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
1,132,362 86.89% $100,819 H-1B
137,987 10.59% $145,140 PERM
27,949 2.14% $107,091 E-3 Australian
4,960 0.38% $29,309 H-2A

As of May 2023, California has seen a total of 1,303,258 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in California is the H-1B visa with 1,132,362 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.89% of California's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 137,987 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.59% of California's total visas.

Top Occupations in California (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nurse Anesthetists 1 $111,904 100.00%
Industrial Ecologists 1 $131,061 100.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $132,704 100.00%
Wind Energy Engineers 1 $134,576 100.00%
Allergists and Immunologists 1 $140,067 100.00%
Prosthodontists 1 $150,405 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 1 $160,306 100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 1 $176,426 100.00%
Security Managers 1 $204,776 100.00%
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 2022 with 107,868 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 90,720 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 42,735 $178,228 48.91%
China 15,777 $108,656 53.06%
South Korea 4,032 $154,868 40.97%
Canada 3,684 $145,079 47.74%
Taiwan 1,769 $272,719 36.38%
Philippines 1,733 $517,903 45.04%
Mexico 1,231 $85,995 37.92%
United Kingdom 913 $111,050 45.38%
Japan 796 $241,546 40.24%
France 786 $107,939 47.61%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of California San Francisco 2,464 $128,609 84.38%
Persistent Systems Inc 2,441 $79,207 83.80%
Twitter Inc 2,433 $124,754 87.08%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 2,303 $109,783 83.72%
Adobe Inc 2,296 $149,584 86.48%
Qualcomm Atheros Inc 2,289 $117,740 88.45%
Applied Materials Inc 2,269 $117,309 88.05%
Qualcomm Incorporated 2,241 $88,160 90.00%
Amazon Web Services Inc 2,186 $123,935 89.12%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 2,163 $142,208 91.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arista Networks Inc 278 $111,279 43.44%
University Of Southern California 277 $68,833 43.28%
Micron Technology Inc 260 $112,719 40.75%
Samsung Research America Inc 259 $127,397 41.11%
Omnivision Technologies Inc 256 $104,315 43.10%
Epam Systems Inc 244 $98,656 41.36%
Roku Inc 244 $160,908 41.57%
Genentech Inc 243 $113,194 41.47%
Lendingclub Corporation 242 $121,330 44.32%
Amazon Corporate Llc 239 $107,560 44.10%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance 48 $70,169 85.71%
Tree Nut Farming 48 $70,437 85.71%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 48 $61,900 85.71%
Automobile Dealers 48 $66,192 85.71%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 47 $111,748 83.93%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 47 $56,015 85.45%
Printing And Related Support Activities 47 $71,454 85.45%
Public Finance Activities 46 $75,980 83.64%
Sign Manufacturing 46 $69,581 83.64%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 46 $65,791 83.64%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $100,819. 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 $99,834.

State Avg Wage