Employer · PERM green card sponsorship · #124 by filings

Workday, Inc. PERM & Green Card Sponsorship

Workday, Inc. has filed 1,065 PERM (green-card) labor certification applications with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY 2008 and FY 2026, with 99.5% of adjudicated cases certified. That makes it the #124 PERM sponsor of 98,088 employers in DOL disclosure data. The live tracker shows 11 of its recent filings still pending with DOL (DOL is currently adjudicating December 2025 filings).

PERM filings
1,065
FY 2008 – FY 2026
Certification rate
99.5%
1,043 certified of 1,048 adjudicated
Pending with DOL
11
live tracker · 56 filings since November 2024
Median H-1B salary
$161,637
53 certified LCAs · FY2025

Also filed as: WORKDAY INC.

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PERM cases by fiscal year

Green-card labor certification cases for Workday, 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 Each fiscal year counts the cases DOL decided that year (certified, denied or withdrawn); the certification rate excludes withdrawn cases.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%$120,000
FY 20102200100.0%$99,395
FY 20134400100.0%$99,279
FY 2014861185.7%$115,679
FY 2015241905100.0%$126,048
FY 201630291096.7%$130,000
FY 2017333300100.0%$126,000
FY 2018969600100.0%$130,000
FY 201986851098.8%$140,000
FY 2020444103100.0%$135,600
FY 202113113001100.0%$119,561
FY 2022787602100.0%$132,700
FY 202316315904100.0%$121,763
FY 202414014000100.0%$142,200
FY 20251331321099.2%$149,094
FY 2026 (year-to-date)92901198.9%$142,002
All years1,0651,04351799.5%—

Recent volume — FY 2023: 163, FY 2024: 140, FY 2025: 133 cases. The busiest year on record was FY 2023 with 163 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For Workday, Inc. it currently tracks 56 filings: 44 certified, 11 still pending (11 in analyst review), 0 denied and 1 withdrawn. Certification rate among decided cases: 100.0%. Most recent filing seen: Jan 30, 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/Software Development Engineer (P4) (4), Software Engineer/Software Development Engineer (P3) (4), Software Development Engineer (3), Sr Software Engineer (Distributed Systems) (2), Sr Software Development Engineer (2), Sr Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) (2).

PERM processing time

DOL adjudicates PERM applications in filing-date order, not by employer, so a case from Workday, 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 202041139130150
FY 2021130168160175
FY 202276163151193
FY 2023159286267338
FY 2024140380351396
FY 2025132495469516
FY 202660499497512

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Job titles sponsored

The most common job titles on Workday, Inc.'s PERM applications (FY2020–FY2026 disclosure data; top 10 titles, 648 cases):

PERM job titleCases
Software Engineer / Software Development Engineer262
Software Application Engineer147
Software Engineer/Software Development Engineer60
Quality Assurance / Automation Engineer38
Software Engineer / Software Development Engineer (P3)33
Software Development Engineer32
Product Manager26
Manager, Software Development Engineering21
Software Engineer/Software Development Engineer (P3)16
Software Engineer/Software Development Engineer (P4)13

Work locations

Primary worksite locations on Workday, Inc.'s PERM applications, from DOL's PERM disclosure files for decisions in FY2020 – FY2026 Q2 (751 cases):

Worksite stateCasesShare
CA59278.8%
GA8411.2%
CO304.0%
OR141.9%
VA70.9%
OH50.7%
MA40.5%
TX40.5%
Worksite cityCasesShare
Pleasanton, CA50667.4%
Atlanta, GA8411.2%
Palo Alto, CA425.6%
Boulder, CO293.9%
San Mateo, CA263.5%
San Francisco, CA141.9%
Beaverton, OR141.9%
Mclean, VA70.9%

H-1B salaries and LCA filings

In FY2025, Workday, Inc. had 53 certified H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) positions with a median offered salary of $161,637; about 100% of those positions were offered at or above the DOL prevailing wage. Across all years on record (FY 2008 onward) it has 1,465 LCA filings.

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

OccupationLCAs10th pct.Median90th pct.Prevailing (median)
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252.00
45$128,800$161,637$213,512$161,637
Business Intelligence Analysts
SOC 15-2051.01
3$155,360$173,600$190,587$150,800
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051.00
2$144,300$144,300$144,300$117,874
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021.00
1$274,456$274,456$274,456$274,456
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244.00
1$129,600$129,600$129,600$109,970
Information Security Analysts
SOC 15-1212.00
1$201,600$201,600$201,600$194,251
Fiscal yearLCA filingsCertifiedMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
FY 200811$90,000$87,963
FY 200922$120,000$91,156
FY 201066$115,000$83,803
FY 201166$100,000$89,606
FY 201288$112,500$94,058
FY 20133027$115,000$103,522
FY 20145653$120,000$107,765
FY 20157469$120,000$109,214
FY 2016101100$125,000$113,286
FY 2017112112$116,816$115,020
FY 2018144144$109,325$109,325
FY 2019180178$126,084$109,242
FY 20206565$122,100$120,931
FY 2021106104$132,442$121,763
FY 20227473$141,378$127,338
FY 20237474$148,434$121,597
FY 2024118117$155,605$147,368
FY 20255353$161,637$161,637
FY 2026 (year-to-date)255253$161,637$152,131

Offered wages over time

Fiscal yearPERM offered wage (median)H-1B offered wage (median)Prevailing wage (median)
FY 2008$120,000$90,000$87,963
FY 2009—$120,000$91,156
FY 2010$99,395$115,000$83,803
FY 2011—$100,000$89,606
FY 2012—$112,500$94,058
FY 2013$99,279$115,000$103,522
FY 2014$115,679$120,000$107,765
FY 2015$126,048$120,000$109,214
FY 2016$130,000$125,000$113,286
FY 2017$126,000$116,816$115,020
FY 2018$130,000$109,325$109,325
FY 2019$140,000$126,084$109,242
FY 2020$135,600$122,100$120,931
FY 2021$119,561$132,442$121,763
FY 2022$132,700$141,378$127,338
FY 2023$121,763$148,434$121,597
FY 2024$142,200$155,605$147,368
FY 2025$149,094$161,637$161,637
FY 2026$142,002$161,637$152,131

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 Workday, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Yes. DOL disclosure data shows 1,065 PERM labor certification applications from Workday, 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 11 of its recent filings still pending with DOL.

What is Workday, Inc.'s PERM approval rate?

99.5%: 1,043 of 1,048 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 Workday, 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 499 days from filing to decision.

Which jobs does Workday, Inc. sponsor for green cards?

The most common PERM job titles are Software Engineer / Software Development Engineer, Software Application Engineer, Software Engineer/Software Development Engineer, Quality Assurance / Automation Engineer, Software Engineer / Software Development Engineer (P3).

How much does Workday, Inc. pay H-1B workers?

The median offered H-1B salary in FY2025 LCA filings was $161,637 across 53 certified positions, and about 100% of positions were at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Where are Workday, Inc.'s sponsored jobs located?

The most common primary worksite states on its PERM applications are CA (592), GA (84), CO (30), OR (14).

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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 Workday, 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.