Side-by-side comparison

Microsoft Corporation vs Deloitte Consulting LLP

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Summary

Deloitte Consulting LLP and Microsoft Corporation are among the largest H-1B sponsors in the United States. Deloitte (Pennsylvania) has filed 79,212 total H-1B applications since 2010, while Microsoft (Washington) has filed 70,316 applications over the same period, making Deloitte the higher-volume filer by roughly 9,000 applications.

On certification outcomes, the two employers diverge notably. Deloitte achieved a 98.22% certification rate with a 1.09% denial rate, reflecting consistent approval of its applications. Microsoft shows a lower certification rate of 94.15% but a significantly lower denial rate of just 0.12%, suggesting that a larger share of its filings may be withdrawn or denied for technical reasons rather than substantive grounds.

Both companies have been active H-1B sponsors since 2010 and continue filing through 2026. The data reflects their distinct sponsorship profiles: Deloitte's higher volume and near-universal approval, versus Microsoft's lower volume and very low explicit denial rate.

Deloitte vs Microsoft H-1B
Deloitte H-1B filings
Microsoft H-1B applications
H-1B sponsor comparison
Deloitte certification rate
Microsoft denial rate

Entity A

Microsoft Corporation

WARank #6FEIN 91-1144442

Entity B

Deloitte Consulting LLP

PARank #4FEIN 06-1454513

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

Metric	Microsoft Corporation	Deloitte Consulting LLP
Total filings	70,316	79,212▲
Certified %	94.15%	98.22%▲
Denied %	0.12%▲	1.09%
Withdrawn %	0.71%	0.61%
Cert-withdrawn %	5.02%	0.07%
Rank	#6	#4▲
Active years	FY2010–FY2026	FY2010–FY2026
Worksite state	WA	PA

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	94.2%
Cert-withdrawn	5.0%
Withdrawn	0.7%
Denied	0.1%

Certified94.2%

Cert-withdrawn5.0%

Withdrawn0.7%

Denied0.1%

Outcomes — Deloitte Consulting LLP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	98.2%
Cert-withdrawn	0.1%
Withdrawn	0.6%
Denied	1.1%

Certified98.2%

Cert-withdrawn0.1%

Withdrawn0.6%

Denied1.1%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

Microsoft Corporation

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	4,390
FY2011	4,184
FY2012	3,943
FY2013	3,813
FY2014	3,637
FY2015	4,452
FY2016	4,888
FY2017	4,806
FY2018	5,438
FY2019	5,916
FY2020	51
FY2021	110
FY2022	150
FY2023	2,791
FY2024	9,492
FY2025	9,362
FY2026	2,893

Deloitte Consulting LLP

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	2,357
FY2011	3,610
FY2012	4,667
FY2013	6,024
FY2014	6,873
FY2015	7,505
FY2016	7,371
FY2017	7,040
FY2018	16,029
FY2019	7,724
FY2020	52
FY2021	35
FY2022	11
FY2023	1,134
FY2024	2,702
FY2025	4,286
FY2026	1,792

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

115-1252Software Developers39,778
215-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers6,325
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other4,610
415-2051Data Scientists3,561
515-2031Operations Research Analysts2,640

Top 5 occupations — Deloitte Consulting LLP

115-1211Computer Systems Analysts22,347
213-1111Management Analysts20,652
315-1252Software Developers13,631
411-1021General and Operations Managers8,791
511-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers7,021

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