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Computer Hardware Engineers: green card (PERM) sponsors

366 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 17-2061). Median offered salary $158,113; median time to certification 484 days.

PERM applications366
Median offered salary$158,113
Middle half of salaries$131,345–$184,163
10th–90th percentile$109,355–$211,120

Top green card sponsors

EmployerPERM applicationsMedian salary
Microsoft Corporation56$161,410
Intel Corporation44$131,862
Apple Inc.26$157,518
Tesla, Inc.18$201,100
NVIDIA Corporation14$215,796
Arm, Inc.11$162,909
Meta Platforms, Inc.8$196,980
Arista Networks, Inc.6$152,500
Ampere Computing LLC5$156,681
Microchip Technology Inc.5$103,584
Sambanova Systems, Inc.5$158,226
IBM Corporation5$172,476
Cisco Systems, Inc.5$184,662
Mobileye, Inc.4$170,000
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C.4$209,780
Oracle America, Inc.4$146,670
Lam Research Corporation4$161,233
Micron Technology, Inc.4$144,860
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.3$146,806
Inertial Labs, Inc.3$169,000
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.3$165,000
MediaTek USA Inc.3$158,226
Celestial AI Inc.3$211,120
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.3$163,770
Zoox Inc.3$156,000
Waymo LLC3$215,000
Sealed Air Corporation (US)2$100,000
Verkada, Inc2$184,500
Astera Labs, Inc.2$190,560
Cruise LLC2$195,409
Phison Technology Inc2$118,924
Delart Technology Services LLC2$210,954
N.S. International2$113,000
Juniper Networks, Inc.2$192,000
Magic Leap, Inc.2$194,736
Tracer Imaging LLC1$93,517
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.1$168,730
Advantest America Inc.1$158,226
Caterpillar Inc.1$134,597
iota Biosciences Inc.1$211,058
Nuro, Inc.1$184,163
Heat-Timer Corporation1$154,128
IonQ Quantum, Inc.1$100,500
Shockwatch, Inc.1$90,035
Varex Imaging Corporation1$157,518
Akkodis, Inc. (f/k/a Modis, Inc.)1$145,496
Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc.1$178,818
Boston Scientific Corporation1$119,766
MKZ Barkat L.L.C.1$97,282
Seagate US LLC1$166,795

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).