Worksite city · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in Alameda, CA
7% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 45% get a single lottery entry.
249certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$139,000median offer
7%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
74new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $69k to $232k
Lottery entries
74 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 22 | $114,138 |
| Industrial Engineers | 20 | $117,458 |
| Data Scientists | 19 | $180,000 |
| Software Developers | 18 | $163,438 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 15 | $170,914 |
| Computer Programmers | 13 | $107,203 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 13 | $138,778 |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 10 | $93,995 |
| Statisticians | 7 | $184,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 7 | $172,099 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 6 | $124,051 |
| Compliance Officers | 5 | $112,736 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 5 | $133,328 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 5 | $212,700 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 4 | $118,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | 41 | $133,952 |
| Exelixis, Inc | 33 | $209,085 |
| Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. | 27 | $139,000 |
| Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. | 12 | $146,000 |
| HCL America, Inc. | 10 | $107,203 |
| MBH Architects Inc. | 8 | $93,995 |
| Epia Neuro, Inc. | 7 | $212,700 |
| Pyka Inc. | 6 | $166,566 |
| Anthro Energy | 5 | $121,025 |
| Science Corporation | 5 | $172,099 |
| Brillio, LLC | 4 | $138,445 |
| Lingo US INC. | 4 | $142,000 |
| Abbott Diabetes Care Sales Corporation | 3 | $170,000 |
| Rondo Energy, Inc. | 3 | $170,000 |
| Saarman Construction, LTD | 3 | $110,000 |
| Webcor Construction LP | 3 | $108,618 |
| All other employers | 75 | – |