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 %
Ghana 33 $87,702 53.23%
Ecuador 33 $56,311 53.23%
Burma (myanmar) 27 $99,536 47.37%
Morocco 24 $89,089 43.64%
Panama 24 $10,089,086 44.44%
Honduras 24 $71,825 45.28%
Saudi Arabia 23 $99,245 44.23%
Uruguay 18 $115,432 41.86%
Lithuania 18 $98,405 41.86%
Estonia 18 $100,030 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A9com Inc 563 $116,878 91.69%
Anjaneyap Inc 556 $71,156 90.55%
Fujitsu America Inc 556 $94,982 90.55%
Panasonic Avionics Corporation 556 $97,996 91.00%
Robinhood Markets Inc 550 $143,772 90.02%
Skoruz Technologies Inc 546 $80,107 89.95%
Venturesoft Global Inc 541 $72,732 89.27%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 538 $94,134 88.78%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 535 $95,970 88.72%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 534 $106,856 88.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mercury Insurance Services Llc Dba Mercury Insurance Group 47 $101,555 32.64%
Lsi Logic Corporation 46 $112,196 32.17%
Imperva Inc 46 $115,832 32.17%
Amazon Data Services Inc 46 $119,645 32.39%
Thoughtspot Inc 46 $125,472 32.39%
City National Bank 46 $118,163 32.39%
Alibaba Group Us Inc 45 $133,543 31.91%
Urpan Technologies Inc 45 $124,008 31.91%
Agama Solutions Inc 45 $86,069 32.14%
Roche Sequencing Solutions Inc 45 $110,065 32.14%

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