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 %
Software Developers, Applications 193,998 $113,139 89.21%
Computer Systems Analysts 104,772 $82,444 91.31%
Software Developers, Systems Software 58,151 $123,588 89.22%
Computer Programmers 52,515 $69,323 89.56%
Computer Occupations, All Other 51,521 $83,900 91.45%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 39,912 $119,022 90.94%
Accountants and Auditors 23,125 $69,041 91.77%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 19,359 $173,059 91.40%
Management Analysts 17,285 $90,027 91.40%
Electrical Engineers 16,250 $117,766 88.31%
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 %
Bahamas 7 $88,219 50.00%
Nicaragua 6 $88,865 46.15%
Haiti 6 $118,935 46.15%
Tanzania 6 $94,248 50.00%
Belize 5 $72,538 41.67%
Afghanistan 5 $47,782 41.67%
Turkmenistan 5 $47,174 41.67%
Senegal 4 $103,823 36.36%
Kosovo 4 $99,226 36.36%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 4 $90,678 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rapport It Services Llc 31 $92,442 86.11%
Websense Inc 31 $84,648 86.11%
Karthikeya Devireddy Md Inc 31 $161,034 86.11%
Accelops Inc 31 $103,477 86.11%
Technossus Llc 31 $88,289 86.11%
Novatel Wireless Inc 31 $91,435 86.11%
Nabih Youssef Associates 31 $82,714 86.11%
Teksoft Systems Inc 31 $87,813 86.11%
Software Galaxy Systems Llc 31 $97,726 86.11%
Leopard Imaging Inc 31 $93,501 86.11%

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