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 %
Business Intelligence Analysts 4,307 $107,865 89.51%
Information Security Analysts 3,900 $109,968 92.44%
Engineers, All Other 3,254 $86,198 86.89%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 3,224 $65,629 86.09%
Biomedical Engineers 3,117 $93,190 85.40%
Logisticians 2,959 $81,788 81.54%
Biological Scientists, All Other 2,871 $64,916 88.01%
Materials Engineers 2,842 $106,739 87.26%
Speech-Language Pathologists 2,753 $71,078 88.44%
Lawyers 2,751 $137,344 92.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 378 $31,789 73.54%
Nursing Assistants 336 $28,249 66.93%
Sales Managers 336 $114,509 69.28%
Computer Programmers 335 $96,034 70.38%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 332 $40,218 74.61%
Biomedical Engineers 319 $94,038 71.69%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 318 $71,537 71.62%
Computer Network Architects 311 $128,680 73.35%
Engineers, All Other 302 $107,336 71.90%
Lawyers 286 $126,720 68.59%
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 %
Baidu Usa Llc 239 $123,777 87.55%
Palantir Technologies Inc 239 $109,087 87.55%
Formac Inc 239 $101,970 87.87%
Contextlogic Inc Dba Wish 238 $150,650 87.50%
City Of Hope National Medical Center 237 $79,552 87.13%
Quantcast Corporation 237 $125,546 87.13%
Telenav Inc 237 $111,207 87.45%
Analysis Group Inc 236 $98,314 87.41%
The Scripps Research Institute 236 $53,151 87.41%
Iqvia Inc 236 $96,690 87.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diamond Cattle Co Llc 2 $9,300 100.00%
Moon Valley Nursery Of California Llc Murrieta 2 $34,902 100.00%
Divine Honey Inc 2 $39,936 100.00%
Isa Contracting Services Inc Dimare 2 $33,571 100.00%
Bradley Jagol Ca 2 $36,088 100.00%
Angels Contracting 2 $22,339 100.00%
Danys Berry Farms 2 $22,350 100.00%
Santiago Santillan 2 $26,736 100.00%
Imperial Lamb Inc 2 $31,467 100.00%
Amerian Sod Farms Llc 2 $39,936 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kioxia America Inc 20 $136,031 34.48%
Innopeak Technology Inc 20 $126,444 34.48%
Plusai Inc 20 $123,215 34.48%
Alcon Research Llc 20 $116,537 34.48%
Danube River Holdings Llc Dba Riverpointe 20 $31,075 34.48%
Rx Staffing And Home Care 19 $20,555 32.76%
Relief Nursing Services Inc 19 $22,647 33.33%
Natureware Inc 19 $33,666 33.33%
Cal Royal Products Inc 19 $65,414 33.33%
Chelsio Communications Inc 19 $105,057 33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

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