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Top Green Card Work Cities - 2025 Reports

Most Common Work Cities, Salaries, and Job Trends for employment-based green card sponsorship.

Rank	Work City	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	New York, NY	5,571	$164,793
2	Seattle, WA	2,841	$165,892
3	San Francisco, CA	2,102	$177,291
4	Austin, TX	1,722	$143,491
5	Mountain View, CA	1,646	$193,107
6	Chicago, IL	1,567	$126,657
7	Houston, TX	1,465	$89,049
8	Redmond, WA	1,443	$160,795
9	Cupertino, CA	1,442	$182,489
10	San Jose, CA	1,365	$168,372
11	Santa Clara, CA	1,342	$180,289
12	Sunnyvale, CA	1,261	$187,666
13	College Station, TX	1,242	$84,652
14	Atlanta, GA	1,015	$117,234
15	Irving, TX	945	$110,714
16	Dallas, TX	921	$119,380
17	Sunrise, FL	896	$49,713
18	Plano, TX	876	$126,744
19	Los Angeles, CA	773	$97,628
20	Boston, MA	727	$149,372
21	Charlotte, NC	725	$112,292
22	Miami, FL	674	$84,541
23	Palo Alto, CA	627	$181,325
24	Cincinnati, OH	625	$52,989
25	Thomasville, GA	608	$24,229

26	Hillsboro, OR	575	$152,511
27	Edison, NJ	567	$118,360
28	San Diego, CA	550	$128,038
29	Menlo Park, CA	522	$189,965
30	Alpharetta, GA	506	$110,457
31	Dobson, NC	484	$29,291
32	Irvine, CA	474	$122,634
33	Fremont, CA	469	$132,058
34	Tampa, FL	433	$122,799
35	Bellevue, WA	420	$171,440
36	Orlando, FL	398	$56,682
37	Philadelphia, PA	397	$68,341
38	Troy, MI	341	$104,270
39	Cambridge, MA	326	$148,963
40	Richardson, TX	324	$109,236
41	Princeton, NJ	317	$115,899
42	Durham, NC	310	$124,517
43	Tempe, AZ	309	$94,419
44	Minneapolis, MN	303	$112,305
45	Pendergrass, GA	301	$29,017
46	Dakota City, NE	298	$41,719
47	Armonk, NY	294	$141,376
48	El Cajon, CA	288	$49,722
49	Washington, DC	281	$126,608
50	Ashburn, VA	277	$89,913
51	Madison, WI	273	$56,883
52	Herndon, VA	269	$127,485
52	Columbus, OH	269	$93,587
54	Bentonville, AR	265	$105,731
55	Pleasanton, CA	264	$171,712
56	Valdosta, GA	257	$22,001
57	Stoughton, WI	255	$37,626
58	Farmington Hills, MI	253	$109,605
58	Frisco, TX	253	$103,823
60	Indianapolis, IN	252	$58,482
61	Chandler, AZ	249	$135,936
62	Pittsburgh, PA	244	$121,791
63	Phoenix, AZ	242	$100,752
64	Plainsboro, NJ	241	$106,108
65	Denver, CO	238	$106,610
66	San Mateo, CA	237	$174,099
67	Arlington, VA	236	$140,959
68	Raleigh, NC	233	$100,261
69	Jersey City, NJ	229	$144,447
70	Iselin, NJ	226	$118,840
71	Fairfax, VA	223	$95,749
71	Marietta, GA	223	$39,761
73	St. Louis, MO	221	$120,623
73	Eutaw, AL	221	$20,988
75	Sterling, VA	210	$101,992

76	Newark, CA	205	$150,394
77	East Brunswick, NJ	203	$126,466
78	Nashville, TN	199	$98,571
78	Pine Mountain Valley, GA	199	$23,361
80	Salt Lake City, UT	198	$89,121
81	Mclean, VA	194	$139,182
82	Piscataway, NJ	193	$116,701
83	Omaha, NE	191	$100,779
84	Newtown, PA	189	$155,198
85	Kirkland, WA	187	$186,595
86	Suwanee, GA	186	$99,362
87	Detroit, MI	184	$117,287
88	Brooklyn, NY	183	$90,545
89	Southfield, MI	167	$88,267
90	Schaumburg, IL	163	$108,827
91	Eden Prairie, MN	162	$130,514
92	Foster City, CA	161	$167,162
93	Rockville, MD	159	$114,725
94	Reston, VA	156	$130,485
95	Jacksonville, FL	154	$98,244
95	Savannah, GA	154	$62,596
97	Duluth, GA	153	$83,208
98	Novi, MI	152	$109,760
99	Wilmington, DE	151	$134,361
100	Oakland, CA	146	$162,237
100	Clackamas, OR	146	$30,592
102	Waltham, MA	142	$129,573
103	Milpitas, CA	141	$145,962
103	Auburn Hills, MI	141	$112,619
105	Shrewsbury, MA	140	$49,869
106	Columbus, IN	137	$121,296
106	San Antonio, TX	137	$110,352
108	Redwood City, CA	135	$148,712
108	Kansas City, MO	135	$59,078
110	Riverwoods, IL	133	$129,388
111	Scottsdale, AZ	129	$119,588
112	Las Vegas, NV	127	$85,493
112	Boca Raton, FL	127	$74,376
112	Alsip, IL	127	$51,773
115	Katy, TX	126	$78,496
116	Newark, NJ	122	$149,425
117	Louisville, KY	121	$90,596
118	Dayton, NJ	120	$47,254
119	Columbus Junction, IA	117	$40,453
120	El Paso, TX	116	$60,170
121	Beaverton, OR	115	$131,709
121	Dublin, OH	115	$108,834
121	Memphis, TN	115	$95,522
124	Santa Monica, CA	113	$147,518
124	Norcross, GA	113	$58,798

126	South San Francisco, CA	111	$171,599
126	Woburn, MA	111	$138,355
126	Portland, OR	111	$99,662
126	Janesville, WI	111	$36,460
130	Brookfield, WI	110	$123,480
131	Chantilly, VA	109	$95,468
132	Morrisville, NC	108	$121,026
133	Doral, FL	107	$64,507
134	Milwaukee, WI	106	$114,026
134	Franklin, TN	106	$44,974
134	Saint Paul, MN	106	$32,901
137	Richmond, VA	105	$123,925
138	Miami Beach, FL	102	$35,693
138	Methuen, MA	102	$32,218
140	Folsom, CA	101	$164,098
141	San Bruno, CA	100	$175,516
142	South Plainfield, NJ	99	$116,037
142	Addison, TX	99	$96,659
142	Greenville, SC	99	$39,543
142	Lakewood, OH	99	$27,040
146	Cary, NC	98	$114,849
146	Somerset, NJ	98	$113,519
148	Warren, MI	97	$110,868
148	Mt. Pleasant, SC	97	$35,364
150	Ann Arbor, MI	96	$105,102
151	West Liberty, IA	95	$32,115
152	Fort Lauderdale, FL	94	$66,890
152	Abbotsford, WI	94	$31,200
154	Round Rock, TX	93	$123,123
154	Baltimore, MD	93	$111,108
156	Knoxville, TN	91	$49,703
157	El Segundo, CA	89	$136,036
157	Southborough, MA	89	$118,847
157	Mckinney, TX	89	$113,607
160	Mishawaka, IN	88	$26,535
161	Vienna, VA	86	$107,963
161	Laredo, TX	86	$50,920
163	Woodland Hills, CA	85	$130,430
164	Naperville, IL	84	$102,565
165	Greensboro, NC	83	$103,844
165	Lewisville, TX	83	$95,985
167	Lake Mary, FL	81	$102,771
168	Natick, MA	80	$134,479
168	Columbia, MD	80	$132,362
168	Bothell, WA	80	$84,631
168	Springfield, MO	80	$79,363
172	Green Bay, WI	79	$56,667
172	Bogart, GA	79	$20,571
174	Anaheim, CA	78	$57,065
174	Batesville, AR	78	$44,860

176	Livonia, MI	77	$91,723
176	Framingham, MA	77	$87,566
176	Coldwater, MI	77	$39,570
176	Marysville, OH	77	$32,153
180	O'Fallon, MO	76	$113,610
180	Overland Park, KS	76	$93,232
182	Marlborough, MA	75	$155,218
182	Westlake, TX	75	$131,076
184	Morristown, NJ	74	$131,503
184	Albuquerque, NM	74	$113,680
184	Fort Worth, TX	74	$104,481
184	Florence, NJ	74	$27,144
188	Middleton, WI	73	$36,315
189	Burlington, MA	72	$141,323
189	Sacramento, CA	72	$97,906
189	Torrance, CA	72	$92,897
189	Allentown, PA	72	$53,487
193	Redwood Shores, CA	71	$164,141
193	Hartford, CT	71	$148,771
193	Farmers Branch, TX	71	$110,298
196	Carrollton, TX	70	$90,828
197	Newark, DE	69	$112,445
197	Cumming, GA	69	$103,858
197	Gainesville, GA	69	$43,729
200	Spring, TX	68	$126,098

Note: To obtain employment based green card in United States, most foreign workers will have to go through 3 steps: 1). Permanent Labor Certification(ETA Form 9089), 2). Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker(Form I-140), 3). Adjust of Status to a permanent resident of the United States(Form I485).

The above report lists the top Work Cities that have filed the largest numbers of permanent labor certifications under PERM in fiscal year 2024. The Green Card Petitions on the report is the number of permanent labor certifications for Green Card filed under PERM. The number includes certified, withdrawn, denied and certified but withdrawn certifications. The Average Salary is the average proffered salary on ETA Form 9089.

A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. Once received (if required), the employer then files an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Form I-140, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the appropriate employment-based preference category.

The Department of Labor must certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that 1). there are no qualified Americian workers(U.S. Citizens or permanent residents) able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job at the prevailing wage for that occupation in the area of intended employment, 2) employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed American workers, like U.S. citizents or permanent residents.

Sometimes the green card sponsors did not enter a specific salary on ETA Form 9089, but used a salary range with minimum and maximum salary. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary. Please review the certification details to understand the salary range.

For example, the first three records on this report mean that in fiscal year 2024, 5,571 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were New York, NY. The average salary of those 5,571 permanent labor certifications was $164,793. 2,841 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Seattle, WA. The average salary of those 2,841 permanent labor certifications was $165,892. 2,102 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were San Francisco, CA. The average salary of those 2,102 permanent labor certifications was $177,291.