Employer · PERM green card sponsorship · #165 by filings

SNAP INC. PERM & Green Card Sponsorship

SNAP INC. has filed 838 PERM (green-card) labor certification applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY 2008 and FY 2026, with 99.4% of adjudicated cases certified. That makes it the #165 PERM sponsor of 98,088 employers in DOL disclosure data. The live tracker shows 94 of its recent filings still pending with DOL (DOL is currently adjudicating December 2025 filings).

PERM filings
838
FY 2008 – FY 2026
Certification rate
99.4%
827 certified of 832 adjudicated
Pending with DOL
94
live tracker · 200 filings since November 2024
Median H-1B salary
$180,710
65 certified LCAs · FY2025

Also filed as: SNAP INC, SNAP, INC, SNAP, Inc.

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PERM cases by fiscal year

Green-card labor certification cases for SNAP INC. 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 Each fiscal year counts the cases DOL decided that year (certified, denied or withdrawn); the certification rate excludes withdrawn cases.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 20081100100.0%$96,000
FY 20101100100.0%$114,483
FY 20112200100.0%$88,379
FY 2012431075.0%$96,554
FY 20132101100.0%$103,501
FY 20142200100.0%$78,551
FY 20163300100.0%$96,533
FY 2017535300100.0%$160,000
FY 201812012000100.0%$140,000
FY 2019878700100.0%$160,000
FY 202075722197.3%$160,000
FY 202184831098.8%$160,000
FY 202215915900100.0%$170,000
FY 2023444400100.0%$171,600
FY 202436341197.1%$175,000
FY 2025656302100.0%$165,000
FY 2026 (year-to-date)1009901100.0%$168,000
All years8388275699.4%—

Recent volume — FY 2023: 44, FY 2024: 36, FY 2025: 65 cases. The busiest year on record was FY 2022 with 159 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 SNAP INC. it currently tracks 200 filings: 104 certified, 94 still pending (94 in analyst review), 0 denied and 2 withdrawn. Certification rate among decided cases: 100.0%. Most recent filing seen: Apr 14, 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 (4) (54), Software Engineer (3) (16), Machine Learning Engineer (4) (15), Machine Learning Engineer (5) (11), Software Engineer (5) (8), AR Engineer (4) (5).

PERM processing time

DOL adjudicates PERM applications in filing-date order, not by employer, so a case from SNAP INC. 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 202072134115153
FY 202183191176222
FY 2022159183168218
FY 202344273259344
FY 202434397378402
FY 202563486463501
FY 202646502491507

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Job titles sponsored

The most common job titles on SNAP INC.'s PERM applications (FY2020–FY2026 disclosure data; top 10 titles, 480 cases):

PERM job titleCases
Software Engineer (4)153
Software Engineer (3)122
Software Engineer (2)84
Software Engineer (5)30
Machine Learning Engineer (4)29
Software Engineer (1)21
Manager, Software Engineering18
Data Scientist (4)12
Machine Learning Engineer6
Data Scientist, Product (3)5

Work locations

Primary worksite locations on SNAP INC.'s PERM applications, from DOL's PERM disclosure files for decisions in FY2020 – FY2026 Q2 (510 cases):

Worksite stateCasesShare
CA36471.4%
WA10320.2%
NY285.5%
UT51.0%
TX40.8%
IL30.6%
VA20.4%
CO10.2%
Worksite cityCasesShare
Santa Monica, CA23746.5%
Seattle, WA10119.8%
Mountain View, CA6112.0%
San Francisco, CA448.6%
Palo Alto, CA203.9%
New York City, NY163.1%
New York, NY122.4%
Lehi, UT51.0%

H-1B salaries and LCA filings

In FY2025, SNAP INC. had 65 certified H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) positions with a median offered salary of $180,710; about 100% of those positions were offered at or above the DOL prevailing wage. Across all years on record (FY 2008 onward) it has 1,364 LCA filings.

Top H-1B occupations by offered wage (FY2025, top 6):

OccupationLCAs10th pct.Median90th pct.Prevailing (median)
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252.00
48$160,805$183,435$226,158$183,435
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051.00
5$130,270$132,495$176,525$130,270
Information Technology Project Managers
SOC 15-1299.09
4$109,782$145,538$181,293$145,538
Business Intelligence Analysts
SOC 15-2051.01
4$142,950$157,080$164,034$157,080
Special Effects Artists and Animators
SOC 27-1014.00
3$152,734$152,734$188,311$152,734
Marketing Managers
SOC 11-2021.00
1$179,277$179,277$179,277$179,277
Fiscal yearLCA filingsCertifiedMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
FY 200855$53,000$49,361
FY 200966$84,250$65,916
FY 201053$70,000$64,646
FY 201177$62,500$62,067
FY 201255$70,000$67,350
FY 201399$71,000$60,507
FY 20141111$92,000$69,680
FY 201566$94,000$83,086
FY 201644$91,184$66,550
FY 2017209208$106,101$106,101
FY 2018195150$110,843$110,386
FY 2019223168$131,144$131,144
FY 20205251$133,598$121,160
FY 20219493$139,339$136,718
FY 20225032$157,477$157,477
FY 20237559$155,418$155,418
FY 20247054$163,862$163,862
FY 20256558$180,710$180,710
FY 2026 (year-to-date)273209$180,710$179,277

Offered wages over time

Fiscal yearPERM offered wage (median)H-1B offered wage (median)Prevailing wage (median)
FY 2008$96,000$53,000$49,361
FY 2009—$84,250$65,916
FY 2010$114,483$70,000$64,646
FY 2011$88,379$62,500$62,067
FY 2012$96,554$70,000$67,350
FY 2013$103,501$71,000$60,507
FY 2014$78,551$92,000$69,680
FY 2015—$94,000$83,086
FY 2016$96,533$91,184$66,550
FY 2017$160,000$106,101$106,101
FY 2018$140,000$110,843$110,386
FY 2019$160,000$131,144$131,144
FY 2020$160,000$133,598$121,160
FY 2021$160,000$139,339$136,718
FY 2022$170,000$157,477$157,477
FY 2023$171,600$155,418$155,418
FY 2024$175,000$163,862$163,862
FY 2025$165,000$180,710$180,710
FY 2026$168,000$180,710$179,277

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 SNAP INC. sponsor green cards?

Yes. DOL disclosure data shows 838 PERM labor certification applications from SNAP INC. 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 94 of its recent filings still pending with DOL.

What is SNAP INC.'s PERM approval rate?

99.4%: 827 of 832 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 100.0%.

How long does PERM take at SNAP INC.?

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 SNAP INC. sponsor for green cards?

The most common PERM job titles are Software Engineer (4), Software Engineer (3), Software Engineer (2), Software Engineer (5), Machine Learning Engineer (4).

How much does SNAP INC. pay H-1B workers?

The median offered H-1B salary in FY2025 LCA filings was $180,710 across 65 certified positions, and about 100% of positions were at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Where are SNAP INC.'s sponsored jobs located?

The most common primary worksite states on its PERM applications are CA (364), WA (103), NY (28), UT (5).

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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 SNAP INC., 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.