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PERM sponsor, #4,237 of 70,985 by filings
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. sponsors green cards: it filed 1 PERM case in the last 12 months, the newest on November 3, 2025.
- Main job
- Computer and Information Systems Managers · 36% of its filings
- Main worksite
- Edison, NJ · 45% of its filings
- Industry
- General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424410
Waiting on a case with C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.?
- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it
Too few cases for a rate
9 decided filings: too few for an approval rate.
Why
Across every PERM case DOL decided in this window, 3.20% were denied. At that rate a file this size comes back clean most of the time whatever the sponsor did, so a percentage would be a fact about how few cases there are. Telling a clean record apart from the field takes about 117 decided cases.
Filings
11
#4,237 of 70,985
Certified
8
1 denied
Approval
Not shown
withheld: 9 decided
Median wage
$169,229
offered, per year
Median days
497
middle of 9 decided
Right now
DOL's live record of its cases, read every day, and what it has done to them as a group.
Nothing for this sponsor is waiting on a decision. All 12 of their cases in the live tracker are closed.
Follow C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
An email when DOL moves its cases as a group: five or more on or off hold in a day, or a batch decided well above its usual pace.
What DOL has done to its cases as a group
Nothing employer-wide since this site's record began on August 27, 2026.
Its newest filings
Filed since DOL's last quarterly file, so the wage and law firm aren't published yet.
- G-100-25307-359606 Principal Engineer, Database Admin Oracle Apps filed 2025-11-03 · CERTIFIED
- G-100-25251-292853 Principal Engineer, App Development filed 2025-09-08 · CERTIFIED
Every filing by this employer is in the case search, live and published together.
Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.
How long it takes
How long their cases are taking
- 301 days
Every employer
median of 32,341 decisions in the same 90 days
Only 1 of their cases was decided in the last 90 days, too few for a median of their own. Filing to decision, over decisions we watched DOL make; withdrawals left out.
Filed today: a new case joins the same line as anyone's, behind 79,663 cases, and would be decided around March 21, 2027 (between March 1, 2027 and April 30, 2027). Estimate another date
Every program
Across DOL's programs
The wage request, the PERM and the H-1B labor condition application, one line each.
- PERM (green card)
- 11 published
- 0 pending
- $169,229 median, n=11
- Prevailing wage requests
- 10 published
- 0 pending
- $149,947 median, n=10
- H-1B labor condition applications
- 137 published
- 0 pending
- $137,134 median, n=137
Its median H-1B wage is $137,134 across 137 LCAs, 19.0% lower than its median PERM wage of $169,229 across 11 cases. Different forms, different years and different jobs sit behind the two medians, so this is a gap in what was filed, not a finding.
Every case across these programs is in the search.
How these are counted
Medians are of the published rows with a usable wage, annualised from whatever unit the filing quoted, and withheld under 10 wages. DOL publishes no employer number, so filings are matched by the employer's legal name, read under the 3 spellings DOL's files use for it; another employer with the same legal name would be counted here too. The PERM is the green-card step; the wage request comes months before it, and the LCA is the separate form for an H-1B. DOL publishes each in its own file, and its live record shows what is still open.
Its newest wage requests and LCAs
Filed by C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., newest first. Decided ones carry the wage from DOL's quarterly files.
Wage requests
- P-100-25358-510152 Architect, Business Systems Analysis/ERP $122,803 per year 2025-12-24 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-25262-320876 Manager, Web Application $154,107 per year 2025-09-19 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-25078-787022 Principal Engineer, Database Admin Oracle Apps $122,408 per year 2025-03-19 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-25065-751631 Senior Developer, Business Intelligence $122,803 per year 2025-03-06 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-24208-224434 Principal Engineer, App Development $149,947 per year 2024-07-26 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
H-1B LCAs
- I-200-26258-236383 Architect, Database Admin 2026-09-15 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-26239-199242 Principal Engineer, App Development 2026-08-27 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-26181-063698 Architect, IT 2026-06-30 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-26149-962122 IT Project Manager $125,902.90 per year 2026-05-29 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-26146-949745 Architect, App Development $171,395 per year 2026-05-26 · CERTIFIED
Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.
What its H-1B LCAs were for
From DOL's quarterly LCA files: 137 LCAs filed by C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., 127 of them certified with the worker breakdown on Form ETA-9035.
New hires and transfers
0 positions for new employment, 12 moving here from another employer.
- New employment 7a 0 · 0%
- Change of employer 7e 12 · 9%
- Continuing 7b 52 · 41%
- Change in previous employment 7c 0 · 0%
- Concurrent employment 7d 0 · 0%
- Amended petition 7f 63 · 50%
Shares of the 127 worker positions requested. These are positions on certified LCAs, not people hired: DOL certifies an LCA before any petition, and many are never used.
What each box on the form means
- New employment (7a). Starting with a new employer.
- Change of employer (7e). Moving here from another employer, keeping the visa classification already held.
- Continuing (7b). Staying with the same employer.
- Change in previous employment (7c). Same employer, no material change to the job duties.
- Concurrent employment (7d). Adding this employer while keeping another.
- Amended petition (7f). Same employer, with a material change to the job duties.
Form ETA-9035, Section B, Item 7, in DOL's words from its LCA record layout. One LCA can tick several boxes.
Wage level it chose
- Level I 2 · 2%
- Level II 6 · 5%
- Level III 0 · 0%
- Level IV 105 · 93%
Shares of the 113 certified LCAs that named an OES level. The form asks for the level only when the employer set the wage from the OES survey itself; 14 of 127 used another source, such as a DOL wage determination or another survey. Level I is entry, Level IV fully competent.
What it declared on Section H
- H-1B-dependent
- No
- Found a willful violator
- No
As answered on its newest LCA, filed May 29, 2026. Declared H-1B-dependent on 0 of 126 LCAs, and a willful violator on 0 of 137. Both are the employer's own answers.
What the two answers mean
H-1B-dependent (20 CFR 655.736(a)): 25 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees in the US and more than 7 H-1B workers; 26 to 50 and more than 12; or 51 or more, with H-1B workers equal to at least 15% of them.
Willful violator (655.736(f)): DOL or the Justice Department found a willful failure or a misrepresentation of a material fact in the five years before the LCA was filed.
Either one adds two promises to the employer's LCAs: not to displace US workers, and to recruit US workers before hiring H-1B workers (655.738, 655.739). They don't apply to an LCA used only for exempt workers, paid at least $60,000 a year or holding a related master's degree (655.737). The rule on eCFR
Against other sponsors
Where it sits among 70,985 sponsors. The full ranking sorts every column.
How it compares with other sponsors
Each figure ranked only among sponsors with enough cases for it to mean something. No single score: they measure different things.
PERM filings in the last 12 months
1 filed in the last 12 months
Higher than 22% of the 14,055 sponsors that filed in the last 12 months.
H-1B LCAs certified in the last 24 months
12 certified in the last 24 months
Higher than 75% of the 27,849 sponsors with a certified LCA in the last 24 months.
USCIS H-1B approval rate, last 3 fiscal years
94.1% of 34 USCIS decisions
Higher than 10% of the 5,810 sponsors with 20 or more USCIS decisions.
Approval rate
not shownunder 30 decided
Median days to decision
497 daysmiddle of 9 decided, too few to rank
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. More
Against the sponsors ranked nearest
The 120 sponsors ranked nearest filed 11 filings each.
- Their median wait
- 477 days
- This one
- 497 days
This one sits 20 days behind them.
Why no approval rate
A band is a slice of the volume ranking rather than a population picked for having enough decided cases, so a band rate would be solid at the top of the list and noise at the bottom, under one heading.
Where this sits in the ranking
Ranked 4,237 of 70,985 by volume: 4,236 filed at least as many filings, and 66,748 filed no more.
- Just above
- Mercury Financial LLC 11 filings
- Just below
- NRG Energy, Inc. 11 filings
Sponsors filing at the same rate
Ranked either side of this one: they file about as many PERM cases.
- #4,236 Mercury Financial LLC 11 filings · none denied
- #4,238 NRG Energy, Inc. 11 filings · none denied
- #4,235 Finco Services Inc 11 filings · none denied
- #4,239 NVA Transportation Inc. 11 filings · none denied
- #4,234 RAKS Group LLC 11 filings · none denied
- #4,240 Virginia University of Integrative Medicine 11 filings · none denied
Sponsors hiring for the same work
The employers filing the most PERM cases for Computer and Information Systems Managers, the occupation this sponsor files for most.
What they file, and where
A rank says how much. It says nothing about what the work is, which is the part a job offer from this sponsor turns on.
What the jobs are
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021.00 · 4 filings, 36% of everything they file
- Software Developers 15-1252.004
- Project Management Specialists 13-1082.001
How this is counted
These are the 3 occupations with the most filings, 9 of 11 cases between them. The occupation on a PERM is the SOC code on the form, which is the job as DOL classifies it rather than the job title on the offer. DOL still accepts two SOC vintages, so one job can appear twice under two codes; the code is printed for exactly that reason.
The industry they declared
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 424410 · 11 filings
How this is counted
The NAICS code the employer entered on the form, with the Census Bureau's title for it. DOL publishes the code alone, and an employer can file under more than one.
Where the jobs are
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 5
- Texas 1
How this is counted
The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 3 states cover 11 of 11 filings.
Where the work is
- Edison, NJ 5
- Keene, NH 5
- Houston, TX 1
How this is counted
The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 3 cities cover 11 of 11 filings.
Who files for them
- GoffWilson, P.A. 10 filings
- McLane Middleton, P.A. 1 filings
How this is counted
The law firm named on the application. 11 of 11 filings, 100% of the total.
Newspapers it advertised in
- 5 cases
The Star-Ledger
- 4 cases
Union Leader/NH Sunday News
- 1 cases
NH Sunday News / Union Leader
How this is counted
The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.
Additional steps it used
- 10 cases
The employer's website
- 10 cases
Job search websites
- 6 cases
Campus placement offices
- 4 cases
Local or ethnic newspapers
How this is counted
The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.
How long before filing it began
- 0.0%
Under 30 days
- 0.0%
30 to 59 days
- 0.0%
60 to 89 days
- 50%
90 to 119 days
- 40%
120 to 149 days
- 10%
150 to 180 days
- 0.0%
Over 180 days
How this is counted
Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.
History
Year by year since 2009
92 PERM decisions from FY2009 to FY2026, busiest in FY2014 with 10.
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years, October to September. A year filed under another name is missing, not zero. FY2026 is partial: DOL's newest file runs through June 2026.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Decided in FY2016 to FY2023
The 25 most recent of 49. Case numbers from these years start with A-; look one up for DOL's full record.
| Case | Decided | Outcome | Job | Offered wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22068-21288 | 2023-04-06 | certified | Principal Engineer, Web Application, NH | $124,218 |
| A-22187-83739 | 2023-04-05 | certified | Senior Developer, Business Intelligence, NH | $124,218 |
| A-21293-60954 | 2022-09-07 | certified | Principal Engineer, Transportation Systems, NH | $129,500 |
| A-21292-60507 | 2022-05-24 | certified | Director, Business Systems/ERP, NH | $157,893 |
| A-21265-48290 | 2022-04-29 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, EAI SOA, NH | $137,134 |
| A-21245-39458 | 2022-03-04 | certified | Principal Engineer IT, NH | $137,134 |
| A-21207-22525 | 2021-10-18 | withdrawn | Sr. Manager, Oracle Applications, NH | $157,893 |
| A-21008-40371 | 2021-07-20 | withdrawn | Architect, Business Systems Analysis/ERP, NH | $129,750 |
The other 17
| A-20353-34742 | 2021-06-28 | certified | Senior Engineer Web App, NH | $137,134 |
| A-20353-34740 | 2021-06-28 | certified | Senior Developer, Web Application, NH | $137,134 |
| A-20199-77801 | 2021-06-14 | certified | Principal Engineer, App Development, J2EE, NH | $123,781 |
| A-20335-26393 | 2021-06-07 | certified | Sr. Developer, Web Application, NH | $137,134 |
| A-20310-17184 | 2021-05-20 | certified | Director, Database Platform, NH | $151,632 |
| A-20133-53549 | 2020-11-05 | certified | Sr. Software Engineer, J2EE, NH | $123,781 |
| A-20132-52737 | 2020-11-05 | certified | Supply Chain Logistics Analyst, MA | $63,232 |
| A-20073-30469 | 2020-07-17 | certified | Senior Software Engineer - EDI, NH | $123,781 |
| A-20071-29210 | 2020-07-14 | certified | Senior Software Engineer - EDI, NH | $123,781 |
| A-19364-00722 | 2020-06-22 | certified | Sr. Analyst - OTC & Pricing, NH | $123,781 |
| A-19239-50107 | 2020-01-14 | certified | Senior IT Engineer, NH | $124,467 |
| A-19202-33573 | 2019-10-07 | certified | Principal Engineer, IT, NH | $124,467 |
| A-19057-77001 | 2019-05-16 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, NH | $124,500 |
| A-19057-77111 | 2019-05-15 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, NH | $124,467 |
| A-18142-78463 | 2018-10-03 | certified | Senior Systems Analyst, Oracle OBIEE Systems, NH | $108,605 |
| A-18101-62080 | 2018-08-07 | certified | Senior Teradata Analyst, NH | $108,701 |
| A-18100-61574 | 2018-07-13 | certified | WFM Engineer/Architect (Principal Engineer), NH | $121,500 |
Who they sponsored, FY2016 to FY2023
From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.
Country of citizenship
- India 48
- United States Of America 1
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 28
- Master's 18
- Other 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 49
Schools
- JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 6
- UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS 6
- MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY 5
- ANNA UNIVERSITY 3
- NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY 2
- ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY 1
Fields of study
- COMPUTER SCIENCE 6
- ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING 5
- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING 3
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 3
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 3
- APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE 2
Notes on these numbers
What this rank counts, and what it doesn't
DOL prints the name that went on the form, so one sponsor can appear under several. 1 other spelling of this name was folded into this page and its cases are counted here. Nothing else in the file starts the same way.
What these numbers don't say
5 notes
- The wage is the job, not the payer
- Their filings are led by Computer and Information Systems Managers, 4 of 11. The median offered wage moves almost entirely with what roles they file. A software developer and a poultry cutter are different numbers wherever they are filed, so this figure is not plotted against the field and no percentile is given for it: that comparison would rank occupation mix and call it pay. Wages by occupation are on the wages page.
- Volume doesn’t change the wait
- DOL works a single national queue, oldest first, whoever filed the case, so these 11 filings bought no priority: a company with four thousand waits exactly as long as one with three.
- The name is a legal entity
- DOL prints whatever went on the form, and here that name ranks 4,237. A group that files through several subsidiaries appears as several rows, and one that files everything through a parent appears once, so a rank is a rank among printed names rather than among companies.
- A median over 9 decided cases
- That’s a middle of a handful, and it moves entirely with which months those few cases were filed in.
- Two sources, and they do not add up
- The filing counts come from DOL's disclosure files, where every row already carries a decision date, so nothing pending is in them. The queue figures come from a live per-case tracker with its own coverage and its own as-of date. Subtracting one from the other gives a number that means nothing. The worksite on most of these is NH. Where the queue stands overall is on the processing times page.
The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load
Per-case statuses: flag.dol.gov/recaptcha/caseStatus (DOL, direct) · data through Oct 24, 2026 · daily
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.
Per-case statuses: Every PERM case DOL indexes, pending included. No wage, law firm or worksite: DOL reveals those only when a case is published.