Premera Blue Cross H1B Salary, Approval Rate & Sponsor Data

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Premera Blue Cross, based in Mountlake Terrace, WA, has filed 201 H1B labor condition applications with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2008. According to USCIS data, the company has an overall 95.8% petition approval rate, with 23 approvals and 1 denials for initial employment petitions.

The average salary offered on H1B applications is $106,669.

Premera Blue Cross has also filed 63 green card (PERM) applications, with 35 certified, indicating long-term sponsorship commitment for foreign workers. Green Card Sponsor

Premera Blue Cross operates in the Finance and Insurance industry.

H1B Salaries by Job Title

Job Title	LCAs	Avg Salary	Market Median	vs Market
Software Developers, Systems Software	29	$119,404	N/A	N/A
Computer Systems Analysts	24	$100,957	N/A	N/A
Software Developers, Applications	21	$104,705	N/A	N/A
Computer Occupations, All Other	18	$98,919	N/A	N/A
Software Developers	17	$149,807	$102,420	+46.3% Above Market
Computer Occupations, All Other*	14	$74,885	N/A	N/A
Statisticians	11	$76,902	$118,560	-35.1% Below Market
Database Administrators	7	$100,917	N/A	N/A
Computer and Information Systems Managers	6	$147,434	$163,310	-9.7% Below Market
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6	$103,837	N/A	N/A
Actuaries	4	$81,473	$87,440	-6.8% Below Market
Management Analysts	2	$133,391	$67,500	+97.6% Above Market
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	2	$106,500	N/A	N/A
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	2	$79,000	N/A	N/A
Computer Systems Analysts	2	$93,000	N/A	N/A
INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYSTS	2	$130,000	N/A	N/A
Data Scientists	2	$127,500	$100,190	+27.3% Above Market
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	1	$101,044	N/A	N/A
Computer Network Architects	1	$115,086	$139,280	-17.4% Below Market
Information Technology Project Managers	1	$175,000	$94,830	+84.5% Above Market

USCIS Approval History

Year	Initial Approved	Initial Denied	Approval Rate
FY2022	4	0	100.0%
FY2019	8	0	100.0%
FY2018	1	0	100.0%
FY2016	1	0	100.0%
FY2015	1	0	100.0%
FY2013	3	1	75.0%
FY2012	2	0	100.0%
FY2011	2	0	100.0%
FY2010	1	0	100.0%

Work Locations

Mountlake terrace, WA — 194 LCAs, avg $105,558
Bothell, WA — 1 LCAs, avg $175,000
Durant, OK — 1 LCAs, avg $175,000
Hialeah, FL — 1 LCAs, avg $115,685
Justin, TX — 1 LCAs, avg $155,968
MOUNTLAKE TERRANCE, WA — 1 LCAs, avg $110,000
PARKER, CO — 1 LCAs, avg $129,656
SEATTLE, WA — 1 LCAs, avg $84,302

Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship

Premera Blue Cross has filed 63 PERM applications for permanent labor certification, with 35 certified.

Job Title	Applications	Certified	Avg Salary
Computer Systems Analysts	11	4	$110,770
Software Developers	9	6	$155,296
Software Developers, Applications	8	3	$124,686
Software Developers, Systems Software	5	5	$148,214
Network and Computer Systems Administrators*	5	1	$115,222
Computer Occupations, All Other	5	3	$91,254
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3	2	$144,177
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	3	1	$84,000
Computer Systems Analysts	2	0	$92,535
Computer Systems Analysts	2	2	$135,384

H1B Filing Trends

Year	LCAs	Certified	Avg Salary	Workers
FY2026	3	2	$156,026	3
FY2025	3	2	$160,167	3
FY2024	13	11	$152,685	13
FY2023	3	3	$143,333	3
FY2022	4	2	$121,832	4
FY2021	7	6	$138,857	7
FY2020	3	2	$107,833	3
FY2019	23	0	$115,677	23
FY2018	13	0	$109,577	13
FY2017	13	0	$108,059	13
FY2016	16	0	$101,440	16
FY2015	15	0	N/A	15
FY2014	24	0	$97,175	24
FY2013	14	0	$88,784	14
FY2012	22	0	$80,889	23
FY2011	6	0	$92,156	6
FY2010	5	0	$81,809	5
FY2009	5	0	$87,651	5
FY2008	9	0	$91,815	9