Top H-1B Sponsors in California (2026)
2,981 employers list California addresses on their DOL Labor Condition Applications, totaling 16,523 H-1B filings. The table below ranks them by filing volume, with approval rates and average prevailing wages.
2,981
Sponsoring Employers
16,523
Total Filings
98%
Approval Rate
DOL labor condition
$152K
Avg Salary
prevailing wage
H-1B Sponsoring Companies in California
| Apple Inc. | 1,629 | 100% | $179K | Software Development Engineering |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 828 | 100% | $224K | Software Engineer |
| Google LLC | 779 | 100% | $201K | Software Engineer |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 449 | 99% | $195K | Software Engineer |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 325 | 100% | $180K | Strategic Operations Lead, AI Data Operations |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 324 | 99% | $211K | Software Engineering SMTS |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 311 | 99% | $156K | Senior ASICS Engineer |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 243 | 99% | $126K | Senior Technical Architect |
| Intel Corporation | 239 | 100% | $144K | Component Design Engineer |
| PayPal, Inc. | 200 | 100% | $193K | Sr Software Engineer |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 154 | 100% | $157K | Software Engineer |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 141 | 100% | $171K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Adobe Inc. | 129 | 98% | $205K | Software Development Engineer |
| Intuit Inc. | 125 | 100% | $190K | Senior Software Engineer |
| eBay Inc. | 122 | 100% | $203K | MTS 1, Software Engineer |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 118 | 100% | $197K | Software Engineer |
| UST Global Inc | 114 | 100% | $118K | SPECIALIST I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 93 | 100% | $160K | MTS Silicon Design Engineer |
| MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC | 86 | 99% | $118K | SOFTWARE ENGINEER |
| TikTok Inc. | 80 | 100% | $207K | Software Engineer |
| Snowflake Inc. | 79 | 99% | $184K | Software Engineer |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 79 | 99% | $189K | Principal Engineer Software |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | 79 | 94% | $155K | Senior Diagnostic Controls Engineer |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 77 | 97% | $225K | Software Engineer |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 73 | 100% | $114K | Postdoctoral Research Affiliate |
| Zoox, Inc. | 73 | 100% | $188K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Docusign Inc. | 73 | 100% | $198K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 72 | 99% | $155K | Staff SW Engineer |
| Databricks, Inc. | 72 | 100% | $171K | Sr. Software Engineer |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 72 | 100% | $180K | Software Engineer |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | 70 | 100% | $154K | Staff Integration Lead - Cockpit & Trim |
| SNAP INC. | 69 | 93% | $178K | Software Engineer (4) |
| University of California, San Francisco | 67 | 96% | $108K | Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Netflix, Inc. | 65 | 100% | $259K | Software Engineer |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLC | 58 | 100% | $297K | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 57 | 100% | $205K | Software Engineer |
| Safeway Inc. | 51 | 100% | $165K | Staff Engineer Software |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 50 | 100% | $122K | User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Designer |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 50 | 100% | $191K | Software Engineer II |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | 49 | 100% | $119K | Lead Software Engineer |
| Workday, Inc. | 49 | 96% | $176K | Sr Software Development Engineer |
| Applied Materials, Inc | 48 | 100% | $154K | Process Support Engineer |
| TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. | 47 | 89% | $224K | Software Engineer, Ads ML Infrastructure - USDS |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 47 | 96% | $120K | Postdoctoral Scholar |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | 46 | 98% | $92K | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee |
| Arm, Inc. | 46 | 100% | $167K | Staff Engineer |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 45 | 100% | $155K | Sr. SW Engineer |
| University of California, Berkeley | 45 | 98% | $98K | Postdoctoral Scholar Employee |
| Amgen Inc. | 43 | 98% | $139K | Specialist Software Engineer |
| PERSISTENT SYSTEMS, INC. | 41 | 88% | $149K | Computer Programmer II |
| Tiger Analytics, Inc. | 41 | 80% | $166K | Data Engineering Analyst |
| Stripe, Inc. | 41 | 95% | $167K | Software Engineer |
| Genentech, Inc. | 41 | 100% | $144K | Data Scientist |
| Anthropic, PBC | 40 | 100% | $171K | Member of Technical Staff |
| University of California, Davis | 40 | 98% | $115K | Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 39 | 100% | $159K | Principal Application Engineer |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 38 | 95% | $164K | Quality Engineer |
| SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 37 | 100% | $166K | Software Engineer II |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 36 | 100% | $176K | Software Development Engineer |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 36 | 100% | $171K | Physical Design Senior Staff Engineer |
| PURE STORAGE, INC. | 35 | 100% | $209K | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) |
| DENKEN SOLUTIONS, INC. | 34 | 100% | $125K | DATA ENGINEER |
| Social Finance, LLC | 34 | 100% | $216K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Waymo LLC | 34 | 100% | $233K | Software Engineer |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 34 | 100% | $180K | Software Development Engineer |
| Roblox Corporation | 34 | 100% | $270K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 33 | 100% | $164K | Staff Systems Engineer |
| Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc. | 32 | 100% | $226K | Staff Software Engineer |
| Coinbase, Inc. | 31 | 100% | $206K | Software Engineer |
| Lam Research Corporation | 31 | 100% | $150K | Data Scientist |
| Infogain Corporation | 29 | 100% | $125K | Technology Lead |
| Nutanix, Inc. | 29 | 100% | $190K | Member of Technical Staff |
| Experian Information Solutions, Inc. | 29 | 97% | $148K | Senior Software Engineer |
| KLA Corporation | 28 | 100% | $165K | Software Engineer |
| Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC | 27 | 100% | $180K | Integration Engineer II |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 27 | 96% | $180K | Software Engineer, FinCrimes |
| AIRBNB, INC. | 27 | 100% | $189K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 27 | 100% | $159K | Sr Manager, Statistical Programming |
| California Institute of Technology | 26 | 100% | $98K | Research Scientist |
| The University of Southern California | 25 | 100% | $101K | Research Associate |
| PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED | 25 | 100% | $138K | Computer Programmer II |
| Xilinx, Inc. | 25 | 96% | $180K | MTS Silicon Design Engineer |
| Maplebear Inc. | 24 | 100% | $184K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 24 | 100% | $98K | Project Scientist |
| City National Bank | 24 | 100% | $125K | Lead Application Administrator |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. | 24 | 100% | $144K | Staff Software Engineer |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 24 | 100% | $148K | Computer Systems Engineer 3 |
| CARIAD, Inc. | 24 | 96% | $175K | Software Engineer III |
| DGN Technologies, Inc | 23 | 96% | $144K | Salesforce Consultant |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE | 23 | 96% | $108K | POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR |
| Credit Karma, LLC | 23 | 96% | $217K | Software Engineer III |
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | 22 | 82% | $173K | Research Scientist |
| Specs Inc. | 22 | 95% | $165K | Software Engineer (4) |
| Block, Inc. | 22 | 100% | $207K | EMV and Certification Specialist |
| Reddit, Inc. | 22 | 100% | $268K | Machine Learning Engineer |
| NAGARRO, INC | 21 | 100% | $97K | COMPUTER PROGRAMMER |
| Vastek Inc | 21 | 100% | $88K | Validation Engineer |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | 21 | 100% | $169K | Senior Software Engineer |
| Illumina, Inc. | 21 | 95% | $135K | Principal, Salesforce Architecture |
| Farmers Group, Inc. | 21 | 100% | $150K | Agile Developer Team Member |
How this list is built
Every company here lists a California work location on at least one Labor Condition Application filed with the Department of Labor. An LCA is the wage-and-conditions filing that precedes the actual H-1B petition to USCIS, so a high filing count signals an employer that regularly starts the sponsorship process. Approval rate reflects the DOL labor condition decision, not the final USCIS visa outcome or the cap lottery.
Data reflects DOL disclosure records through fiscal year 2026. This page revalidates every 24 hours.