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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Managers 180 $117,139 87.38%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 176 $63,250 85.85%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 166 $65,820 81.77%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 165 $64,807 82.50%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 161 $61,775 83.42%
Coaches and Scouts 160 $42,737 83.33%
Personal Financial Advisors 158 $61,946 85.41%
Epidemiologists 158 $75,201 87.29%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 156 $71,675 87.15%
Clinical Research Coordinators 150 $109,276 84.27%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil and Plant Scientists 26 $60,855 21.67%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 26 $83,497 21.67%
Physicists 26 $83,044 21.67%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $57,706 21.85%
Chiropractors 25 $48,205 21.01%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $64,302 21.19%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 25 $55,351 21.37%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $63,161 21.37%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $67,322 20.51%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 24 $51,122 20.51%
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 %
India 45,730 $175,901 47.43%
China 16,844 $109,259 50.79%
South Korea 4,340 $147,936 41.14%
Canada 3,905 $143,888 46.41%
Philippines 1,927 $470,682 35.63%
Taiwan 1,908 $260,805 44.94%
Mexico 1,361 $87,276 34.68%
United Kingdom 967 $111,850 44.71%
Japan 844 $231,744 40.04%
France 821 $108,315 46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Doordash Inc 1,408 $153,927 91.61%
Deloitte Tax Llp 1,404 $76,043 92.55%
Xilinx Inc 1,388 $130,023 91.74%
Lucid Usa Inc 1,383 $138,257 92.14%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 1,377 $110,924 91.80%
Adobe Systems Incorporated 1,348 $114,849 91.51%
Lam Research Corporation 1,346 $116,647 91.75%
Igate Technologies Inc 1,304 $70,682 89.93%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 1,296 $76,079 90.13%
Samsung Semiconductor Inc 1,288 $134,711 89.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gregory Livestock Company 13 $24,316 100.00%
Five Star Honey Farms 13 $29,053 100.00%
Juan Goyeneche 13 $20,879 100.00%
Cubiburu Livestock 13 $24,207 100.00%
Ansolabehere Sheep Co 13 $29,613 100.00%
Mountain Avenue Bees Inc 13 $27,389 100.00%
Hirsch Vineyards Llc 13 $26,650 100.00%
Raymond A Talbott 13 $20,796 100.00%
Seus Family Farms 13 $39,509 100.00%
Isa Contracting Services Inc 12 $34,621 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cybersource Corporation 132 $117,594 40.24%
Logitech Inc 129 $116,595 39.81%
Fireeye Inc 129 $122,847 40.19%
Hortonworks Inc 129 $117,054 40.19%
Nokia Of America Corporation 126 $126,183 39.62%
Intel Americas Inc 125 $115,589 39.43%
Prospance Inc 124 $116,259 39.24%
Netskope Inc 124 $144,800 39.49%
Snowflake Inc 121 $135,616 38.91%
Credit Karma Inc 120 $121,230 38.59%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Footwear Manufacturing 153 $127,010 85.96%
Offices Of Chiropractors 152 $55,987 85.88%
Other Insurance Funds 151 $97,773 86.78%
Credit Unions 150 $116,353 87.72%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 149 $76,436 87.13%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing 149 $68,056 87.13%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 147 $84,365 88.55%
Packaging And Labeling Services 145 $91,112 87.35%
Business Support Services 145 $76,427 87.88%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 144 $100,470 87.27%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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