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 %
Instructional Designers and Technologists 26 $68,090 81.25%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 24 $71,320 77.42%
Conservation Scientists 24 $63,768 77.42%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 23 $51,531 74.19%
Historians 23 $59,433 76.67%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 22 $55,435 73.33%
Labor Relations Specialists 21 $58,956 75.00%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 21 $39,504 75.00%
Investment Fund Managers 20 $174,031 74.07%
Musicians and Singers 20 $53,651 74.07%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 7 $31,937 11.29%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 7 $33,696 11.29%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 7 $120,677 11.29%
Survey Researchers 7 $43,202 11.29%
Logistics Engineers 7 $100,011 11.48%
Automotive Master Mechanics 7 $34,998 11.48%
Chemical Technicians 7 $43,029 11.48%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 6 $157,611 10.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 6 $60,982 10.00%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 6 $31,412 10.00%
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 %
India 45,730 $175,901 47.43%
China 16,844 $109,259 50.79%
South Korea 4,340 $147,936 41.14%
Canada 3,905 $143,888 46.41%
Philippines 1,927 $470,682 35.63%
Taiwan 1,908 $260,805 44.94%
Mexico 1,361 $87,276 34.68%
United Kingdom 967 $111,850 44.71%
Japan 844 $231,744 40.04%
France 821 $108,315 46.73%

Top Hiring Companies in California (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bytedance Inc 2,381 $155,786 88.74%
Qualcomm Incorporated 2,306 $89,056 86.46%
University Of California Los Angeles 2,174 $67,706 83.74%
The University Of Southern California 2,143 $63,714 82.90%
Juniper Networks Inc 2,114 $128,602 82.03%
Broadcom Corporation 2,105 $118,000 85.15%
Netflix Inc 2,080 $171,336 84.79%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2,064 $141,136 85.47%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 2,050 $81,181 85.63%
Nisum Technologies Inc 1,996 $107,589 84.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Phillip Esnoz 18 $25,187 100.00%
A Oseguera Company Inc 18 $34,660 100.00%
Robben Cattle Company Llc 17 $27,114 100.00%
I M Sheep Company 17 $21,900 100.00%
Eyherabide Sheep Company 17 $26,229 100.00%
Ferrari Farms Inc 17 $28,104 100.00%
Premier Packing Of California Inc 17 $40,542 100.00%
Valley Pride Inc 16 $32,372 100.00%
D J Packing Llc 16 $29,846 100.00%
Amador Zabalbeascoa 16 $25,935 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 257 $129,587 45.57%
Kpmg Llp 250 $101,419 44.48%
Epam Systems Inc 244 $98,656 45.19%
Juniper Networks Us Inc 243 $112,565 45.34%
Lendingclub Corporation 242 $121,330 45.49%
Robinhood Markets Inc 241 $141,935 46.62%
Amazon Corporate Llc 239 $107,560 47.42%
Okta Inc 237 $133,098 47.98%
Citrix Systems Inc 233 $129,543 47.84%
Twilio Inc 229 $131,381 47.91%

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