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 %
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 12 $40,905 80.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 12 $83,595 80.00%
Music Directors 11 $46,499 73.33%
Drafters, All Other 11 $50,659 73.33%
Community Health Workers 11 $39,157 73.33%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 11 $32,832 78.57%
Biologists 11 $56,172 78.57%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 11 $34,494 84.62%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $60,704 84.62%
Traffic Technicians 11 $46,030 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orthodontists 4 $152,813 7.55%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 4 $60,001 7.55%
Social Science Research Assistants 4 $52,357 7.55%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4 $33,925 7.55%
Sound Engineering Technicians 4 $91,666 7.69%
Tax Preparers 4 $71,339 7.69%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 4 $55,708 7.69%
Construction Carpenters 4 $36,712 7.69%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $22,776 7.84%
Prosthodontists 4 $79,001 7.84%
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 %
Cinarra Systems Inc 30 $125,418 88.24%
Instabase Inc 30 $136,387 88.24%
Csc Consulting Inc 30 $71,965 88.24%
Stantec Architecture Inc 30 $67,793 88.24%
Data Trace Information Services Llc 30 $97,234 88.24%
Inflectioncom Inc 30 $83,041 88.24%
Pioneer Corporate Services Inc 30 $70,322 88.24%
Qsolv Inc 30 $77,982 88.24%
Bioduro Llc 30 $74,282 88.24%
Bay Area Techworkers 30 $91,685 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Angel Senior Care Home Llc 2 $16,827 28.57%
Wilbur Curtis Co Inc 2 $76,284 28.57%
Aiks Inc 2 $55,359 28.57%
Darin M Camarena Health Centers Inc 2 $98,550 28.57%
La Jolla Institute For Allergy Immunology 2 $49,639 28.57%
Barclays Global Investors Na 2 $76,544 28.57%
Lucys Tailoring Inc 2 $42,453 28.57%
Venture Softnet Inc 2 $95,462 28.57%
Guardianedge Technologies 2 $103,844 28.57%
Evans Teamwear 2 $39,374 28.57%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Copper Rolling Drawing Extruding And Alloying 1 $116,750 33.33%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing 1 $79,789 33.33%

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