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Medium sponsor market
One-page sponsor market intelligence across LCA, H-1B, and PERM, with employer depth, compensation visibility, role demand, and long-run filing context.
Market Snapshot
Core signals from public filings.
Total filings
8.7K
Combined sponsor activity across all visible datasets.
Median salary
$130,112
Central compensation signal visible in this market.
Sponsor employers
860
Distinct employers represented in the current city scope.
Role diversity
79
Software Developers, Applications leads the current role mix.
Market Leadership
The lead sponsor, concentration level, and dominant role mix give the clearest read on how concentrated this market feels once the page is loaded.
Lead sponsor
Google INC.
Software Developers leads this sponsor footprint, with 4.5K filings visible in the current location view.
Market share
51.7%
High concentration
Salary center
$130,112
$131,888 to $175,834
Top role
Software Developers, Applications
79 roles visible across this sponsor market.
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Key Signals
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8.7K
Down 87.4% versus the prior visible year in the timeline.
$130,112
$131,888 to $175,834 covers the central salary band for visible filings.
24.3%
2.1K PERM filings indicate how active long-term sponsorship looks in this city.
79
Software Developers, Applications is the most common filing role in the current view.
51.7%
One sponsor accounts for a large share of visible filings in this market.
Employer Table
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Software Developers
Dataset mix
3K / 0 / 1.5K
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$143,873
Software Developers
Dataset mix
245 / 0 / 82
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$139,485
Software Developers, Applications
Dataset mix
51 / 206 / 27
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$125,246
Software Developers
Dataset mix
189 / 0 / 71
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$126,963
Software Developers
Dataset mix
118 / 118 / 8
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$114,161
Software Developers, Applications
Dataset mix
21 / 107 / 18
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$99,448
Software Developers, Applications
Dataset mix
123 / 0 / 5
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$134,286
Software Developers, Applications
Dataset mix
0 / 60 / 13
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$87,547
Mechanical Engineers
Dataset mix
55 / 0 / 12
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$103,737
Software Developers
Dataset mix
17 / 39 / 8
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$115,098
Computer Occupations, All Other
Dataset mix
2 / 38 / 13
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$110,241
Software Developers, Systems Software
Dataset mix
46 / 0 / 0
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$137,738
Personal Care Aides
Dataset mix
0 / 0 / 44
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$23,275
Software Developers, Applications
Dataset mix
10 / 0 / 33
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$134,379
Financial Analysts
Dataset mix
9 / 23 / 11
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$122,984
Software Developers, Applications
Dataset mix
29 / 0 / 11
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$153,162
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Dataset mix
0 / 39 / 1
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$99,422
Software Developers
Dataset mix
39 / 0 / 1
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$128,589
Software Developers, Applications
Dataset mix
0 / 35 / 2
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$122,387
Software Developers
Dataset mix
36 / 0 / 0
LCA / H-1B / PERM
Median salary
$148,013
Top Jobs
Software Developers, Applications
2.9K total filings
$137,256
LCA 1.5K · PERM 1.4K
Software Developers
2.1K total filings
$137,765
LCA 2.1K · PERM 39
Software Developers, Systems Software
250 total filings
$130,013
LCA 142 · PERM 108
Computer and Information Systems Managers
190 total filings
$183,587
LCA 161 · PERM 29
Computer Systems Analysts
118 total filings
$155,000
LCA 0 · PERM 118
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
109 total filings
$94,203
LCA 109 · PERM 0
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AI Take
Synthesized market readWhat this location says at a glance
Kirkland, Washington stands out as a active sponsor market with 8.7K total filings. GOOGLE INC. is the most active sponsor. Software Developers, Applications is the top filing role. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services leads the H-1B industry mix. latest visible activity is in FY2026.
Google INC.
4.5K filings and 51.7% of visible market activity.
Software Developers, Applications
79 distinct job titles show how broad sponsor demand is in the current city view.
$130,112
$131,888 to $175,834 spans the visible central compensation band.
24.3%
2.1K PERM filings indicate how active long-term sponsorship looks in this location.
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OpenSalary Insights
The pay band highlights the visible middle range, while the job-family chart shows which roles command the strongest salary signal in this city.
P25
$131,888
P50
$130,112
P75
$175,834
Visible salary band
The central pay band spans from $131,888 to $175,834, with the visible midpoint around $130,112.
Top salary signal
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$183,587 median salary across 190 visible filings.
Salary by job families
These roles rank by median salary, with filing counts carried into the tooltip so the pay story and market depth stay connected.
Industry Mix
This section is driven by the H-1B industry dimension and highlights where sponsor demand clusters by sector.
Filing share
65.1%
Filing share
8.1%
Filing share
7.9%
Filing share
7.6%
Filing share
3.2%
Filing share
2.1%
Filing share
1.9%
Filing share
1.6%
Timeline
Stacked bars show how LCA, H-1B, and PERM combine each year, while the overlay line tracks the total market size.
Latest visible year
2026
Latest total filings
137
Current leader
LCA
88.3% of visible activity in the latest year.
Year-over-year shift
-87.4%