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 %
Customer Service Representatives 13 $40,653 72.22%
Photographers 13 $44,331 72.22%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 13 $59,482 72.22%
Electronics Engineering Technologists 13 $69,727 72.22%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 13 $94,275 72.22%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 13 $101,854 72.22%
Anesthesiologists 13 $154,201 76.47%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 13 $65,105 81.25%
Transportation Inspectors 12 $46,954 75.00%
Marine Engineers 12 $107,205 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Vce Company Llc 28 $99,328 87.50%
Ziontech Solutions Llc 28 $66,107 87.50%
Financialoxygen Inc 28 $86,888 87.50%
Sai Technologies Llc 28 $86,408 87.50%
Livermore Software Technology Corp 28 $92,569 87.50%
Enterprise It Resources Inc 28 $79,865 87.50%
Hill International Inc 28 $108,080 87.50%
Silicon Valley Optics Technology Inc 28 $77,629 87.50%
V5 Systems Inc 28 $99,479 87.50%
Dataquad Inc 28 $100,188 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Progress Speech Language Center Inc 2 $59,457 33.33%
Ace Engineering Inc 2 $66,872 33.33%
Infrawareinc 2 $166,400 33.33%
Urth Caffe Associates Iv Llc 2 $22,547 33.33%
Timmons Design Engineers Inc 2 $97,906 33.33%
California Waste Solutions Inc 2 $49,857 33.33%
Jigsaw Data Corp 2 $86,757 33.33%
Cactus Fashion Inc 2 $49,993 33.33%
Sea Breeze Care Home Inc 2 $19,895 33.33%
Hunter Douglas 2 $93,392 33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Animal Production 6 $18,896 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 6 $28,104 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $31,673 100.00%
Farm Management Services 5 $29,707 100.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 4 $32,718 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 4 $35,662 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 4 $37,367 100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 3 $83,893 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $36,989 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 3 $31,906 100.00%

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