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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

#EmployerFilingsFirst-time H-1BMedian payOpen roles
1Amazon36 transfers508290$185k$165k$203k1,823
2Google54 transfers268143$200k$181k$222k853
3Walmart2 transfers18430$172k$134k$172k
4Meta20 transfers18066$212k$179k$225k
5TikTok82 transfers12326$220k$170k$270k786
6Adobe22 transfers11243$188k$164k$210k174
7Intuit36 transfers9031$181k$156k$209k
8Apple18 transfers7630$172k$142k$176k172
9Uber Technologies12 transfers6726$173k$161k$192k
10LinkedIn21 transfers5419$186k$170k$210k
11Microsoft14 transfers388$210k$182k$224k524
12PayPal15 transfers354$188k$174k$201k45
13Teslano transfers278$162k$135k$175k
14C3.ai1 transfer2514$170k$155k$184k
15eBay5 transfers258$190k$181k$205k
16Visa3 transfers245$195k$164k$195k101
17Genentech6 transfers237$164k$126k$195k
18Amgen3 transfers196$143k$137k$170k35
19Capital One4 transfers194$159k$149k$172k667
20Roblox7 transfers178$249k$199k$266k168
21Waymo7 transfers177$205k$197k$230k174
22Salesforce5 transfers152$211k$171k$250k113
23Midland Credit Managementno transfers1412$84k$84k$94k
24Cisco Systems3 transfers149$177k$142k$178k215
25Nvidia8 transfers140$169k$164k$195k526
26AccentureStaffing / consulting · no transfers139$276k$195k$276k
27Hippocratic AIno transfers1212$240k$240k$250k
28Insight GlobalStaffing / consulting · 4 transfers128$115k$104k$130k
29The Leland Stanford, Jr University1 transfer127$123k$105k$155k
30Databricks3 transfers127$153k188
31Netflix6 transfers124$276k$174k$276k162
32Airbnb3 transfers123$165k$151k$179k44
33Prime Healthcare Management1 transfer118$65k$65k$73k
34Deloitteno transfers117$107k$102k$141k
35Snap2 transfers115$159k$159k$195k54
36LatentView AnalyticsStaffing / consulting · no transfers115$147k$138k$174k
37SAP5 transfers113$171k$168k$211k
38DoorDash4 transfers112$195k$179k$217k83
39JPMorgan Chaseno transfers110$174k$164k$225k250
40TWG Resources LLC1 transfer109$200k$126k$200k
41Lyft3 transfers107$165k$148k$165k77
42Pinterest1 transfer106$174k$134k$225k69
43Applied Materials3 transfers104$148k$142k$151k85
44Robinhood7 transfers103$179k$149k$179k93
45Thumbtack7 transfers101$175k$140k$175k9
46Qualcomm9 transfers99$174k$117k$206k
47Oracle America6 transfers98$176k$134k$201k250
48Boston Consulting Groupno transfers98$160k$145k$190k
49Western Digital Technologies3 transfers96$174k$158k$175k
50Federal Express4 transfers94$166k$164k$179k

1,113 more employers filed for this role here

The big names are the ones everyone applies to. The rest of this list is where your application isn't one of 2,000. Pro opens all of it, with the filters.

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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.