H-1B in San Francisco, CA
H-1B sponsorship in San Francisco, CA (LCA, FY2017–2026).
How many H-1B workers are sponsored in San Francisco, CA?
138,288 certified H-1B LCA filings are on record in San Francisco, CA (FY2017 to FY2025, U.S. Department of Labor) at a $139k median base salary. The top sponsors are Salesforce, Uber, and Ernst & Young.
H-1B filings
138,288
FY2017–2026*
Median base salary
$139,068
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$108k–$174k
interquartile range
Top employers
10
sponsoring here
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top roles hired here
Most H-1B filings by job title
- 1Software Engineer13,987
- 2Senior Software Engineer5,561
- 3Data Scientist1,781
- 4Associate1,454
- 5Product Manager1,450
- 6Software Developer1,181
- 7Engineering Manager1,075
- 8Postdoctoral Scholar1,044
- 9Analyst940
- 10Software Engineering Smts843
Top H-1B employers in San Francisco, CA
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this city
- 1Salesforce7,907 filings$205k
- 2Uber4,434 filings$139k
- 3Ernst & Young3,383 filings$128k
- 4Google2,906 filings$169k
- 5University of California, San Francisco2,690 filings$79k
- 6Amazon2,577 filings$165k
- 7Airbnb1,845 filings$182k
- 8Deloitte1,827 filings$112k
- 9Infosys1,438 filings$102k
- 10X Corp.1,330 filings$150k
