Worksite city · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in San Mateo, CA
33% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 24% get a single lottery entry.
1,134certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$192,000median offer
33%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
341new-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 $70k to $304k
Lottery entries
341 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 | 506 | $212,490 |
| Data Scientists | 99 | $198,670 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 56 | $264,680 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 53 | $185,497 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 30 | $162,236 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 27 | $209,082 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 25 | $123,000 |
| Engineers, All Other | 25 | $205,000 |
| Management Analysts | 23 | $181,850 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 22 | $146,850 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 18 | $139,150 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 17 | $160,000 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | 17 | $153,691 |
| Database Architects | 15 | $178,000 |
| Project Management Specialists | 13 | $164,715 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Roblox Corporation | 237 | $259,420 |
| Verkada, Inc | 79 | $175,000 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 67 | $182,500 |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | 38 | $185,286 |
| Skydio, Inc. | 36 | $205,000 |
| Fireworks.ai, Inc. | 32 | $230,000 |
| IXL Learning, Inc. | 26 | $161,637 |
| Skild AI, Inc. | 23 | $225,000 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 18 | $150,855 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 17 | $188,923 |
| Upstart Network, Inc. | 16 | $191,600 |
| Ebates Performance Marketing, Inc. | 14 | $180,730 |
| Freshworks Inc. | 13 | $179,733 |
| IQVIA Inc. | 12 | $157,513 |
| Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC | 10 | $176,287 |
| Wisdom AI, Inc. | 10 | $225,000 |
| AuraSellAI, Inc. | 9 | $225,000 |
| Glass Imaging, Inc. | 8 | $165,000 |
| SnapLogic, Inc. | 8 | $173,750 |
| Zynga, Inc. | 7 | $164,715 |
| All other employers | 454 | – |