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 %
Maldives 1 $98,987 50.00%
Micronesia 1 $86,320 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $102,003 50.00%
Dominica 1 $32,406 50.00%
Marshall Islands 1 $69,160 50.00%
Oman 1 $93,267 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $109,762 50.00%
Laos 1 $27,768 50.00%
Somalia 1 $116,522 50.00%
Gabon 1 $80,746 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of California Inc 104 $122,804 88.89%
Commvault Systems Inc 104 $136,196 88.89%
Corning Optical Communications Llc 103 $140,616 88.03%
Bramasol Inc 103 $97,150 88.03%
Sada Systems Inc 103 $95,761 88.03%
Sgt Inc 103 $98,611 88.03%
Logmein Usa Inc 103 $119,832 88.03%
Accela Inc 103 $113,547 88.03%
Applovin Corporation 103 $127,884 88.03%
Acxiom Corporation 103 $103,608 88.79%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simpson Gumpertz Heger Inc 8 $94,292 34.78%
Monster Worldwide Inc 8 $131,222 34.78%
Himax Imaging Corp 8 $100,578 34.78%
Nominum Inc 8 $134,901 34.78%
Be Mine Inc 8 $42,489 34.78%
Heights Insurance Group Inc 8 $68,393 34.78%
Specialists In Custom Software 8 $107,926 34.78%
Grand Motorsinc 8 $81,715 34.78%
Verigy Us Inc 8 $85,955 34.78%
Leica Geosystems Inc 8 $127,151 34.78%

Top Industries in California (All Years)

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