Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in California?

1,163 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in California this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Google, Walmart, Meta, TikTok.

Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?

567 of them filed at least one petition for new H-1B employment — the kind someone on OPT or abroad needs. Among employers that aren't staffing firms, the most active are Amazon, Google, Meta.

What do H-1B data scientists earn in California?

The median salary on these filings is about $166k a year.

What does cap-exempt mean?

Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and government research labs can file H-1Bs at any time of year with no lottery. 13 of the employers here are cap-exempt.

Data Scientist H-1B sponsors in California

employers filed: 1,163
first-time H-1Bs: 1,682
took a first-timer: 567
median pay: $166k

Every employer that filed an H-1B for this role here, from this fiscal year's official filings. The column most lists leave out is first-time H-1B: plenty of big sponsors mostly take transfers, which is no help if you're on OPT or applying from abroad.

Showing the top 50 of 1,163 employers

#	Employer	Filings	First-time H-1B	Median pay	Open roles
1	Amazon36 transfers	508	290	$185k$165k–$203k	1,841
2	Google54 transfers	268	143	$200k$181k–$222k	893
3	Walmart2 transfers	184	30	$172k$134k–$172k	—
4	Meta20 transfers	180	66	$212k$179k–$225k	—
5	TikTok82 transfers	123	26	$220k$170k–$270k	764
6	Adobe22 transfers	112	43	$188k$164k–$210k	62
7	Intuit36 transfers	90	31	$181k$156k–$209k	—
8	Apple18 transfers	76	30	$172k$142k–$176k	277
9	Uber Technologies12 transfers	67	26	$173k$161k–$192k	—
10	LinkedIn21 transfers	54	19	$186k$170k–$210k	—
11	Microsoft14 transfers	38	8	$210k$182k–$224k	140
12	PayPal15 transfers	35	4	$188k$174k–$201k	82
13	Teslano transfers	27	8	$162k$135k–$175k	—
14	C3.ai1 transfer	25	14	$170k$155k–$184k	—
15	eBay5 transfers	25	8	$190k$181k–$205k	—
16	Visa3 transfers	24	5	$195k$164k–$195k	98
17	Genentech6 transfers	23	7	$164k$126k–$195k	—
18	Amgen3 transfers	19	6	$143k$137k–$170k	23
19	Capital One4 transfers	19	4	$159k$149k–$172k	870
20	Roblox7 transfers	17	8	$249k$199k–$266k	192
21	Waymo7 transfers	17	7	$205k$197k–$230k	177
22	Salesforce5 transfers	15	2	$211k$171k–$250k	167
23	Midland Credit Managementno transfers	14	12	$84k$84k–$94k	—
24	Cisco Systems3 transfers	14	9	$177k$142k–$178k	238
25	Nvidia8 transfers	14	0	$169k$164k–$195k	708
26	AccentureStaffing / consulting · no transfers	13	9	$276k$195k–$276k	—
27	Hippocratic AIno transfers	12	12	$240k$240k–$250k	—
28	Insight GlobalStaffing / consulting · 4 transfers	12	8	$115k$104k–$130k	—
29	The Leland Stanford, Jr University1 transfer	12	7	$123k$105k–$155k	—
30	Databricks3 transfers	12	7	$153k	197
31	Netflix6 transfers	12	4	$276k$174k–$276k	128
32	Airbnb3 transfers	12	3	$165k$151k–$179k	48
33	Prime Healthcare Management1 transfer	11	8	$65k$65k–$73k	—
34	Deloitteno transfers	11	7	$107k$102k–$141k	—
35	Snap2 transfers	11	5	$159k$159k–$195k	68
36	LatentView AnalyticsStaffing / consulting · no transfers	11	5	$147k$138k–$174k	—
37	SAP5 transfers	11	3	$171k$168k–$211k	—
38	DoorDash4 transfers	11	2	$195k$179k–$217k	94
39	JPMorgan Chaseno transfers	11	0	$174k$164k–$225k	429
40	TWG Resources LLC1 transfer	10	9	$200k$126k–$200k	—
41	Lyft3 transfers	10	7	$165k$148k–$165k	68
42	Pinterest1 transfer	10	6	$174k$134k–$225k	89
43	Applied Materials3 transfers	10	4	$148k$142k–$151k	96
44	Robinhood7 transfers	10	3	$179k$149k–$179k	73
45	Thumbtack7 transfers	10	1	$175k$140k–$175k	8
46	Qualcomm9 transfers	9	9	$174k$117k–$206k	—
47	Oracle America6 transfers	9	8	$176k$134k–$201k	332
48	Boston Consulting Groupno transfers	9	8	$160k$145k–$190k	—
49	Western Digital Technologies3 transfers	9	6	$174k$158k–$175k	—
50	Federal Express4 transfers	9	4	$166k$164k–$179k	—

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in California?: 1,163 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in California this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Google, Walmart, Meta, TikTok.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?: 567 of them filed at least one petition for new H-1B employment — the kind someone on OPT or abroad needs. Among employers that aren't staffing firms, the most active are Amazon, Google, Meta.
What do H-1B data scientists earn in California?: The median salary on these filings is about $166k a year.
What does cap-exempt mean?: Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and government research labs can file H-1Bs at any time of year with no lottery. 13 of the employers here are cap-exempt.