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PayPal, Inc vs Google LLC

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

PayPal, Inc

San Jose, CA

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Employer B

Google LLC

Mountain View, CA

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Key Metrics

Metric PayPal, Inc Google LLC
Total Petitions 3,344 30,573
Certified Petitions 2,854 29,791
Approval Rate (higher is better) 85.3% 97.4%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $169,550 $178,734
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $62,100 – $334,001 $72,000 – $1,000,000
Total Workers 4,069 30,573
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

PayPal, Inc

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Software Engineer 3 427 $151,007
MTS 1, Software Engineer 320 $176,708
Software Engineer 2 247 $127,664
MTS 2, Software Engineer 134 $200,163
Senior Software Engineer 102 $4,374,108
Software Engineer 68 $142,996

Google LLC

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Software Engineer 17,617 $261,404
Software Engineer 813 $178,606
Product Manager 624 $191,894
Program Manager 619 $173,856
Technical Program Manager 553 $733,130
Research Scientist 449 $195,409

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year PayPal, Inc, Petitions Google LLC, Petitions
FY2023 1,040 (880 cert.) 11,723 (11352 cert.)
FY2024 938 (711 cert.) 9,099 (8835 cert.)
FY2025 1,166 (1073 cert.) 8,945 (8810 cert.)
FY2026 200 (190 cert.) 806 (794 cert.)