141012100.0%$126,597
FY 201634732921699.4%$134,550
FY 20172051942999.0%$142,750
FY 20183233131999.7%$145,000
FY 20192882794598.6%$154,000
FY 20203513442599.4%$155,000
FY 2021162145017100.0%$160,708
FY 2022605591014100.0%$163,200
FY 202324322122099.1%$168,000
FY 2024471438033100.0%$170,000
FY 202542337125099.5%$167,149
FY 2026 (year-to-date)1691591999.4%$147,000
All years3,9843,7562020899.5%—

Recent volume — FY 2023: 243, FY 2024: 471, FY 2025: 423 cases. The busiest year on record was FY 2022 with 605 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 LinkedIn Corporation it currently tracks 319 filings: 101 certified, 193 still pending (191 in analyst review, 2 with an RFI), 3 denied and 22 withdrawn. Certification rate among decided cases: 97.1%. Most recent filing seen: Jul 10, 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: Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure (45), Sr. Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure (36), Software Engineer (35), Sr Software Engineer (25), Sr. Software Engineer (21), Software Engineer, Machine Learning (17).

PERM processing time

DOL adjudicates PERM applications in filing-date order, not by employer, so a case from LinkedIn Corporation 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 2020344127117145
FY 2021145172154183
FY 2022591157149181
FY 2023221288273316
FY 2024438389378402
FY 2025371482456493
FY 2026100502494511

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Job titles sponsored

The most common job titles on LinkedIn Corporation's PERM applications (FY2020–FY2026 disclosure data; top 10 titles, 2,522 cases):

PERM job titleCases
Software Engineer1,110
Senior Software Engineer465
Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure146
Software Developers, Applications140
Sr. Software Engineer140
Sr Software Engineer134
Software Engineer, Machine Learning109
Manager, Software Engineering106
Sr. Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure96
Staff Software Engineer76

Work locations

Primary worksite locations on LinkedIn Corporation's PERM applications, from DOL's PERM disclosure files for decisions in FY2020 – FY2026 Q2 (2,360 cases):

Worksite stateCasesShare
CA2,34599.4%
NY120.5%
NE30.1%
Worksite cityCasesShare
Sunnyvale, CA2,09188.6%
Mountain View, CA1948.2%
San Francisco, CA582.5%
New York, NY120.5%
Omaha, NE20.1%
San Mateo, CA10.0%
Carpinteria, CA10.0%
Lincoln, NE10.0%

H-1B salaries and LCA filings

In FY2025, LinkedIn Corporation had 105 certified H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) positions with a median offered salary of $182,523; about 100% of those positions were offered at or above the DOL prevailing wage. Across all years on record (FY 2008 onward) it has 7,248 LCA filings.

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

OccupationLCAs10th pct.Median90th pct.Prevailing (median)
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252.00
74$156,406$185,048$226,138$182,523
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021.00
9$203,727$219,819$261,288$219,819
Operations Research Analysts
SOC 15-2031.00
8$115,600$149,500$183,000$124,758
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051.00
4$146,975$167,202$196,027$164,403
Graphic Designers
SOC 27-1024.00
2$192,100$224,500$256,900$137,540
Project Management Specialists
SOC 13-1082.00
2$153,138$164,820$176,501$164,820
Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051.00
2$172,217$175,271$178,325$175,271
Sales Engineers
SOC 41-9031.00
2$150,908$150,908$150,908$150,908
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
SOC 13-1161.00
1$122,000$122,000$122,000$102,482
Business Intelligence Analysts
SOC 15-2051.01
1$175,348$175,348$175,348$175,348
Fiscal yearLCA filingsCertifiedMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
FY 20081613$105,000$95,326
FY 20091918$105,000$103,522
FY 20105955$115,500$108,181
FY 2011101100$99,600$98,530
FY 2012188181$100,318$99,653
FY 2013247226$100,984$99,653
FY 2014360304$103,449$98,675
FY 2015523433$109,762$109,762
FY 2016670531$120,349$120,349
FY 2017823650$124,675$124,675
FY 2018877788$133,016$133,016
FY 20191,1641,020$132,184$131,997
FY 2020221218$145,725$145,725
FY 2021246221$157,477$146,994
FY 2022203202$167,149$159,462
FY 2023163163$163,805$162,165
FY 2024218218$158,662$156,959
FY 2025105105$182,523$182,523
FY 2026 (year-to-date)1,0451,046$179,079$177,681

Offered wages over time

Fiscal yearPERM offered wage (median)H-1B offered wage (median)Prevailing wage (median)
FY 2008—$105,000$95,326
FY 2009$106,000$105,000$103,522
FY 2010$99,133$115,500$108,181
FY 2011$112,000$99,600$98,530
FY 2012$131,000$100,318$99,653
FY 2013$125,000$100,984$99,653
FY 2014$128,250$103,449$98,675
FY 2015$126,597$109,762$109,762
FY 2016$134,550$120,349$120,349
FY 2017$142,750$124,675$124,675
FY 2018$145,000$133,016$133,016
FY 2019$154,000$132,184$131,997
FY 2020$155,000$145,725$145,725
FY 2021$160,708$157,477$146,994
FY 2022$163,200$167,149$159,462
FY 2023$168,000$163,805$162,165
FY 2024$170,000$158,662$156,959
FY 2025$167,149$182,523$182,523
FY 2026$147,000$179,079$177,681

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 LinkedIn Corporation sponsor green cards?

Yes. DOL disclosure data shows 3,984 PERM labor certification applications from LinkedIn Corporation between FY 2009 and FY 2026. PERM is the first step of the employer-sponsored (EB-2/EB-3) green card process. The live tracker also shows 193 of its recent filings still pending with DOL.

What is LinkedIn Corporation's PERM approval rate?

99.5%: 3,756 of 3,776 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 97.1%.

How long does PERM take at LinkedIn Corporation?

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 502 days from filing to decision.

Which jobs does LinkedIn Corporation sponsor for green cards?

The most common PERM job titles are Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure, Software Developers, Applications, Sr. Software Engineer.

How much does LinkedIn Corporation pay H-1B workers?

The median offered H-1B salary in FY2025 LCA filings was $182,523 across 105 certified positions, and about 100% of positions were at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Where are LinkedIn Corporation's sponsored jobs located?

The most common primary worksite states on its PERM applications are CA (2,345), NY (12), NE (3).

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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 2009–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 LinkedIn Corporation, 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.