Worksite city · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in Carlsbad, CA
11% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 35% get a single lottery entry.
247certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$130,194median offer
11%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
72new-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 $44k to $258k
Lottery entries
72 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 Developers | 65 | $136,020 |
| Data Scientists | 25 | $102,710 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 15 | $148,000 |
| Electrical Engineers | 13 | $136,989 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 13 | $130,677 |
| Industrial Engineers | 11 | $103,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 7 | $166,026 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 6 | $77,723 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 6 | $142,749 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 6 | $126,853 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 6 | $152,506 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | 6 | $99,171 |
| Chemists | 5 | $121,722 |
| Management Analysts | 4 | $94,800 |
| Computer Network Architects | 4 | $135,697 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 16 | $144,153 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 16 | $130,187 |
| Maxlinear, Inc. | 14 | $144,290 |
| Viasat Inc. | 14 | $136,404 |
| Gemological Institute of America, Inc. | 13 | $140,000 |
| Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. | 13 | $146,013 |
| Rockstar San Diego, Inc. | 11 | $113,630 |
| Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. | 11 | $136,906 |
| GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. | 8 | $87,022 |
| Alphatec Spine Inc. | 5 | $139,933 |
| HM Electronics, Inc. | 5 | $153,005 |
| Persistent Systems Limited | 5 | $137,821 |
| Vuori Clothing | 5 | $74,526 |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $144,114 |
| Tech Pundits, Inc. | 4 | $130,520 |
| Activision Publishing INC | 3 | $101,816 |
| Aptera Motors Corp | 3 | $164,800 |
| Arlo Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $154,500 |
| DirectAvenue, Inc. | 3 | $82,500 |
| Innovative Consulting, Inc. | 3 | $130,000 |
| All other employers | 88 | – |