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Security Engineer H-1B sponsors in California

employers filed
247
first-time H-1Bs
182
took a first-timer
97
median pay
$181k

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 247 employers

#EmployerFilingsFirst-time H-1BMedian payOpen roles
1Ernst & Young U.S1 transfer357$205k$177k–$220k—
2Googleno transfers3223$176k$164k–$202k893
3Amazon1 transfer158$193k$180k–$200k1,841
4TikTok10 transfers154$192k$166k–$214k764
5Deloitte6 transfers151$161k$155k–$178k—
6Palo Alto Networks12 transfers1312$181k$161k–$208k—
7Intuit1 transfer122$233k$186k–$249k—
8ServiceNow1 transfer105$139k$93k–$186k233
9Salesforce1 transfer100$185k$178k–$233k167
10Visano transfers90$169k$139k–$194k98
11Qualcomm7 transfers77$185k$185k–$185k—
12Cisco Systems1 transfer75$181k$153k–$186k238
13PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Servicesno transfers72$200k$200k–$222k2
14Lucid USA1 transfer63$194k$166k–$194k—
15Adobe1 transfer62$212k$106k–$234k62
16Metano transfers62$234k$181k–$240k—
17Nvidia4 transfers60$184k$153k–$208k708
18Microsoft2 transfers52$236k$182k–$254k140
19CoreWeave3 transfers52$242k$224k–$266k95
20Riot Gamesno transfers42$145k$140k–$145k65
21Snap1 transfer40$202k$185k–$202k68
22GenuineIT LLCStaffing / consulting · no transfers33$110k—
23Intelno transfers32$136k109
24Applied Intuition1 transfer32$154k142
25Teslano transfers32$207k—
26Whatnot1 transfer32$210k—
27Coinbaseno transfers32$219k108
28DepthFirst AI, Inc.2 transfers31$250k—
29Credit Karmano transfers31$294k—
30LinkedIn1 transfer31$204k—
31Zoom Communicationsno transfers31$180k—
32Stellar Development Foundation1 transfer30$210k—
33Crusoe Energy Systems3 transfers30$210k76
34eBay1 transfer30$198k—
35Keysight Technologiesno transfers30$165k—
36Persistent SystemsStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers30$138k—
37Hot Topic, Inc.no transfers22$77k—
38SHEIN Technology LLCno transfers22$145k—
39Smart Energy Systems, Inc.no transfers22$105k—
40Red Bull North America, Inc.no transfers22$130k—
41Everlaw, Inc.no transfers22$194k—
42Lcptracker, Inc.no transfers22$105k—
43OpenAI1 transfer21$425k324
44Appleno transfers21$181k277
45Guidewire Softwareno transfers21$194k30
46Roblox1 transfer21$246k192
47Postman, Inc.1 transfer21$186k—
48Autodeskno transfers21$194k1
49Mercor.io Corporation1 transfer21$250k—
50Wavestrong Inc.no transfers21$150k—
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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for security engineers in California?
247 employers filed H-1B visas for security engineer roles in California this fiscal year. The largest are Ernst & Young U.S, Google, Amazon, TikTok, Deloitte.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?
97 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 Google, Palo Alto Networks, Amazon.
What do H-1B security engineers earn in California?
The median salary on these filings is about $181k 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. 1 of the employers here are cap-exempt.