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PERM sponsor, #2,371 of 70,985 by filings
Paycor, Inc.
- Main job
- Software Developers · 68% of its filings
- Main worksite
- Cincinnati, OH · 100% of its filings
- Industry
- Payroll Services · NAICS 541214
Waiting on a case with Paycor, Inc.?
- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it
Too few cases for a rate
17 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
19
#2,371 of 70,985
Certified
17
0 denied
Approval
Not shown
withheld: 17 decided
Median wage
$154,700
offered, per year
Median days
484
18 slower than the field
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 16 of their cases in the live tracker are closed.
Follow Paycor, 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.
How long it takes
How long their cases are taking
- 301 days
Every employer
median of 32,341 decisions in the same 90 days
None of their cases were 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)
- 19 published
- 0 pending
- $154,700 median, n=19
- Prevailing wage requests
- 10 published
- 0 pending
- $120,536 median, n=10
- H-1B labor condition applications
- 181 published
- 0 pending
- $120,000 median, n=181
Its median H-1B wage is $120,000 across 181 LCAs, 22.4% lower than its median PERM wage of $154,700 across 19 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; 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 Paycor, Inc., newest first. Decided ones carry the wage from DOL's quarterly files.
Wage requests
- P-100-25016-623316 Director, Product Development $193,398 per year 2025-01-16 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-24344-528965 SFDC Developer II $120,536 per year 2024-12-09 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-24283-395170 Principal Database Administrator $117,894 per year 2024-10-09 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-24136-999985 Software Engineer in Test II $77,438 per year 2024-05-15 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
- P-100-24121-940125 Sr. Software Engineer in Test $112,840 per year 2024-04-30 · DETERMINATION ISSUED
H-1B LCAs
- I-200-25308-372262 Senior Software Engineer $145,617.16 per year 2025-11-04 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-25160-070255 Manager Product Development $149,233 per year 2025-06-09 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-25141-004051 Senior Software Engineer $150,125.56 per year 2025-05-21 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-25140-997973 Senior Software Engineer in Test $138,074.30 per year 2025-05-20 · CERTIFIED
- I-200-25133-970249 Principal Software Engineer in Test $155,390.04 per year 2025-05-13 · 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: 181 LCAs filed by Paycor, Inc., 178 of them certified with the worker breakdown on Form ETA-9035.
New hires and transfers
21 positions for new employment, 25 moving here from another employer.
- New employment 7a 21 · 12%
- Change of employer 7e 25 · 14%
- Continuing 7b 65 · 36%
- Change in previous employment 7c 44 · 24%
- Concurrent employment 7d 0 · 0%
- Amended petition 7f 25 · 14%
Shares of the 180 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 59 · 33%
- Level II 9 · 5%
- Level III 75 · 42%
- Level IV 34 · 19%
Shares of the 177 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; 1 of 178 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 November 4, 2025. Declared H-1B-dependent on 0 of 167 LCAs, and a willful violator on 0 of 181. 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.
H-1B LCAs certified in the last 24 months
24 certified in the last 24 months
Higher than 85% of the 27,849 sponsors with a certified LCA in the last 24 months.
Share of H-1B positions that were transfers
0.0% of 26 certified H-1B positions, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026
Higher than 4% of the 5,558 sponsors with 20 or more certified positions.
Share of H-1B LCAs at wage level III or IV
76% of 25 certified LCAs with a level, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026
Higher than 89% of the 5,177 sponsors with 20 or more leveled LCAs.
USCIS H-1B approval rate, last 3 fiscal years
97.8% of 45 USCIS decisions
Higher than 39% of the 5,810 sponsors with 20 or more USCIS decisions.
Approval rate
not shownunder 30 decided
Median days to decision
484 daysmiddle of 17 decided, too few to rank
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. More
Against the sponsors ranked nearest
The 120 sponsors ranked nearest filed between 19 and 20 filings.
- Their median wait
- 474 days
- This one
- 484 days
This one sits 10 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 2,371 of 70,985 by volume: 2,370 filed at least as many filings, and 68,614 filed no more.
- Just above
- Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. 19 filings
- Just below
- Intone Networks, Inc. 19 filings
Sponsors filing at the same rate
Ranked either side of this one: they file about as many PERM cases.
- #2,370 Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. 19 filings · none denied
- #2,372 Intone Networks, Inc. 19 filings · none denied
- #2,369 McGraw Hill LLC 19 filings · none denied
- #2,373 THE SHERWINWILLIAMS COMPANY 19 filings · none denied
- #2,368 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 19 filings · 1 denied
- #2,374 Wolfspeed, Inc. 19 filings · none denied
Sponsors hiring for the same work
The employers filing the most PERM cases for Software Developers, 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
SOC 15-1252.00 · 13 filings, 68% of everything they file
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.003
- Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.001
- Database Architects 15-1243.001
How this is counted
These are the 4 occupations with the most filings, 18 of 19 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
Payroll Services
NAICS 541214 · 19 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
- Ohio 19
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. This state covers 19 of 19 filings.
Where the work is
- Cincinnati, OH 19
How this is counted
The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. This city covers 19 of 19 filings.
Who files for them
- Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 19 filings
How this is counted
The law firm named on the application. 19 of 19 filings, 100% of the total.
Newspapers it advertised in
- 16 cases
The Enquirer
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
- 16 cases
The employer's website
- 16 cases
Job search websites
- 15 cases
Local or ethnic newspapers
- 1 cases
Radio or TV ads
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
- 6.3%
60 to 89 days
- 13%
90 to 119 days
- 44%
120 to 149 days
- 38%
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 2016
95 PERM decisions from FY2016 to FY2026, busiest in FY2022 with 19.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Decided in FY2016 to FY2023
The 25 most recent of 76. Case numbers from these years start with A-; look one up for DOL's full record.
| Case | Decided | Outcome | Job | Offered wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-21154-95395 | 2023-06-14 | certified | Software Engineer II, OH | $117,194 |
| A-21153-94995 | 2023-06-14 | certified | Software Engineer II, OH | $117,194 |
| A-22061-18400 | 2023-01-19 | certified | Sr. Database Administrator, OH | $100,250 |
| A-21351-88103 | 2022-10-14 | certified | Sr. Software Engineer in Test, OH | $130,945 |
| A-21352-88303 | 2022-10-03 | certified | Sr. Software Engineer in Test, OH | $130,945 |
| A-21156-96713 | 2022-05-12 | certified | Principal Software Engineer, OH | $133,786 |
| A-21156-96702 | 2022-05-12 | certified | Principal Software Engineer, OH | $133,786 |
| A-21156-96723 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Principal Software Engineer, OH | $133,786 |
The other 17
| A-21155-96122 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer II, OH | $117,194 |
| A-21154-95994 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer in Test II, OH | $113,575 |
| A-21154-95525 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer in Test II, OH | $113,575 |
| A-21154-95402 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer in Test II, OH | $113,575 |
| A-21153-95131 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer in Test II, OH | $113,575 |
| A-21153-94905 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer II, OH | $117,194 |
| A-21153-94765 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer II, OH | $117,194 |
| A-21153-94736 | 2022-05-10 | certified | Software Engineer in Test II, OH | $113,575 |
| A-21095-70462 | 2022-02-07 | certified | Software Engineer in Test II, OH | $109,059 |
| A-21189-14085 | 2022-01-24 | certified | Sr. Software Engineer in Test, OH | $113,000 |
| A-21193-15574 | 2022-01-10 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, OH | $129,780 |
| A-21192-15376 | 2022-01-10 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, OH | $129,780 |
| A-21154-95945 | 2021-12-27 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, OH | $129,780 |
| A-21103-73344 | 2021-11-04 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, OH | $129,780 |
| A-21102-73176 | 2021-11-04 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, OH | $129,780 |
| A-21102-73139 | 2021-10-04 | certified | Senior Software Engineer, OH | $129,780 |
| A-21154-95834 | 2021-09-20 | withdrawn | Software Engineer in Test II, OH | $113,575 |
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 75
- Canada 1
Worker's education
- Master's 48
- Bachelor's 24
- Other 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 73
- F-1 1
- H-4 1
- TN 1
Schools
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS 6
- JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 4
- UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 4
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 3
- KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY 2
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 2
Fields of study
- COMPUTER SCIENCE 31
- COMPUTER ENGINEERING 6
- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 4
- COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS 4
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 4
- ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING 3
Notes on these numbers
What these numbers don't say
5 notes
- The wage is the job, not the payer
- Their filings are led by Software Developers, 13 of 19. 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 19 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 2,371. 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 17 decided cases
- The queue is national and first in, first out, so this figure follows when the cases were filed as much as it follows the sponsor.
- 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 OH. 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.