H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

Microsoft Corporation vs PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 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.

Entity A
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442
Entity B
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
FLRank #38FEIN 13-4008324

Key metrics

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

MetricMicrosoft CorporationPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Total filings72,912▲9,689
Certified %94.30%97.86%▲
Denied %0.15%▲1.31%
Withdrawn %0.69%0.54%
Cert-withdrawn %4.85%0.29%
Rank#5▲#38
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateWAFL

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Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%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 — PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 97.9%, Cert-withdrawn 0.3%, Withdrawn 0.5%, Denied 1.3%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified97.9%
Cert-withdrawn0.3%
Withdrawn0.5%
Denied1.3%
Certified97.9%
Cert-withdrawn0.3%
Withdrawn0.5%
Denied1.3%

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
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010290
FY2011450
FY2012595
FY2013618
FY2014918
FY20151,547
FY20161,087
FY20171,290
FY20181,117
FY20191,126
FY20204
FY20215
FY20223
FY2023185
FY2024208
FY2025134
FY2026112

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

Top 5 occupations — PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

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