H1B Report
Sponsor FinderSOC 15-2051CAUpdated September 2026

H-1B Sponsors for Data Scientists in California

205 employers filed 20,740 H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Data Scientists with worksites in California between FY2010 and FY2026. The 50 largest are ranked below, with DOL certification outcomes and a sponsor-health signal.

Employers
205top 50 listed
Filings
20,74029% of all 70,879 for this role
Certified
92.2%across those listed
Median wage
$133,207across the sponsors listed

How this total is counted: filings from employers with at least 25 for this occupation in this state, a resolved employer and a recorded worksite state. That is 20,740 of the 70,879 total shown on the Data Scientists occupation page (29%); the remainder is the long tail of employers below the publishing threshold.

How to read this

Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?
No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa. What an LCA is.
Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?
No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset. How certification rate works.
Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?
No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score. How sponsor health is calculated.
Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?
No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck. How the prevailing wage works.
Is the most recent fiscal year complete?
Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.
Why are some occupations or states missing?
Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Top 50 sponsors, ranked

The 50 highest-volume of 205 employers that filed for this role here. Filter and sort instantly — everything below is already on the page, so nothing reloads. Your view is shareable: the URL updates as you filter.

Derived from DOL certification and denial outcomes and recent filing volume. It describes DOL paperwork outcomes only — not USCIS approval, job quality, or an endorsement. Withdrawn filings are not counted against a sponsor. Full methodology at /methodology#sponsor-healthNot enough recent filings to score this sponsor for this role and location — fewer than 25 filings, or none in the last 5 fiscal years. Absence of a score is not a negative signal. Full methodology at /methodology#sponsor-health

This employer filed at least one WARN Act notice in the last 24 months — a state-mandated advance announcement of a planned mass layoff or closure. A notice is an announcement, not a completed layoff, and it is not evidence of any link between the employer’s H-1B filings and its workforce plans.

Prevailing-wage level (any of)

Showing 50 of 50 sponsors · all filings FY2010–FY2026.

  • Filings
    1,318
    Certified
    98.6%
    Median wage
    $193,372
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 21%, Level III: 30%, Level IV: 39%
  • #2Google LLC
    Filings
    1,230
    Certified
    92.8%
    Median wage
    $172,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 48%, Level III: 37%, Level IV: 14%
  • Filings
    1,072
    Certified
    91.6%
    Median wage
    $158,642
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 21%, Level III: 69%, Level IV: 7%
  • #4FACEBOOK, INC.last filed FY2019
    Filings
    690
    Certified
    88.3%
    Median wage
    $140,000
  • #5AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)last filed FY2023
    Filings
    634
    Certified
    93.7%
    Median wage
    $130,416
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 23%, Level II: 61%, Level III: 15%, Level IV: 1%
  • Filings
    631
    Certified
    100.0%
    Median wage
    $154,100
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 69%, Level III: 18%, Level IV: 2%
  • Filings
    605
    Certified
    90.4%
    Median wage
    $77,709
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
  • #8PayPal, Inc.
    Filings
    525
    Certified
    84.2%
    Median wage
    $140,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 50%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 14%
  • Filings
    508
    Certified
    85.4%
    Median wage
    $122,158
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 28%, Level III: 45%, Level IV: 27%
  • Filings
    471
    Certified
    90.9%
    Median wage
    $118,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 49%, Level III: 36%, Level IV: 15%
  • #11Apple Inc.
    Filings
    451
    Certified
    93.3%
    Median wage
    $164,509
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 10%, Level III: 20%, Level IV: 66%
  • #12eBay Inc.
    Filings
    401
    Certified
    82.5%
    Median wage
    $135,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 29%
  • #13Intuit Inc.
    Filings
    379
    Certified
    93.1%
    Median wage
    $148,790
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 11%, Level III: 46%, Level IV: 43%
  • Filings
    347
    Certified
    98.0%
    Median wage
    $179,830
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 4%, Level II: 43%, Level III: 44%, Level IV: 9%
  • Filings
    278
    Certified
    96.4%
    Median wage
    $132,300
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 37%, Level III: 56%, Level IV: 8%
  • Filings
    242
    Certified
    95.5%
    Median wage
    $134,494
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 46%, Level IV: 17%
  • #17TikTok Inc.
    Filings
    237
    Certified
    94.9%
    Median wage
    $221,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 25%, Level II: 28%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 22%
  • #18Netflix, Inc.
    Filings
    212
    Certified
    94.8%
    Median wage
    $180,877
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 8%, Level III: 5%, Level IV: 84%
  • #19Tesla, Inc.
    Filings
    200
    Certified
    91.0%
    Median wage
    $130,250
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 13%, Level II: 52%, Level III: 24%, Level IV: 12%
  • #20Adobe Inc.
    Filings
    193
    Certified
    98.4%
    Median wage
    $175,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 56%, Level III: 23%, Level IV: 12%
  • #21AIRBNB, INC.
    Filings
    172
    Certified
    97.1%
    Median wage
    $163,500
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 32%, Level III: 61%, Level IV: 5%
  • Filings
    163
    Certified
    90.2%
    Median wage
    $120,432
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 43%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 22%
  • #23Amgen Inc.
    Filings
    160
    Certified
    93.1%
    Median wage
    $123,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 16%, Level II: 34%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 18%
  • Filings
    156
    Certified
    94.9%
    Median wage
    $216,500
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 17%, Level II: 32%, Level III: 26%, Level IV: 26%
  • #25Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.last filed FY2023
    Filings
    156
    Certified
    96.2%
    Median wage
    $79,758
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
  • #26LYFT, Inc.
    Filings
    145
    Certified
    94.5%
    Median wage
    $139,500
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 31%, Level II: 37%, Level III: 33%
  • #27MIRAFRA INClast filed FY2018
    Filings
    145
    Certified
    99.3%
    Median wage
    $85,000
  • Filings
    142
    Certified
    88.7%
    Median wage
    $104,236
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 4%, Level II: 44%, Level III: 36%, Level IV: 16%
  • Filings
    129
    Certified
    81.4%
    Median wage
    $142,336
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 2%, Level II: 81%, Level III: 16%, Level IV: 1%
  • Filings
    123
    Certified
    95.1%
    Median wage
    $120,849
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 18%, Level III: 30%, Level IV: 48%
  • Filings
    121
    Certified
    100.0%
    Median wage
    $160,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 72%, Level III: 20%
  • Filings
    111
    Certified
    94.6%
    Median wage
    $86,500
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 67%, Level III: 33%
  • #33TWITTER, INC.last filed FY2019
    Filings
    110
    Certified
    92.7%
    Median wage
    $133,207
  • Filings
    108
    Certified
    68.5%
    Median wage
    $135,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 4%, Level II: 38%, Level III: 46%, Level IV: 13%
  • Filings
    107
    Certified
    80.4%
    Median wage
    $112,445
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 41%, Level III: 26%, Level IV: 32%
  • #36LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITEDlast filed FY2018
    Filings
    107
    Certified
    90.7%
    Median wage
    $63,808
  • Filings
    107
    Certified
    99.1%
    Median wage
    $164,312
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 10%, Level III: 10%, Level IV: 69%
  • Filings
    106
    Certified
    93.4%
    Median wage
    $67,850
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 50%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 14%
  • Filings
    106
    Certified
    100.0%
    Median wage
    $127,691
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 32%, Level III: 20%, Level IV: 48%
  • Filings
    103
    Certified
    93.2%
    Median wage
    $200,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 17%, Level II: 37%, Level III: 29%, Level IV: 17%
  • #41NetApp, Inc.
    Filings
    102
    Certified
    82.4%
    Median wage
    $115,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100%
  • #42SNAP INC.
    Filings
    102
    Certified
    82.4%
    Median wage
    $131,382
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 4%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 29%
  • Filings
    100
    Certified
    82.0%
    Median wage
    $124,051
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 43%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 17%
  • Filings
    97
    Certified
    97.9%
    Median wage
    $181,813
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 6%, Level II: 27%, Level III: 19%, Level IV: 49%
  • Filings
    97
    Certified
    100.0%
    Median wage
    $84,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 53%, Level III: 34%, Level IV: 9%
  • Filings
    94
    Certified
    93.6%
    Median wage
    $147,388
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 5%, Level II: 62%, Level III: 25%, Level IV: 8%
  • Filings
    92
    Certified
    73.9%
    Median wage
    $98,467
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 63%, Level IV: 38%
  • Filings
    82
    Certified
    85.4%
    Median wage
    $86,761
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 53%, Level II: 28%, Level III: 12%, Level IV: 7%
  • Filings
    78
    Certified
    85.9%
    Median wage
    $62,400
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
  • Filings
    78
    Certified
    67.9%
    Median wage
    $170,000
    Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 2%, Level II: 6%, Level III: 29%, Level IV: 63%

How the sponsor-health signal is calculated

The badge blends each sponsor’s DOL certification rate (weighted toward the last five fiscal years), its denial rate, and its recent filing volume. Withdrawn filings are not counted against a sponsor, because a withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped. Sponsors with too few or too old filings show “Limited data” rather than a score. It reflects DOL paperwork outcomes only — not USCIS approval, pay quality, or an endorsement. Full methodology.

Where else Data Scientists is sponsored

Other states with enough Data Scientists filings to publish a sponsor breakdown.