Worksite city · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in Hayward, CA
7% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 41% get a single lottery entry.
286certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$140,000median offer
7%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
97new-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 $60k to $232k
Lottery entries
97 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | 40 | $141,520 |
| Software Developers | 29 | $185,881 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 16 | $156,577 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 14 | $182,997 |
| Data Scientists | 12 | $154,648 |
| Cost Estimators | 10 | $89,502 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 9 | $110,000 |
| Computer Programmers | 9 | $107,203 |
| Chemists | 8 | $113,000 |
| Graphic Designers | 7 | $80,891 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 6 | $230,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 6 | $138,598 |
| Database Administrators | 6 | $152,110 |
| Electrical Engineers | 6 | $147,528 |
| Database Architects | 5 | $185,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Zoox Inc. | 26 | $163,030 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 12 | $182,906 |
| Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | 9 | $147,000 |
| Therm-x of California, Inc. | 9 | $117,458 |
| Stelle Athletica Inc. | 7 | $137,134 |
| 1X Technologies, Inc. | 6 | $133,952 |
| California Crosspoint High School | 6 | $66,945 |
| Haywards Sisters Hospital | 5 | $119,392 |
| RefleXion Medical, Inc. | 5 | $141,211 |
| Sena Info Technologies, Inc | 5 | $89,502 |
| Ultra Clean Technology Systems and Service, Inc. | 5 | $139,033 |
| Wall to Wall, LLC d/b/a Veev | 5 | $150,322 |
| Commex Corp. | 4 | $102,000 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 4 | $186,035 |
| Farasis Energy USA Inc. | 4 | $162,906 |
| Skydio, Inc. | 4 | $157,627 |
| Zillion Group | 4 | $94,047 |
| 92Bio, Inc. | 3 | $97,926 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 3 | $150,300 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 3 | $150,405 |
| All other employers | 157 | – |