Visa Sponsorship Data

Engineering & Development Jobs with Visa Sponsorship

Software Engineers are among the most sponsored roles

2,735,096
H-1B Approvals (US)
26,923
LMIA Approvals (CA)
3,062,440
Total Tracked
2009-2025
Years of Data

Engineering & Development Visa Approvals by Year

US: 174,741 | AU: 10,861
2016
US: 169,888 | AU: 8,668
2017
US: 175,528 | CA: 1,007 | AU: 11,693
2018
US: 195,374 | CA: 3,379 | AU: 7,794
2019
US: 304,145 | CA: 2,789 | AU: 6,621
2020
US: 328,264 | CA: 3,879 | UK: 13,287 | AU: 10,042
2021
US: 303,026 | CA: 7,156 | UK: 20,372 | AU: 13,699
2022
US: 119,519 | CA: 4,566 | UK: 17,947 | AU: 9,980
2023
CA: 2,973 | UK: 15,646 | AU: 10,880
2024
CA: 1,174 | UK: 12,287 | AU: 4,752
2025

Top Locations for Engineering & Development Visa Sponsorship

🇺🇸CA
648,356
🇦🇺New South Wales
375,962
🇺🇸NJ
362,031
🇺🇸TX
306,927
🇦🇺Victoria
230,174
🇦🇺Western Australia
159,962
🇺🇸NY
153,019
🇦🇺Queensland
142,283

Top Engineering & Development Visa Sponsors

1
INFOSYS LIMITED
35,936
approvals
2
TATA CONSULTANCY SVCS LTD
32,894
approvals
3
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
23,703
approvals
4
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US
23,664
approvals
5
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
23,450
approvals
6
GOOGLE LLC
23,257
approvals
7
INTEL CORPORATION
21,216
approvals
8
APPLE INC
20,402
approvals
9
IBM CORPORATION
17,875
approvals
10
ORACLE AMERICA INC
17,430
approvals

Visa Sponsorship for Engineering & Development Roles

Engineering roles consistently receive the highest number of H-1B approvals. Companies actively compete for global tech talent, making visa sponsorship common for qualified engineers.

Engineering & Development Salary Ranges

Average Engineering & Development Salary

$91,071
Minimum
$121,143
Median
$151,429
Maximum
Based on 14 job titles in this category
Senior Software Engineer
$165,000
$130,000 - $200,000
Site Reliability Engineer
$155,000
$120,000 - $190,000
Senior Software Engineer
C$140,000
C$110,000 - C$170,000
DevOps Engineer
$135,000
$100,000 - $170,000
Site Reliability Engineer
C$130,000
C$100,000 - C$160,000
Full Stack Developer
$122,000
$90,000 - $155,000
Software Engineer
$120,000
$90,000 - $150,000
Backend Developer
$115,000
$85,000 - $145,000
DevOps Engineer
C$115,000
C$85,000 - C$145,000
Frontend Developer
$110,000
$80,000 - $140,000
Software Engineer
C$102,000
C$75,000 - C$130,000
Full Stack Developer
C$102,000
C$75,000 - C$130,000
Backend Developer
C$95,000
C$70,000 - C$120,000
Frontend Developer
C$90,000
C$65,000 - C$115,000

Salary data represents typical annual compensation. Actual salaries may vary based on experience, location, and company.

Tips for Engineering & Development Visa Applications

  • Highlight specific technologies and programming languages
  • Quantify your impact (performance improvements, users served)
  • Include links to GitHub, portfolio, or open source contributions
  • Many companies sponsor regardless of experience level for strong candidates

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