Checked Oct 23, 2026

H-1B Salaries in San Diego, CA

H-1B Labor Condition Applications for jobs located in San Diego, CA, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 3,113; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $139,500; Middle half $120,037 to $171,600
Positions requested: 56,732; On certified filings
California median offered: $165,000; All certified filings

Top employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	454	$152,506
2	Apple Inc.	431	$157,017
3	Amazon.com Services LLC	150	$164,700
4	Asml US, LP	76	$127,026
5	ServiceNow, Inc.	72	$130,187
6	Intuit Inc.	69	$162,646
7	Illumina, Inc.	48	$130,915
8	Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC	43	$151,700
9	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	41	$136,971
10	Qualcomm Incorporated	38	$120,037
11	Dexcom, Inc.	30	$135,200
12	Midland Credit Management, Inc	29	$93,800
13	Arm, Inc.	25	$128,898
14	Google LLC	25	$180,000
15	Amazon Web Services, Inc.	21	$163,300
16	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	21	$189,290
17	Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	21	$130,187
18	Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	20	$130,187
19	Brain Corporation	19	$130,187
20	GoFundMe, Inc.	19	$223,000
21	Cymer, LLC	18	$123,896
22	MediaTek USA Inc.	18	$158,000
23	NVIDIA Corporation	18	$184,974
24	Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.	16	$121,722
25	Psemi Corporation	16	$135,000
26	ResMed Digital Health Inc.	14	$158,500
27	SHEIN Technology LLC	14	$135,000
28	Becton, Dickinson and Company	13	$135,000
29	Eli Lilly and Company	13	$150,075
30	University of San Diego	13	$145,643

Top occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	989	$157,581
2	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	393	$152,506
3	Data Scientists	201	$116,958
4	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	143	$120,300
5	Computer Occupations, All Other	123	$138,875
6	Computer and Information Research Scientists	91	$173,400
7	Electrical Engineers	87	$139,500
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	75	$215,634
9	Mechanical Engineers	55	$133,956
10	Biological Scientists, All Other	54	$121,500
11	Computer Systems Analysts	53	$120,037
12	Industrial Engineers	42	$121,846
13	Accountants and Auditors	41	$104,000
14	Civil Engineers	33	$109,309
15	Chemists	32	$121,722
16	Operations Research Analysts	32	$119,759
17	Project Management Specialists	32	$128,750
18	Financial and Investment Analysts	31	$113,880
19	Biochemists and Biophysicists	30	$116,355
20	Architectural and Engineering Managers	29	$188,200
21	Industrial Production Managers	26	$174,537
22	Engineers, All Other	24	$155,000
23	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24	$85,213
24	Materials Engineers	24	$139,500
25	Database Administrators	22	$135,949
26	Sales Engineers	22	$143,978
27	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	21	$123,219
28	Computer Hardware Engineers	20	$175,000
29	Computer Programmers	20	$115,000
30	Database Architects	17	$155,000

Most common job titles

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Engineer	71	$130,187
2	Software Engineering Systems	61	$157,581
3	Software Developer	57	$133,702
4	Senior Software Engineer	53	$157,581
5	Staff Software Engineer	42	$184,974
6	Applied Scientist II	39	$175,000
7	Data Scientist	38	$102,855
8	Software Development Engineer - Firmware	35	$157,581
9	Software Development Engineer - Test	30	$152,027
10	Tools and Automation Engineer	25	$135,138
11	Software Development Engineering	23	$171,600
12	Software Engineer II	21	$149,071
13	Software Dev Engineer II	19	$162,600
14	Electrical Engineer	18	$139,500
15	Electronics Engineer	17	$139,500
16	Software Development Engineer II	17	$147,300
17	Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester	17	$134,800
18	Applied Scientist I	16	$166,100
19	Staff Engineer	16	$159,500
20	Graduate Engineer	14	$128,898

Data sources

H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Data as of 06/30/2026

City is the work location on the filing, matched to Census place names.

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