What Microsoft filed with the US Department of Labor to sponsor foreign workers in FY2026 Q2: how many applications, what they pay, and which roles and cities.
Source: US DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q2. Government data is published roughly one quarter in arrears.
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 1,824 | $180,710 |
| Product Management | 141 | $192,400 |
| Applied Sciences | 107 | $186,341 |
| Technical Program Management | 101 | $190,000 |
| Data Science | 88 | $174,585 |
| Silicon Engineering | 73 | $193,778 |
| Digital Solution Engineering | 36 | $177,008 |
| Technical Support Engineering | 33 | $133,130 |
| Product Design | 31 | $184,288 |
| Cloud Network Engineering | 28 | $185,675 |
| Customer Experience Engineering | 28 | $177,351 |
| Product Marketing | 26 | $157,394 |
| Worksite | Filings |
|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 1,934 |
| Mountain View, CA | 254 |
| Atlanta, GA | 70 |
| New York, NY | 46 |
| Austin, TX | 41 |
| Irving, TX | 40 |
| San Francisco, CA | 30 |
| Burlington, MA | 25 |
| Morrisville, NC | 21 |
| San Jose, CA | 19 |
| Cambridge, MA | 16 |
| Hillsboro, OR | 14 |
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