What Microsoft certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 5,158 wage filings Microsoft certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 43,290 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $160K–$199K base, median $179K (3,236 filings).
Related record: Microsoft’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Microsoft
3,236 filingsData Scientists at Microsoft
563 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers at Microsoft
425 filingsElectrical Engineers at Microsoft
123 filingsSearch Marketing Strategists at Microsoft
112 filingsSales Engineers at Microsoft
93 filingsDatabase Architects at Microsoft
89 filingsComputer and Information Research Scientists at Microsoft
77 filingsMedian by state
| WA | 3,556 filings | $180K |
| CA | 649 filings | $201K |
| TX | 265 filings | $151K |
| GA | 148 filings | $145K |
| NY | 107 filings | $172K |
| NC | 88 filings | $149K |
| MA | 74 filings | $170K |
| NJ | 46 filings | $171K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 380 filings | $132K |
| Level II · Qualified | 1,849 filings | $162K |
| Level III · Experienced | 1,984 filings | $188K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 663 filings | $222K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Microsoft certifies 43,290 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median certified offer runs 24% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $129K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 1 legal entity under this brand — largest: Microsoft Corporation (43,290).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
Microsoft has 37,741 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume rising. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 39,128 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (37,741 vs 43,290) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Microsoft pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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