Worksite city · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in San Diego, CA
17% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 34% get a single lottery entry.
3,868certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$141,100median offer
17%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
1,602new-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 $63k to $258k
Lottery entries
1,602 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 | 1,252 | $157,581 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 495 | $152,506 |
| Data Scientists | 235 | $118,854 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 169 | $122,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 169 | $134,800 |
| Electrical Engineers | 107 | $139,500 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 97 | $172,800 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 94 | $201,074 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 76 | $120,418 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 73 | $129,600 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 60 | $118,600 |
| Industrial Engineers | 54 | $121,846 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 53 | $103,500 |
| Civil Engineers | 45 | $109,309 |
| Project Management Specialists | 37 | $126,765 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 597 | $152,506 |
| Apple Inc. | 505 | $157,581 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 171 | $165,000 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 85 | $130,915 |
| Intuit Inc. | 84 | $161,661 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 62 | $135,069 |
| Asml US, LP | 57 | $130,187 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 50 | $151,900 |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. | 49 | $157,581 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | 46 | $120,037 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 40 | $136,000 |
| Arm, Inc. | 30 | $139,474 |
| Google LLC | 30 | $178,500 |
| Midland Credit Management, Inc | 29 | $93,800 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 26 | $161,650 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 25 | $193,895 |
| Asml US, LLC | 24 | $118,894 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | 23 | $161,000 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 23 | $130,187 |
| Brain Corporation | 22 | $131,876 |
| All other employers | 1,890 | – |