H-1B sponsorNCRank #175FEIN 13-5674085Updated Jul 2026

MERRILL LYNCH

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for MERRILL LYNCH. Filed 2,831 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Rank #175 · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Merrill Lynch is a financial services company headquartered in North Carolina that has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. In FY2026, the company filed 23 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

Overall, Merrill Lynch has submitted 2,831 H-1B petitions across 16 years of filings, with a strong 91.49% certification rate. The company's H-1B activity peaked in 2011 and 2019, when it filed 389 and 306 petitions respectively. Filings dropped sharply from 2020 onward, declining to single digits through 2022 before modest recovery in 2023 and 2024.

Merrill Lynch's H-1B roles are concentrated in technology and finance: Software Developers account for 954 filings (34%), followed by Financial and Investment Analysts with 814 filings (29%). Computer and Information Systems Managers (397 filings) and Financial Specialists (128 filings) round out the top roles. The company's denial rate is low at 1.2%, and withdrawals occur in less than 1% of cases, reflecting a consistently successful sponsorship record.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of MERRILL LYNCH’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	91.5%
Cert-withdrawn	6.5%
Withdrawn	0.9%
Denied	1.2%

Certified91.5%

Cert-withdrawn6.5%

Withdrawn0.9%

Denied1.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by MERRILL LYNCH across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	954
2	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	814
3	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	397
4	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	128
5	11-3031	Financial Managers	86
6	13-2052	Personal Financial Advisors	71
7	19-3011	Economists	35
8	13-1111	Management Analysts	33
9	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	33
10	15-1251	Computer Programmers	30

Software Developers

954

Financial and Investment Analysts

814

Computer and Information Systems Managers

397

Financial Specialists, All Other

128

Financial Managers

Personal Financial Advisors

Economists

Management Analysts

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer Programmers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	213
FY2011	389
FY2012	228
FY2013	331
FY2014	242
FY2015	202
FY2016	252
FY2017	259
FY2018	216
FY2019	306
FY2020	22
FY2021	11
FY2022	8
FY2023	41
FY2024	40
FY2025	48
FY2026	23

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