PERM jobs in Madison, WI
- Decisions
- 1,666
- Approved
- 97.2%
- Median certified wage
- $89,300
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 118 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 77 | 9 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 103 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 92 | 0 | 9 |
| FY2020 | 104 | 6 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 152 | 5 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 114 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 111 | 8 | 38 |
| FY2024 | 330 | 2 | 8 |
| FY2025 | 119 | 3 | 16 |
| FY2026 | 200 | 1 | 9 |
Top sponsors
- Badger Bus Lines, Inc. 410
- American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I 131
- AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 125
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON 84
- ISR Info Way, Inc 83
- Symphony Corporation 81
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON 74
- Univ of WI System 65
- Mitra Midwest Operations, LLC 49
- Genome International Corporation 32
Top occupations
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 362
- Software Developers, Applications 336
- Software Developers 115
- Computer Systems Analysts 54
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 49
- Fast Food and Counter Workers 49
- Computer Occupations, All Other 36
- Software Developers, Systems Software 36
- Data Scientists 27
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23
Industries
- School and Employee Bus Transportation 320
- Custom Computer Programming Services 258
- Direct Life Insurance Carriers 231
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 194
- School and Employee Bus Transportation 84
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 61
- Limited-Service Restaurants 52
- Insurance Carriers 41
- Computer Systems Design Services 40
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 26
Countries of citizenship
- India 569
- Colombia 109
- China 96
- Vietnam 57
- Philippines 44
- Bangladesh 44
- Canada 37
- Mexico 30
- Nepal 24
- South Korea 21
Worker's education
- Master's 378
- Bachelor's 258
- None 219
- Doctorate 210
- High School 136
- Other 45
- Associate's 5
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 771
- NOT IN USA 147
- F-1 79
- B-2 14
- J-1 7
- TN 7
- L-1 6
- H-4 6
- E-2 5
- F-2 4
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.