Employer · PERM green card sponsorship · #196 by filings

RITE AID CORP. PERM & Green Card Sponsorship

RITE AID CORP. has filed 707 PERM (green-card) labor certification applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY 2008 and FY 2021, with 78.9% of adjudicated cases certified. That makes it the #196 PERM sponsor of 98,088 employers in DOL disclosure data.

PERM filings
707
FY 2008 – FY 2021
Certification rate
78.9%
535 certified of 678 adjudicated
Pending with DOL
—
not in the live tracker
Median H-1B salary
$156,156
2 certified LCAs · FY2022

Also filed as: RITE AID, RITE AID CORPORATION, Rite Aid.

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PERM cases by fiscal year

Green-card labor certification cases for RITE AID CORP. 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 Each fiscal year counts the cases DOL decided that year (certified, denied or withdrawn); the certification rate excludes withdrawn cases.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 20081141112198.2%$107,640
FY 2009493421394.4%$111,800
FY 201024216571669.9%$115,440
FY 2011957915184.0%$121,680
FY 201242365187.8%$125,320
FY 201339332494.3%$135,200
FY 201420126266.7%$132,600
FY 2015635111182.3%$131,040
FY 20161284066.7%$133,390
FY 201730300.0%—
FY 20181501500.0%—
FY 20191156045.5%$137,800
FY 202010100.0%—
FY 20211100100.0%$131,872
All years7075351432978.9%—

Recent volume — FY 2019: 11, FY 2020: 1, FY 2021: 1 cases. The busiest year on record was FY 2010 with 242 cases decided.

Current PERM case status

RITE AID CORP. has no cases in ImmiLane's live case-status tracker, which follows PERM applications filed since November 2024. Its historical filings above come from DOL's annual disclosure files.

PERM processing time

DOL adjudicates PERM applications in filing-date order, not by employer, so a case from RITE AID CORP. 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.

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Job titles sponsored

The most common job titles on RITE AID CORP.'s PERM applications (FY2020–FY2021 disclosure data; top 9 titles, 535 cases):

PERM job titleCases
Pharmacist311
PHARMACIST110
Pharmacists103
Pharmcist5
Pharmacist (PIC)2
PHARMACY1
Pharmaist1
pharmacist1
Pharmacy Development Manager1

Work locations

Primary worksite locations on RITE AID CORP.'s PERM applications, from DOL's PERM disclosure files for decisions in FY2020 – FY2026 Q2 (2 cases):

Worksite stateCasesShare
CA2100.0%
Worksite cityCasesShare
Roseville, CA150.0%
Palm Desert, CA150.0%

H-1B salaries and LCA filings

In FY2022, RITE AID CORP. had 2 certified H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) positions with a median offered salary of $156,156; about 100% of those positions were offered at or above the DOL prevailing wage. Across all years on record (FY 2008 onward) it has 3,952 LCA filings.

Top H-1B occupations by offered wage (FY2022, top 1):

OccupationLCAs10th pct.Median90th pct.Prevailing (median)
Pharmacists
SOC 29-1051.00
2$150,224$156,156$162,088$148,283
Fiscal yearLCA filingsCertifiedMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
FY 2008894856$107,120$70,741
FY 2009766749$110,240$64,480
FY 2010562556$117,520$80,371
FY 2011458456$123,240$88,400
FY 2012451450$127,400$93,267
FY 2013208208$128,960$96,221
FY 2014184184$132,735$96,595
FY 2015139139$136,240$99,486
FY 20169191$140,504$103,334
FY 20177272$143,489$103,823
FY 20188080$142,490$127,130
FY 20193737$148,262$129,293
FY 202077$148,262$147,576
FY 202111$152,256$135,970
FY 202222$156,156$148,283

Offered wages over time

Fiscal yearPERM offered wage (median)H-1B offered wage (median)Prevailing wage (median)
FY 2008$107,640$107,120$70,741
FY 2009$111,800$110,240$64,480
FY 2010$115,440$117,520$80,371
FY 2011$121,680$123,240$88,400
FY 2012$125,320$127,400$93,267
FY 2013$135,200$128,960$96,221
FY 2014$132,600$132,735$96,595
FY 2015$131,040$136,240$99,486
FY 2016$133,390$140,504$103,334
FY 2017—$143,489$103,823
FY 2018—$142,490$127,130
FY 2019$137,800$148,262$129,293
FY 2020—$148,262$147,576
FY 2021$131,872$152,256$135,970
FY 2022—$156,156$148,283

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 RITE AID CORP. sponsor green cards?

Yes. DOL disclosure data shows 707 PERM labor certification applications from RITE AID CORP. between FY 2008 and FY 2021. PERM is the first step of the employer-sponsored (EB-2/EB-3) green card process.

What is RITE AID CORP.'s PERM approval rate?

78.9%: 535 of 678 adjudicated cases (certified plus denied, withdrawn cases excluded) were certified across all years in DOL disclosure data.

How long does PERM take at RITE AID CORP.?

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.

Which jobs does RITE AID CORP. sponsor for green cards?

The most common PERM job titles are Pharmacist, PHARMACIST, Pharmacists, Pharmcist, Pharmacist (PIC).

How much does RITE AID CORP. pay H-1B workers?

The median offered H-1B salary in FY2022 LCA filings was $156,156 across 2 certified positions, and about 100% of positions were at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Where are RITE AID CORP.'s sponsored jobs located?

The most common primary worksite states on its PERM applications are CA (2).

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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 2021 (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 RITE AID CORP., 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.