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San Diego, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 12,507 certified H-1B applications for jobs in San Diego, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $130,600 a year. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$130,600
Middle half earn
$112,882 to $159,702
Top 10% earn over
$184,974
Certified filings
12,507

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Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.3,201$126,880–$119,434 – $152,027
Apple Inc.1,147$157,000−9%$139,500 – $177,154
Amazon.com Services LLC464$154,4000%$129,000 – $176,800
ServiceNow, Inc.293$127,774−11%$110,283 – $152,173
Intuit Inc.221$161,891−7%$138,221 – $195,600
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.209$130,187–$121,597 – $157,581
Asml US, LP198$129,412+3%$110,781 – $147,475
Illumina, Inc.186$126,909–$101,468 – $151,520
Qualcomm Incorporated152$120,037–$104,744 – $140,800
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC131$151,700−5%$145,700 – $173,000
Midland Credit Management, Inc104$82,500–$78,900 – $103,565
Dexcom, Inc.99$135,138–$118,903 – $157,290
Google LLC98$172,000−6%$157,254 – $191,750
Accenture LLP78$131,061+2%$114,379 – $145,100
Becton, Dickinson and Company75$135,000+1%$122,500 – $154,500
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP69$158,250+10%$114,000 – $193,895
Arm, Inc.67$159,702+3%$128,898 – $176,134
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.65$136,282−17%$126,880 – $152,506
Microsoft Corporation64$181,710+8%$161,118 – $200,652
Amazon Web Services, Inc.64$159,200+4%$150,154 – $173,500
San Diego State University62$108,000–$88,654 – $135,753
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.61$130,187−9%$114,252 – $157,581
HCL America Inc57$104,250−5%$92,622 – $136,906
Cymer, LLC55$126,880–$108,139 – $139,400
Psemi Corporation55$137,000–$123,500 – $157,581
MediaTek USA Inc.51$152,000−3%$129,000 – $177,067
Tata Consultancy Services Limited49$92,248+8%$81,058 – $97,802
NVIDIA Corporation48$184,0000%$176,000 – $196,650
Intel Corporation45$162,082+30%$128,898 – $191,152
University of California, San Diego44$86,667+5%$77,795 – $140,493
Brain Corporation43$130,187–$116,820 – $142,082
ResMed Digital Health Inc.43$160,000–$134,000 – $169,500
Icw Group Holdings, Inc.43$136,552–$102,710 – $146,328
GoFundMe, Inc.41$220,000–$193,000 – $245,000
Vastek Inc40$81,598−5%$77,189 – $94,578
Sysintelli Inc.40$102,500−2%$100,250 – $122,000
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.39$121,722–$108,600 – $136,010
Deloitte Consulting LLP37$140,917+2%$120,411 – $195,800
Axos Bank36$113,660–$102,000 – $126,250
University of San Diego34$98,874–$78,918 – $131,150
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.34$153,005+4%$135,320 – $174,600
LTIMindtree Limited32$94,807−9%$92,212 – $117,900
ResMed Corp.32$122,940–$102,096 – $171,000
Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.31$164,000+16%$134,500 – $188,500
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.30$118,144−2%$94,318 – $135,200
NXP USA, Inc.30$158,658+10%$147,994 – $197,996
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp29$136,552+30%$120,765 – $148,928
Infogain Corporation28$104,914−5%$94,757 – $115,024
Tesla, Inc.27$144,133−3%$135,000 – $166,022
The University of Southern California26$75,264+6%$65,666 – $91,343

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Software Engineer408$121,597−12%$110,232 – $130,187
Senior Software Engineer355$126,942−14%$121,597 – $152,027
Staff Software Engineer198$152,479−16%$152,027 – $184,974
Software Developer176$126,880+22%$109,540 – $141,250
Senior ASICS Engineer130$119,434–$112,882 – $119,434
Software Engineering Systems124$157,581−11%$151,018 – $177,154
ASICS Engineer121$119,434–$112,882 – $119,434
Software Development Engineer - Test117$161,700−7%$146,328 – $177,154
Senior Cellular System Test Engineer110$121,597–$121,597 – $126,880
Software Development Engineer - Firmware107$157,581−11%$143,187 – $177,154
Software Development Engineer II87$154,400−7%$147,300 – $170,400
Staff ASICS Engineer85$143,187–$136,282 – $143,187
Senior Staff Software Engineer80$177,154−7%$171,080 – $184,459
Data Scientist80$107,900−9%$98,805 – $133,450
Cellular System Test Engineer78$99,505–$98,784 – $102,602
Machine Learning Engineer72$126,880−25%$123,000 – $148,420
Senior Machine Learning Engineer71$133,000−29%$133,000 – $140,800
Applied Scientist II71$170,000−4%$157,300 – $177,000
Senior Camera Engineer67$119,434–$114,500 – $122,500
Senior Staff ASICS Engineer62$166,941–$159,702 – $166,941
GPU Engineer62$119,434–$112,882 – $119,434
Business Analyst60$82,018−8%$78,900 – $82,500
Assistant Professor59$108,000−1%$91,212 – $138,396
Tools and Automation Engineer59$152,027−7%$131,822 – $177,154
Staff Cellular System Test Engineer57$152,027–$146,328 – $152,027
Senior Hardware Engineer55$119,434−7%$112,882 – $119,434
Staff Engineer55$158,000+2%$135,500 – $166,941
Senior Modem Technologies Engineer55$119,500–$119,500 – $128,000
Systems Test Engineer48$99,2970%$98,784 – $99,605
Senior GPU Engineer48$125,000–$125,000 – $133,600
Camera Engineer47$119,434–$112,882 – $119,434
Senior Systems Test Engineer47$121,597–$107,000 – $126,880
Software Engineer II43$137,343+6%$127,140 – $150,050
Systems Engineer43$112,882+21%$112,321 – $120,217
Staff Hardware Engineer41$143,187–$136,282 – $143,187
Senior Cellular Technologies Engineer40$114,500–$114,500 – $119,434
Software Development Engineering39$157,581−15%$152,027 – $184,974
Staff Modem Technologies Software Engineer39$152,027–$146,328 – $155,000
Hardware Engineer39$112,882−26%$109,274 – $121,922
Mechanical Engineer38$108,430+20%$100,568 – $119,392
Senior Modem Technologies Software Engineer38$121,597–$121,597 – $127,720
Senior Engineer36$137,641−1%$128,424 – $152,147
Module Design Engineer36$139,500−12%$135,400 – $147,815
Electrical Engineer35$139,500+47%$124,453 – $166,600
Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer34$150,500–$150,500 – $159,100
Software Development Engineer I33$125,200−3%$121,700 – $131,600
Data Engineer31$103,958−2%$102,232 – $129,438
Software Engineering31$175,058+3%$160,745 – $199,568
Staff Camera Engineer31$143,187–$139,000 – $143,187
Senior Cellular Technologies Software Engineer31$121,597–$121,597 – $126,880

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023830$131,716
20244,752$126,880
20254,726$130,187
20262,199$139,500

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