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Microsoft Corporation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Microsoft Corporation. Filed 21,956 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

21,956

Rank #6

Certified

99.6%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

0.0%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

Microsoft Corporation is a Washington-based technology company and one of the largest H-1B sponsors in the United States. Between 2020 and 2025, the company filed 21,956 H-1B applications, with filings growing sharply from 51 in 2020 to 9,362 in 2025. This dramatic expansion reflects Microsoft's scaling of international talent recruitment in recent years.

Microsoft's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in software engineering and data science roles. Software Developers account for 13,684 filings (62.3% of total), followed by Computer Occupations, All Other (2,806 filings), and Data Scientists (1,875 filings). The company also sponsors Computer and Information Systems Managers (861 filings) and Electrical Engineers (458 filings), demonstrating a balanced mix of individual contributors and management-level positions.

Microsoft maintains an exceptional certification record, with 99.6% of its H-1B applications approved and no withdrawals. Denied applications represent just 0.01% of filings, reflecting consistent compliance with Department of Labor requirements and prevailing wage standards.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of Microsoft Corporation’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified99.6%

Cert-withdrawn0.4%

Denied0.0%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Microsoft Corporation. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	13,684
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	2,806
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	1,875
4	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	861
5	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	458
6	17-2061	Computer Hardware Engineers	326
7	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	248
8	27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	195
9	13-2054	Financial Risk Specialists	127
10	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	107

Software Developers

13,684

Computer Occupations, All Other

2,806

Data Scientists

1,875

Computer and Information Systems Managers

861

Electrical Engineers

458

Computer Hardware Engineers

326

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

248

Commercial and Industrial Designers

195

Financial Risk Specialists

127

Industrial Engineers

107

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2020	51
FY2021	110
FY2022	150
FY2023	2,791
FY2024	9,492
FY2025	9,362

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