FY2027 Lottery Odds

Enter your offered salary, occupation, and work location to estimate your H-1B selection probability under the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery.

These are modeled estimates based on wage-level selection patterns, not official USCIS odds. Your actual result depends on the current year's registration pool.

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How the Cap Pool Looks

Historical registrations and selections by fiscal year

FYRegistrationsSelectedSelection Rate
FY2024 758,994110,79114.6%
FY2025 per beneficiary470,342135,13728.7%
FY2026 per beneficiary343,981120,14134.9%

Most H-1B registrations cluster at the lower prevailing-wage levels. Wage Levels I and II together account for about 83 percent of certified LCA positions, so the pool skews heavily toward lower-paid roles.

Source: DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data.

Beneficiaries with a U.S. master's degree or higher get a second selection chance. The 20,000 advanced-degree allocation is drawn first; those not selected re-enter the general 65,000 pool, modestly raising their overall odds.

Source: USCIS H-1B cap structure (INA 214(g)).

These figures are historical context. Your actual odds depend on the current year's pool size and the wage-weighted lottery rules in effect.