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CEPHEID
SUNNYVALE, CA · NAICS 33
This is the public U.S. government immigration-filing record for CEPHEID, compiled from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub and DOL OFLC LCA, PERM & PWD disclosures. The figures below are official and shown neutrally — they describe filings, not company quality, and absence of records means nothing by itself.
H-1B petition record
Appears in 15 fiscal years (FY 2009–2023) · 378 approvals · 3 denials · 0.8% denial rate (national average 6.9%)
| FY | initial A/D | continuing A/D | denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 / 0 | 21 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 40 / 0 | 80 / 2 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 19 / 0 | 89 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 / 0 | 34 / 1 | 2.3% |
| 2019 | 6 / 0 | 10 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 / 0 | 14 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 / 0 | 7 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 / 0 | 9 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 / 0 | 8 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 / 0 | 3 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 / 0 | 3 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 0.0% |
LCA wage filings
171 filings · 167 certified · median attested wage $140,000/yr
Common roles: Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Manufacturing Engineers, Software Developers, Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, Electrical Engineers.
Green-card (PERM) record
145 permanent-labor-certification filings · FY 2008–2026 · 142 certified · 1 denied · median offered wage $140,816/yr
Common roles: Manufacturing Engineers, Validation Engineers, Software Developers, Software Developers, Applications, Biomedical Engineers.
PERM is the DOL labor certification that precedes an employer-sponsored green card — evidence the employer has pursued permanent sponsorship, not a guarantee for any individual. Certified-expired filings are counted as certified.
Prevailing-wage determinations (PWD)
124 DOL prevailing-wage determinations · FY 2011–2025 · median issued wage floor $134,285/yr
Common roles: Industrial Engineers, Software Developers, Computer Systems Analysts, Software Developers, Applications, Mechanical Engineers.
A PWD is the wage floor DOL issuedto this employer for a role and area ahead of an LCA or PERM filing — the government's own number, not the employer's. Use it to sanity-check the prevailing wage the offer claims for your role.
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Analyze my offer →Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub & DOL OFLC LCA, PERM & PWD disclosures · LCA FY2023_Q4 · PERM FY2015_Q4 · PWD FY2010 · USCIS FY2020. Verify directly at USCIS and flag.dol.gov. Educational, not legal advice — see terms.