Worksite city · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in Irvine, CA
17% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 35% get a single lottery entry.
2,727certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$129,667median offer
17%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
906new-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 $53k to $199k
Lottery entries
906 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 | 563 | $151,549 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 194 | $139,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 193 | $115,835 |
| Data Scientists | 174 | $127,354 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 131 | $146,893 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 100 | $96,450 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 95 | $108,971 |
| Industrial Engineers | 89 | $120,494 |
| Electrical Engineers | 76 | $141,957 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 73 | $75,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 59 | $202,158 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 52 | $124,010 |
| Computer Programmers | 47 | $84,000 |
| Management Analysts | 42 | $101,920 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 38 | $112,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | 164 | $162,113 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 106 | $149,238 |
| University of California, Irvine | 101 | $85,000 |
| Infosys Limited | 72 | $86,403 |
| Ingram Micro Inc. | 72 | $145,246 |
| Blizzard Entertainment, INC. | 44 | $142,625 |
| Panasonic Avionics Corporation | 36 | $156,782 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 35 | $168,397 |
| Edwards Lifesciences LLC | 34 | $120,286 |
| Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC | 34 | $163,000 |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 32 | $130,270 |
| HCL America, Inc. | 30 | $98,987 |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | 30 | $129,667 |
| Capital Group Companies Global | 29 | $182,547 |
| Google LLC | 29 | $174,000 |
| Broadcom Corporation | 28 | $149,724 |
| Field AI, Inc. | 27 | $160,000 |
| Masimo Corporation | 25 | $130,000 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 23 | $86,403 |
| Rivian, LLC | 22 | $133,152 |
| All other employers | 1,754 | – |