EQUIFAX
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- Information Technology · est. 1,471 U.S. employees
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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- Information Technology · est. 1,471 U.S. employees
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- Information Technology · est. 1,471 U.S. employees
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- Information Technology · est. 1,471 U.S. employees
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
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- History, not a hiring promise.
Every measurement we computed
The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.
Public record data. PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →
Filings over time
How many green-card filings EQUIFAX has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
EQUIFAX applied to sponsor 619 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.
Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.
Recent layoff notices
EQUIFAX has filed 4 WARN WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.
Offered wages on this employer’s filings
Median annual wage this employer offered, by occupation and fiscal year, over its own PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings — beside the prevailing wage the U.S. Department of Labor determined on the same filings. Two separate figures, never a ratio. Hourly, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly wages are converted to an annual figure using the unit DOL printed for that wage. Methodology →
7 further roles in this employer’s most recent complete year are not shown: fewer than five filings per role, which is too few to publish a wage without describing individual people.
| Occupation | Fiscal year | Green-card filings | Median offered | Median prevailing | Wage level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2026 partial | 33 | $142,002median of 33 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.00 | FY2026 partial | 10 | $117,790median of 10 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2025 | 51 | $142,002median of 51 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.00 | FY2025 | 10 | $120,175median of 10 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.00 | FY2025 | 8 | $127,500median of 8 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Data Scientists 15-2051.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $130,000median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021.00 | FY2025 | 6 | $196,664median of 6 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2024 | 32 | $136,822median of 32 filings | $136,822median of 32 filings | Level IV |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.00 | FY2024 | 5 | $120,000median of 5 filings | $110,448median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2023 | 27 | $122,616median of 27 filings | $116,792median of 27 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2023 | 14 | $122,616median of 14 filings | $122,616median of 14 filings | Level IV |
| Database Architects 15-1199 | FY2023 | 12 | $131,189median of 12 filings | $119,538median of 12 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2022 | 20 | $119,000median of 20 filings | $105,598median of 20 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2022 | 13 | $121,139median of 13 filings | $121,139median of 13 filings | Level IV |
| Database Architects 15-1199 | FY2022 | 5 | $129,546median of 5 filings | $114,899median of 5 filings | Level III |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | FY2022 | 5 | $99,750median of 5 filings | $69,618median of 5 filings | Level I |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2021 | 17 | $125,000median of 17 filings | $121,139median of 17 filings | Level IV |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | FY2021 | 9 | $185,000median of 9 filings | $171,558median of 9 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2021 | 8 | $113,256median of 8 filings | $106,328median of 8 filings | Level IV |
| Database Architects 15-1199 | FY2021 | 6 | $131,000median of 6 filings | $111,231median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | FY2021 | 5 | $98,325median of 5 filings | $79,061median of 5 filings | Level I |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2020 | 28 | $111,000median of 28 filings | $105,002median of 28 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2020 | 17 | $105,002median of 17 filings | $105,002median of 17 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2019 | 17 | $125,258median of 17 filings | $125,258median of 17 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2019 | 7 | $117,000median of 7 filings | $117,000median of 7 filings | Level IV |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | FY2019 | 5 | $86,500median of 5 filings | $74,984median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2018 | 24 | $125,258median of 24 filings | $120,100median of 24 filings | Level IV |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2018 | 10 | $115,644median of 10 filings | $107,973median of 10 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2018 | 5 | $120,000median of 5 filings | $113,672median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2017 | 8 | $113,693median of 8 filings | $113,693median of 8 filings | Level IV |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | FY2017 | 6 | $95,950median of 6 filings | $54,059median of 6 filings | Level I |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2016 | 9 | $108,056median of 9 filings | $104,437median of 9 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2015 | 6 | $102,315median of 6 filings | $102,315median of 6 filings | Level IV |
“Not reported” means the Department of Labor published no such figure on those filings — from FY2025 its PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ disclosure file carries the employer’s offered wage only, with no prevailing-wage determination and no wage level. It does not mean the figure is unknown to us; it means DOL did not publish one.
Wage & Hour Enforcement
Source: DOL Wage & Hour Division WHISARD concluded compliance actions since FY2005. Back wages, civil money penalties, and employees affected, broken down by statute (FLSA, H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ , H-2A, H-2B, SCA, Davis-Bacon, FMLA). Data mirrored nightly from the WHISARD dataset.
USCIS H-1B petition outcomes
Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.
H-1B petition decisions as a share of certified work-visa filings
7.6%: 155 USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions and 2,027 certified LCAs, counted separately.
| FY | Initial petitions approved | Initial petitions denied | Renewal petitions approved | Renewal petitions denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 102 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 261 | 0 | 277 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 205 |
| 2020 | 24 | 2 | 151 | 2 | 179 |
| 2019 | 35 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 118 |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | 142 | 8 | 177 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 60 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 38 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 30 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
15 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.
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