H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

Microsoft Corporation vs NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

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.

Entity A
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442
Entity B
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
NJRank #FEIN 22-1857084

Key metrics

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

MetricMicrosoft CorporationNOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Total filings72,912▲909
Certified %94.30%96.04%▲
Denied %0.15%▲0.55%
Withdrawn %0.69%2.09%
Cert-withdrawn %4.85%1.32%
Rank#5—
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateWANJ

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%

Outcomes — NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.0%, Cert-withdrawn 1.3%, Withdrawn 2.1%, Denied 0.6%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified96.0%
Cert-withdrawn1.3%
Withdrawn2.1%
Denied0.6%
Certified96.0%
Cert-withdrawn1.3%
Withdrawn2.1%
Denied0.6%

Yearly filing volume

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

Microsoft Corporation
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,407
FY20114,184
FY20124,005
FY20133,832
FY20143,674
FY20154,476
FY20164,919
FY20174,884
FY20185,457
FY20196,000
FY202051
FY2021110
FY2022150
FY20232,791
FY20249,492
FY20259,362
FY20265,118
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201052
FY201145
FY201260
FY201344
FY201461
FY201548
FY201663
FY201754
FY201840
FY201960
FY202028
FY202143
FY202219
FY202344
FY202491
FY2025114
FY202643

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

Top 5 occupations — NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

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Swap A: Microsoft Corporation
INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
Swap B: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
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