Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers in California?

3,644 employers filed H-1B visas for software engineer roles in California this fiscal year. The largest are Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia.

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

1,507 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, Amazon, Meta.

What do H-1B software 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. 15 of the employers here are cap-exempt.

Software Engineer H-1B sponsors in California

employers filed: 3,644
first-time H-1Bs: 9,469
took a first-timer: 1,507
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 3,644 employers

#	Employer	Filings	First-time H-1B	Median pay	Open roles
1	Google337 transfers	3,520	2,160	$199k$167k–$218k	853
2	Amazon104 transfers	1,636	605	$178k$153k–$205k	1,823
3	Apple210 transfers	1,419	349	$182k$157k–$205k	172
4	Meta84 transfers	1,398	511	$221k$186k–$235k	—
5	Nvidia183 transfers	728	225	$191k$173k–$214k	526
6	TikTok275 transfers	534	154	$211k$170k–$265k	786
7	Salesforce107 transfers	531	123	$212k$189k–$245k	113
8	LinkedIn70 transfers	491	230	$183k$153k–$213k	—
9	Walmart1 transfer	476	51	$150k	—
10	Microsoft98 transfers	381	106	$200k$173k–$224k	524
11	Cognizant Technology Solutions USStaffing / consulting · 11 transfers	350	0	$121k$113k–$150k	—
12	Adobe64 transfers	337	126	$190k$165k–$225k	174
13	Tesla68 transfers	333	149	$193k$175k–$227k	—
14	Qualcomm268 transfers	294	270	$141k$130k–$168k	—
15	Cisco Systems76 transfers	246	116	$181k$164k–$212k	215
16	PayPal28 transfers	238	87	$179k$155k–$206k	45
17	Hewlett Packard Enterprise10 transfers	228	56	$181k$139k–$206k	147
18	Uber Technologies92 transfers	215	22	$209k$189k–$239k	—
19	Palo Alto Networks115 transfers	185	96	$186k$165k–$213k	—
20	Databricks62 transfers	182	61	$181k$140k–$191k	188
21	eBay6 transfers	180	18	$211k$186k–$240k	—
22	Deloitte24 transfers	164	5	$156k$139k–$180k	—
23	Waymo44 transfers	157	89	$205k$200k–$240k	174
24	Snowflake31 transfers	156	80	$188k$160k–$201k	94
25	Netflix58 transfers	154	52	$265k$188k–$265k	162
26	ServiceNow37 transfers	147	59	$174k$144k–$204k	152
27	Intel2 transfers	139	59	$156k$144k–$178k	67
28	Zoox34 transfers	127	56	$189k$179k–$214k	118
29	Intuit28 transfers	118	23	$220k$167k–$242k	—
30	Roblox29 transfers	100	37	$255k$227k–$295k	168
31	Zoom Communications6 transfers	98	72	$170k$151k–$188k	—
32	Anthropic60 transfers	96	29	$209k$188k–$214k	243
33	DoorDash28 transfers	93	35	$188k$154k–$188k	83
34	Oracle America39 transfers	83	72	$186k$156k–$214k	250
35	Everpure25 transfers	81	13	$194k$149k–$226k	—
36	Workday7 transfers	73	14	$188k$162k–$202k	111
37	Samsung42 transfers	68	52	$188k$164k–$226k	31
38	Cadence Design Systems6 transfers	68	25	$153k$153k–$174k	76
39	Nokia of America2 transfers	66	16	$183k$151k–$215k	—
40	Zscaler22 transfers	66	9	$197k$170k–$223k	48
41	Docusign10 transfers	65	2	$214k$188k–$214k	—
42	Airbnb32 transfers	64	12	$196k$191k–$204k	44
43	Tata Consultancy ServicesStaffing / consulting · 5 transfers	64	0	$131k$107k–$131k	—
44	Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)40 transfers	63	15	$205k$175k–$215k	—
45	JPMorgan Chaseno transfers	61	6	$184k$166k–$204k	250
46	Fortinetno transfers	59	15	$155k$145k–$178k	—
47	Nutanixno transfers	58	11	$186k$185k–$220k	—
48	OpenAI41 transfers	58	10	$270k$250k–$325k	310
49	Snap12 transfers	57	19	$185k$174k–$188k	54
50	IBMStaffing / consulting · no transfers	55	10	$204k$188k–$265k	—

3,594 more employers filed for this role here

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers in California?: 3,644 employers filed H-1B visas for software engineer roles in California this fiscal year. The largest are Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?: 1,507 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, Amazon, Meta.
What do H-1B software 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. 15 of the employers here are cap-exempt.