H-1B by state
H-1B sponsorship in California
Tracked H-1B employers, occupations, and offered wages for California (FY24).
Tracked approvals
19,215
FY24
Avg offered wage
$141,143
Employers
7
BLS dev mean wage
$176,780
Software developers
Top H-1B employers
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Top H-1B employers with worksites in California. 7 rows · Alphabet to IBM · H-1B approvals.
| Name | H-1B approvals |
|---|---|
| Alphabet | 5,364 |
| Meta | 4,844 |
| Apple | 3,873 |
| HCL | 2,953 |
| Tata | 844 |
| Microsoft | 756 |
| IBM | 581 |
USCIS H-1B Employer Data HubUpdated Mar 4, 2025
Top sponsored occupations
- 1Software Engineer
- 2Data Scientist
- 3Systems Analyst
- 4Machine Learning Engineer
- 5Management Consultant
Employer detail
- Alphabet (Google)5,364$170,000
- Meta Platforms4,844$177,000
- Apple3,873$165,000
- HCL America2,953$92,000
- Tata Consultancy Services844$94,000
- Microsoft756$162,000
- IBM581$128,000
Methodology & sources
State H-1B figures attribute tracked employers to in-state worksites and are a curated subset, not a complete state total. Read the full methodology →