H1B Salary Data

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H-1B sponsors in Palo Alto, CA

Employers filed 12,584 labor condition applications for jobs in Palo Alto, CA in fiscal years 2023–2026. Median offered base salary: $177,387.

Applications (LCAs)12,584
Median offered salary$177,387
Middle half of salaries$148,500–$210,000
10th–90th percentile$124,000–$243,800

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Top sponsors

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Tesla, Inc.2,174$170,000
VMware, Inc.859$196,652
Amazon.com Services LLC826$192,500
Rivian Automotive, LLC576$188,338
JPMorgan Chase & Co.442$185,000
Rubrik, Inc.350$185,000
Pinterest, Inc.345$182,395
Snap Inc.340$181,478
The Leland Stanford, Jr University245$83,000
SAP Labs, LLC231$161,924
Salesforce, Inc.218$225,306
Ariba, Inc.173$158,748
Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC160$200,260
Stanford Health Care145$134,326
Ford Motor Company141$172,860
A9.com INC111$185,600
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.111$145,000
Navan, Inc.108$170,914
Rivian, LLC100$176,250
SAP America, Inc.93$167,731
Guardant Health, Inc.87$162,896
AppLovin Corporation85$180,000
Tencent America LLC84$200,000
Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.82$197,333
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC80$175,000
Wing Aviation LLC78$181,750
SambaNova Systems Inc.77$165,000
X.ai LLC72$280,000
HP Inc.71$155,594
ActiveHours, Inc.65$183,310
SuccessFactors, Inc.59$155,000
Mistral AI, Inc.56$280,000
Latitude AI, LLC55$199,534
PsiQuantum Corp.54$158,621
Tinder LLC54$187,741
Glean Technologies, Inc.52$210,000
Bofa Securities, Inc.52$175,000
Arc Research Institute52$104,500
Mongodb, Inc.48$198,890
Also, Inc.48$225,000
Aisera, Inc.47$148,500
Match Group LLC42$187,331
CA, Inc.42$166,512
Plume Design, Inc.41$165,000
Hippocratic AI, Inc40$240,000
InnoPeak Technology, Inc.38$170,539
Palantir Technologies Inc.38$170,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp38$170,914
East West Bank37$188,294
Hippo Employee Services Inc.34$150,500
Visa Technology & Operations LLC33$154,981
X Corp.33$225,000
Rhombus Power, Inc.31$140,000
Spotnana Technology, Inc.30$195,000
Next Insurance, Inc.29$200,000
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.28$186,790
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.27$88,060
Xage Security, Inc.27$145,000
Uniphore Technologies North America, Inc.26$190,000
Google LLC25$169,000

Occupations

OccupationLCAsMedian salary
Software Developers5,212$187,741
Data Scientists669$170,778
Mechanical Engineers582$160,680
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects559$170,914
Computer and Information Research Scientists523$208,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers421$239,200
Industrial Engineers401$154,000
Electrical Engineers371$180,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers241$155,353
Operations Research Analysts174$150,000
Mechatronics Engineers174$176,113
Financial and Investment Analysts171$163,828
Molecular and Cellular Biologists168$93,418
Computer Systems Analysts159$165,547
Lawyers158$240,000
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer113$161,562
Statisticians100$160,000
Computer Hardware Engineers96$220,000
Supply Chain Managers90$165,398
Sales Engineers83$160,000
Industrial Production Managers82$169,782
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists81$132,486
Logisticians77$127,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers74$227,656
Software Developers, Applications74$160,000
Software Developers, Systems Software69$170,000
Marketing Managers68$209,955
Computer Programmers67$130,853
Project Management Specialists65$160,000
Graphic Designers64$137,966

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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).