H-1B in San Diego, CA
H-1B sponsorship in San Diego, CA (LCA, FY2017–2026).
How many H-1B workers are sponsored in San Diego, CA?
46,501 H-1B LCA filings are on record in San Diego, CA (FY2017 to FY2026, U.S. Department of Labor) at an $113k median base salary. The top sponsors are Qualcomm, Apple, and Amazon.
H-1B filings
46,501
FY2017–2026*
Median base salary
$113,314
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$92k–$139k
interquartile range
Top employers
10
sponsoring here
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top roles filed for here
Most H-1B filings by job title
- 1Software Engineer1,996
- 2Senior Software Engineer1,251
- 3Software Developer738
- 4Staff Software Engineer699
- 5Senior Asics Engineer353
- 6Asics Engineer317
- 7Staff Asics Engineer254
- 8Systems Test Engineer250
- 9Programmer Analyst244
- 10Senior Systems Test Engineer235
Top H-1B employers in San Diego, CA
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this city
- 1Qualcomm11,577 filings$120k
- 2Apple1,965 filings$155k
- 3Amazon1,137 filings$146k
- 4Illumina1,016 filings$105k
- 5Intuit836 filings$130k
- 6ServiceNow769 filings$114k
- 7ASML690 filings$114k
- 8TuSimple609 filings$101k
- 9Tata Consultancy Services445 filings$73k
- 10Sony435 filings$139k
