State sponsor index
This view uses official DOL LCA worksite-state fields for California, so it is best for spotting where filing activity appears. It is not a promise that an employer will sponsor future roles.
H-1B sponsors in California: official US Department of Labor disclosure data lists 50 recently active employers with California worksites, concentrated in Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY and Seattle, WA — 48 with H-1B labor condition application (LCA) filings and 36 that also show PERM permanent labor certification (green-card) filings. Across those sponsors the median reported wage is $126,774 a year. Retrieved from official US Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data on 2026-08-09.
These are filing records, not job offers. The wage figure is the median of each employer's own median reported LCA wage, so it describes the level California sponsors file at — not what any individual worker earns — and a certified filing is a Department of Labor step, never proof that USCIS approved a petition or that the employer will sponsor a new hire.
Source: DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data. Last verified: . Page updated: .
How to read this state page
Use the state view as a starting point, then open employers for role, wage, source-period, and PERM context before drawing conclusions.
Worksite-state signal
Employers appear here when imported DOL LCA rows list CA as a worksite state. One employer can appear in several state views.
Employer-level detail
Open an employer to compare recent LCA counts, PERM activity, roles, locations, median wage signals, and source periods.
Primary source
DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure DataDate retrieved: . Last verified: . Read the source methodology and import freshness.
State filing snapshot
Rolled up from the 50 most recently active California employers in our imported DOL data. Counts reflect official LCA and PERM worksite rows, not hiring promises or approval rates.
Employers with recent worksite activity
50
Showing the 50 most recently active
Show H-1B (LCA) worksite filings
48
Labor Condition Application signal
Also show PERM (green-card) filings
36
Permanent labor certification signal
Median reported wage
$126,774
Median of per-employer median LCA wages
Top worksite cities
Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY
+ Seattle, WA, Austin, TX
Most common roles in California filings: Software Engineer, Data Engineer, Software Developer, Electrical Engineer. These reflect the job-title fields on official DOL LCA and PERM rows for California worksites.
Source: DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data. Source last verified: . Page updated: .
Strategy & Operations Manager (Health AI)
LCA
3
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Software Engineer, Systems, Software Engineer (Systems), Software Engineer, Product
LCA
8,767
PERM
241
Median wage
$209,720
Software Dev Engineer II, Business Intel Engineer III, Financial Analyst II
LCA
21,587
PERM
120
Median wage
$143,700
DevOps Engineering Manager
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$270,000
Associate Designer
LCA
0
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Director
LCA
0
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Acoustic and Vibration Engineer
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$105,000
Social Media Coordinator
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Market Strategist
LCA
1
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Design Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Industrial Designer
LCA
724
PERM
40
Median wage
$89,398
Senior Software Engineer/Developer, Senior Full Stack Engineer, Principal Software Engineer/Developer
LCA
3,878
PERM
0
Median wage
$126,774
Manager, Salesforce Consulting (Multiple Positions), Senior Manager, SAP Consulting (Multiple Positions), Manager, Delivering Deal Value (Multiple Positions)
LCA
1,224
PERM
163
Median wage
$179,000
Data Engineer, Software Engineer (Java Developer), Software Engineer (Back-end)
LCA
288
PERM
7
Median wage
$130,541
Business Analyst III, Java Analyst III, Java Engineer III
LCA
871
PERM
98
Median wage
$121,638
Software Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Sr. Technical Support Engineer
LCA
773
PERM
148
Median wage
$155,953
Applied Scientist, Applied Scientist, LLM, Integration Engineer
LCA
42
PERM
0
Median wage
$240,000
Director, Advanced Data Analytics and Insights, Senior Manager, Advanced Data Analytics and Insights, Manager, Advanced Data Analytics and Insights
LCA
106
PERM
0
Median wage
$137,696
Senior Design Professional, Architect, Project Engineer
LCA
77
PERM
6
Median wage
$85,000
Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Associate, Assistant Research Scientist
LCA
66
PERM
0
Median wage
$63,000
Data Engineer, Software Developer, Software Engineer
LCA
17
PERM
3
Median wage
$105,810
Software Engineer, Bioinformatics Software Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst II
LCA
331
PERM
24
Median wage
$116,800
SAP ABAP DEVELOPER CONSULTANT, SAP CONSULTANT, Sr. Business Analyst
LCA
65
PERM
10
Median wage
$132,933
Finance Manager, Principal SAP Security Analyst, Sr. eCommerce Software Engineer
LCA
7
PERM
3
Median wage
$135,429
QUALITY ENGINEER
LCA
22
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Mechanical Design Engineer
LCA
6
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Software Developer
LCA
25
PERM
0
Median wage
$112,923
NETWORK ENGINEER, NETWORK SECURITY ANALYST, SYSTEMS ENGINEER
LCA
18
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Electrical Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, Integrated Systems Test Engineer
LCA
5
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Marketing & Business Development Specialist
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$73,000
Growth and Strategy Lead
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$110,000
Territory Engineer
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$100,000
Statistician, Sr. Statistical Analyst, Biostatistician
LCA
83
PERM
15
Median wage
$120,058
Project Engineer - Protection, Project Engineer—Protection, Project Engineer--Protection
LCA
58
PERM
32
Median wage
$111,750
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, DATA ENGINEER
LCA
99
PERM
7
Median wage
$115,918
Associate, Associate, Software Engineering, Associate, Quantitative Engineering
LCA
1,684
PERM
300
Median wage
$138,000
Senior Engineer, Engineer II, Engineer
LCA
3
PERM
94
Median wage
$132,662
Software Developer / Analyst
LCA
70
PERM
10
Median wage
$139,464
Business Intelligence Analyst (Data), Information Technology Project Manager, Business Intelligence Analyst (Data Projects)
LCA
96
PERM
11
Median wage
$125,923
Lead Software Engineer II, Lead Software Engineer I, Senior Software Engineer
LCA
125
PERM
171
Median wage
$120,058
Business and Technology Intelligence Analyst, Systems Engineer
LCA
23
PERM
4
Median wage
$136,906
Assistant Fashion Designer
LCA
4
PERM
3
Median wage
$46,696
Software Engineer, Device Tester
LCA
83
PERM
5
Median wage
$182,312
Project Engineer, Project Manager, Delivery Manager
LCA
34
PERM
6
Median wage
$124,800
Senior Software Developer, Business Intelligence Analyst, Software Developer
LCA
55
PERM
8
Median wage
$101,192
Sr. Electrical Engineer, Sr. Application Engineer, Sr. Field Applications Engineer
LCA
92
PERM
31
Median wage
$127,000
Software Engineer 2 (EN.SOAD.P2), Software Engineer 3, Software Engineer 2
LCA
2,332
PERM
148
Median wage
$157,000
Software Engineers, Senior Software Engineers, Software Engineer
LCA
45
PERM
40
Median wage
$176,156
Technical Account Lead, Senior Business Analyst, Senior Technical Customer Success Manager
LCA
7
PERM
4
Median wage
$164,167
Project Engineer (Civil)
LCA
5
PERM
2
Median wage
$101,878
Fullstack Software Engineer, Security Engineers, Data Scientist
LCA
41
PERM
8
Median wage
$154,022
FAQ
VisaSignal lists employers with imported DOL LCA rows that include California as the worksite state. That is a state-level filing signal, not a promise that an employer is currently hiring or will sponsor a future role.
Start with the employer filing counts, then open individual employers to compare roles, worksites, wage signals, PERM activity, and source periods. The same employer can appear in several states when official LCA rows list multiple worksite locations.
No. A certified LCA is a Department of Labor labor-condition filing signal. USCIS decides H-1B petitions separately, so state sponsor pages should be used as research context rather than approval records.
The California filing snapshot rolls up the most frequent job titles and worksite cities across the employers shown, using the role and city fields from official DOL LCA and PERM disclosure rows. In recent California filings, the worksite cities that appear most often are Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX. The most common job titles are Software Engineer, Data Engineer, Software Developer, Electrical Engineer. Read it as where recent filing activity clusters in California, not as a ranking of which employers are easiest to get sponsored by.
Across the California employers shown here, the median reported LCA wage is $126,774 a year, taken from the wage fields on official DOL disclosure rows and verified on 2026-08-09. It is a median of each employer's own median, so it describes the wage level California sponsors file at rather than what any individual worker earns, and DOL wage fields exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. The roles behind these filings are mostly Software Engineer, Data Engineer, Software Developer, Electrical Engineer.
Yes. Every California employer shown here is built from free, public DOL OFLC disclosure data, so there is no paywall or login. VisaSignal layers the worksite-state grouping, the role and city rollups, and source-period caveats on top of the raw government files.
Employers here are flagged when imported DOL PERM (permanent labor certification) rows list California worksites, shown alongside their H-1B LCA filings, often concentrated in Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX. A certified PERM is an earlier step toward an employment-based green card, but it is a Department of Labor labor-market signal only — not a guarantee of green-card approval, a job offer, or future sponsorship.
Major sponsor states
California, Texas, New York and the other large tech, finance, and healthcare labor markets consistently carry the highest H-1B/LCA worksite filing volumes in the official DOL disclosure data. Jump straight to the states job seekers search most.
Related states
Each state page uses the same DOL worksite-state fields, so cross-state navigation is useful when comparing nearby filing activity or expanding a job search.
Related research
State activity is one signal. Combine it with role-level wage pages and PERM processing context before drawing conclusions for a specific search.