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 %
Software Developers, Applications 194,395 $113,169 89.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 104,820 $82,449 91.36%
Software Developers, Systems Software 58,461 $123,631 89.70%
Computer Programmers 52,531 $69,328 89.59%
Computer Occupations, All Other 51,542 $83,906 91.49%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 35,308 $115,630 90.24%
Accountants and Auditors 20,885 $66,832 91.51%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 16,526 $166,691 91.14%
Management Analysts 16,324 $88,735 91.36%
Electrical Engineers 14,812 $115,370 88.12%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 26,501 $160,578 100.57%
Software Developers, Systems Software 15,558 $135,395 61.50%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 9,042 $110,904 216.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,736 $171,673 247.47%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,487 $113,110 196.12%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,245 $163,817 154.30%
Accountants and Auditors 2,162 $125,666 152.15%
Statisticians 1,989 $82,692 150.34%
Marketing Managers 1,281 $141,556 106.48%
Sales Engineers 1,278 $117,607 114.52%
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 %
Nicaragua 6 $88,865 50.00%
Haiti 5 $119,559 41.67%
Bahamas 5 $94,465 41.67%
Belize 5 $72,538 45.45%
Turkmenistan 5 $47,174 45.45%
St Kitts And Nevis 4 $46,790 36.36%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 4 $90,678 40.00%
Afghanistan 4 $51,231 40.00%
Senegal 4 $103,823 40.00%
Libya 4 $127,550 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Family Healthcare Network 217 $164,668 87.85%
Appfolio Inc 217 $88,615 88.21%
Mudrasysinc 217 $70,140 88.21%
Worldscape Inc 217 $83,939 88.21%
California Independent System Operator Corporation 216 $891,863 87.80%
Tekvalley Corporationinc 216 $77,464 88.16%
Cornerstone Research Inc 216 $100,045 88.16%
Marqeta Inc 215 $144,246 88.11%
Samsung Electronics America Inc 215 $142,772 88.11%
Mobileiron Inc 215 $119,675 88.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Endpoint Clinical Inc 18 $107,223 34.62%
Upthere 17 $118,780 32.69%
Stockton Unified School District 17 $39,498 32.69%
World Journal La Llc 17 $43,019 32.69%
Elekta Inc 17 $107,383 32.69%
Home Care Options San Francisco Inc 17 $22,818 32.69%
Pubmatic Inc 17 $122,143 32.69%
Dp Technology Corp 17 $85,151 33.33%
Sugarcrm 17 $108,363 33.33%
Deloitte Transactions Business Analytics Llp 17 $87,594 33.33%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sugar Manufacturing 2 $113,714 100.00%
Port And Harbor Operations 2 $84,178 100.00%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $59,592 100.00%
Poultry Processing 2 $53,851 100.00%
Private Households 2 $33,446 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 2 $70,221 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 2 $93,662 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $92,238 100.00%
Inland Water Transportation 2 $58,823 100.00%
Soft Drink And Ice Manufacturing 2 $58,074 100.00%
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