We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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California Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
1,236,055 87.25% $104,510 H-1B
144,051 10.17% $144,477 PERM
30,331 2.14% $109,456 E-3 Australian
6,165 0.44% $31,590 H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,416,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,236,055 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.25% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 144,051 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.17% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

California Employees Over Time
California has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 50,870 employees were hired. California peaked in 2018 with 106,682 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,356 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in California From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Andorra 1 $130,603 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Niantic Inc 224 $142,536 87.16%
Pacific Gas And Electric Company 224 $121,359 87.50%
Vmware Llc 223 $183,079 87.11%
Ice Mortgage Technology Inc 223 $149,325 87.11%
Roche Molecular Systems Inc 223 $128,685 87.45%
Nmk Global Inc 223 $89,178 87.45%
Sapient Corporation 223 $102,227 87.80%
Kpi Partners Inc 223 $101,228 87.80%
Sony Network Entertainment International Llc 223 $94,326 87.80%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 221 $154,861 87.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All About Ag Inc 1 $38,792 100.00%
Krebs Livestock Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Bwb Honey Company 1 $38,792 100.00%
New Era Farming Inc 1 $22,901 100.00%
Isa Contracting Services Inc Op Murphy June Aug 2024 1 $41,080 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Sa 35 1 $41,080 100.00%
Peri Sons Farms Of California 1 $41,080 100.00%
Empire Flc Llc 1 $30,722 100.00%
Freshway Farms Llc Frf222 1 $36,421 100.00%
Borda Land Sheep Company 1 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corsair Memory Inc 18 $115,907 32.73%
Computer Technology Resources Inc 18 $90,489 33.33%
Innopath Software 18 $106,515 33.33%
Tech Point Solutions Inc 18 $93,923 33.33%
Birst Inc 18 $118,507 33.33%
Offline Inc 18 $47,124 33.96%
Equator Llc 18 $83,446 33.96%
Intellect It Llc 18 $99,192 33.96%
Proactive Technical Services Inc 18 $110,716 33.96%
Endpoint Clinical Inc 18 $107,223 33.96%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 328,913 $94,835 91.21%
Computer Systems Design Services 121,832 $116,724 89.70%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 37,523 $142,016 95.44%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 34,399 $108,216 89.27%
Other Computer Related Services 30,473 $99,261 87.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 28,127 $71,811 80.45%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 26,488 $136,777 92.89%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 21,436 $116,803 90.15%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 20,987 $117,887 88.28%
Engineering Services 20,720 $89,583 88.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1,804 $33,453 100.00%
Sheep Farming 1,164 $29,844 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 557 $35,723 100.00%
Apiculture 463 $34,353 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 322 $34,093 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 238 $31,453 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 188 $34,068 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 174 $35,597 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 158 $34,478 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 115 $35,908 100.00%

California Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in California to that of the other top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in California over all years is $104,510. California has the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states, with the second highest average wage being WA with an average wage of $103,635.

State Avg Wage