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H-1B & employment

Petitions, approvals, occupations, and reported compensation — counted separately.

Petitions are not unique workers. Filings and approvals are different cohorts; their ratio is not an approval rate.

Government data

H-1B petitions filed

427,084

FY 2024 · USCIS H-1B petitions

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Data 2020–2024 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

USCIS

Published 29 Apr 2025 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2019-10-01–2024-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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H-1B petitions approved

399,395

FY 2024 · USCIS H-1B petitions

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Data 2020–2024 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

USCIS

Published 29 Apr 2025 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2019-10-01–2024-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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H-1B initial employment approvals

141,205

FY 2024 · USCIS H-1B petitions

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Data 2020–2024 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

USCIS

Published 29 Apr 2025 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2019-10-01–2024-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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H-1B continuing employment approvals

258,190

FY 2024 · USCIS H-1B petitions

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Data 2020–2024 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

USCIS

Published 29 Apr 2025 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2019-10-01–2024-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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H-1B median annual compensation

$120,000

FY 2024 · Approved H-1B beneficiaries with valid compensation

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Data 2024 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

USCIS

Published 29 Apr 2025 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2019-10-01–2024-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

How updates are checked →

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