H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026) · CA

California

State profile for California covers 285,303 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $166,400.

FY2026 certified median
$166,400
Total filings
285,303
Top employer
Google LLC
Top city profile
San Francisco, CA
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian
FY202496,605$150,762
FY2025105,214$156,968
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)83,484$166,400

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, CaliforniaFY2024 $150,762; FY2025 $156,968; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,400$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$150,762FY2025$156,968FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$166,400Certified median offer, CaliforniaFY2024 $150,762; FY2025 $156,968; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,400$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$150,762FY2025$156,968FY2026*$166,400
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Google LLC17,098 filings
  2. Apple Inc.11,900 filings
  3. Meta Platforms, Inc10,397 filings
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC7,846 filings
  5. Tesla, Inc.4,981 filings
  6. NVIDIA Corporation4,020 filings
  7. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.3,934 filings
  8. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP3,733 filings
  9. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.3,631 filings
  10. Microsoft Corporation2,704 filings

Top titles

  1. Software Engineer29,009 filings
  2. Senior Software Engineer5,872 filings
  3. Software Developer2,867 filings
  4. Staff Software Engineer2,638 filings
  5. Data Scientist2,484 filings
  6. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II2,333 filings
  7. Research Scientist1,977 filings
  8. Software Development Engineer1,942 filings
  9. Product Manager1,838 filings
  10. Sr. Software Engineer1,729 filings