H1B Salary Data

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Employers filed 18,819 labor condition applications for jobs in San Diego, CA in fiscal years 2023–2026. Median offered base salary: $128,898.

Applications (LCAs)18,819
Median offered salary$128,898
Middle half of salaries$111,280–$155,397
10th–90th percentile$90,503–$181,709

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Top sponsors

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.5,250$126,880
Apple Inc.1,376$155,397
Amazon.com Services LLC679$149,040
ServiceNow, Inc.391$126,880
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.358$126,880
Asml US, LP324$121,550
Illumina, Inc.314$121,846
Intuit Inc.310$157,120
Qualcomm Incorporated243$116,626
TuSimple, Inc.201$110,136
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC192$150,100
Dexcom, Inc.164$130,000
Google LLC141$169,160
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP124$160,000
Midland Credit Management, Inc123$82,500
Accenture LLP116$129,350
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.104$121,748
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.100$132,257
Becton, Dickinson and Company95$135,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.94$159,200
San Diego State University89$108,000
Cymer, LLC88$120,610
Tata Consultancy Services Limited83$89,378
Microsoft Corporation78$180,350
Psemi Corporation77$135,000
Intel Corporation75$138,445
MediaTek USA Inc.74$144,000
HCL America Inc73$109,387
Arm, Inc.67$159,702
ResMed Digital Health Inc.66$160,000
Axos Bank60$112,527
Icw Group Holdings, Inc.59$123,302
Sysintelli Inc.59$108,000
Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.58$150,000
Brain Corporation55$130,000
University of California, San Diego55$86,900
NVIDIA Corporation53$184,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp51$121,382
VAStek Inc.49$98,166
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.48$121,722
ResMed Corp.48$146,500
GoFundMe, Inc.45$217,500
Deloitte Consulting LLP44$138,000
University of San Diego43$98,249
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.41$152,506
LTIMindtree Limited41$95,108
Epsilon Data Management LLC40$135,576
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.36$107,526
Infogain Corporation36$100,881
NXP USA, Inc.35$156,500
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.35$117,728
Eli Lilly and Company33$139,000
Tesla, Inc.32$146,718
HP Inc.32$122,688
Viphemeral Inc.32—
The University of Southern California31$82,433
Kforce Inc.31$135,190
Meta Platforms, Inc30$202,678
Deloitte & Touche LLP30$75,088
Mitchell International, Inc.30$120,000

Occupations

OccupationLCAsMedian salary
Software Developers6,558$134,772
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer3,304$128,898
Data Scientists754$114,720
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects718$125,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers665$114,982
Electrical Engineers391$135,000
Computer Systems Analysts388$116,626
Computer and Information Systems Managers374$195,840
Mechanical Engineers347$116,480
Industrial Engineers288$106,500
Computer and Information Research Scientists278$160,000
Molecular and Cellular Biologists248$115,000
Accountants and Auditors240$90,000
Operations Research Analysts214$116,528
Architectural and Engineering Managers170$174,817
Civil Engineers159$99,507
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists140$80,000
Chemists138$115,500
Mechatronics Engineers137$129,625
Biochemists and Biophysicists136$105,500
Database Administrators127$131,300
Financial and Investment Analysts125$95,000
Industrial Production Managers122$171,000
Project Management Specialists122$120,700
Management Analysts107$110,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers100$114,704
Computer Hardware Engineers95$170,000
Statisticians94$120,000
Sales Engineers87$136,422
Software Developers, Applications82$101,109

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).