Sponsor FinderSOC 17-2141CAUpdated September 2026
H-1B Sponsors for Mechanical Engineers in California
83 employers filed 8,403 H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Mechanical Engineers with worksites in California between FY2010 and FY2026. The 50 largest are ranked below, with DOL certification outcomes and a sponsor-health signal.
- Employers
- 83top 50 listed
- Filings
- 8,40328% of all 29,773 for this role
- Certified
- 89.7%across those listed
- Median wage
- $115,000across 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 8,403 of the 29,773 total shown on the Mechanical Engineers occupation page (28%); 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- Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?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 83 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.
Showing 50 of 50 sponsors · all filings FY2010–FY2026.
| # | Wage levels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla, Inc. | 1,216 | 92.5% | $123,500 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 46%, Level III: 32%, Level IV: 15% | |
| 2 | Apple Inc. | 1,089 | 90.6% | $155,043 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 2%, Level II: 12%, Level III: 35%, Level IV: 51% | |
| 3 | VMware LLC | 261 | 97.3% | $170,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100% | |
| 4 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 237 | 68.8% | $91,187 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100% | |
| 5 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | 225 | 94.2% | $101,878 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 50%, Level II: 12%, Level III: 32%, Level IV: 6% | |
| 6 | Xilinx, Inc. | 213 | 95.3% | $112,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 33%, Level IV: 33% | |
| 7 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 210 | 94.8% | $120,324 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 2%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 29% | |
| 8 | HCL AMERICA INC | 198 | 99.0% | $91,749 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 14%, Level II: 63%, Level III: 21%, Level IV: 2% | |
| 9 | RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC | 185 | 82.2% | $155,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 7%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 70%, Level IV: 6% | |
| 10 | KLA Corporation | 181 | 100.0% | $158,137 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 45%, Level III: 34%, Level IV: 11% | |
| 11 | Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 172 | 88.4% | $94,319 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 40%, Level III: 60% | |
| 12 | NVIDIA Corporation | 170 | 97.6% | $150,459 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 16%, Level III: 22%, Level IV: 54% | |
| 13 | Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 152 | 97.4% | $161,667 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 9%, Level III: 58%, Level IV: 33% | |
| 14 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 135 | 91.1% | $121,065 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 9%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 19%, Level IV: 50% | |
| 15 | Lucid USA, Inc. | 133 | 98.5% | $142,854 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 35%, Level III: 34%, Level IV: 28% | |
| 16 | Google LLC | 131 | 85.5% | $142,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 50%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 19% | |
| 17 | Sandisk Technologies, Inc. | 128 | 89.1% | $94,268 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100% | |
| 18 | Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc. | 123 | 89.4% | $91,749 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100% | |
| 19 | L&T Technology Services Limited | 117 | 88.9% | $70,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100% | |
| 20 | Faraday & Future Inc. | 108 | 63.9% | $110,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 38%, Level III: 8%, Level IV: 46% | |
| 21 | Altera Corporation | 103 | 82.5% | $94,438 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 33%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 50% | |
| 22 | Goodrich Corporationlast filed FY2013 | 93 | 79.6% | $83,000 | — | |
| 23 | MediaTek USA Inc. | 85 | 87.1% | $144,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 4%, Level II: 23%, Level III: 56%, Level IV: 17% | |
| 24 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 84 | 88.1% | $111,480 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 77%, Level III: 15%, Level IV: 8% | |
| 25 | ESENCIA TECHNOLOGIES INClast filed FY2019 | 79 | 58.2% | $115,000 | — | |
| 26 | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 78 | 88.5% | $124,675 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 19%, Level II: 26%, Level III: 32%, Level IV: 23% | |
| 27 | Lam Research Corporation | 78 | 92.3% | $115,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 7%, Level II: 40%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 37% | |
| 28 | Nutanix, Inc. | 77 | 55.8% | $208,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 2%, Level III: 5%, Level IV: 93% | |
| 29 | NICUSA, INC.last filed FY2018 | 74 | 97.3% | $170,000 | — | |
| 30 | WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 71 | 87.3% | $122,760 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100% | |
| 31 | KLA-TENCOR CORPORATIONlast filed FY2018 | 70 | 81.4% | $100,000 | — | |
| 32 | Meta Platforms, Inc | 69 | 100.0% | $210,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 5%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 64% | |
| 33 | Qlogic LLClast filed FY2017 | 68 | 82.4% | $118,830 | — | |
| 34 | GlobalLogic Inc. | 66 | 84.8% | $123,926 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 42%, Level III: 50%, Level IV: 8% | |
| 35 | Karma Automotive, Inc. | 64 | 98.4% | $87,275 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100% | |
| 36 | Broadcom Corporationlast filed FY2018 | 62 | 71.0% | $115,838 | — | |
| 37 | SOURCE ENGINEERING SERVICES | 60 | 96.7% | $80,134 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 25%, Level II: 38%, Level III: 38% | |
| 38 | ASML US, LLC | 58 | 94.8% | $114,573 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 43%, Level II: 57% | |
| 39 | ASML US, LP | 58 | 94.8% | $125,948 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 40%, Level III: 48%, Level IV: 12% | |
| 40 | Seagate US LLC | 58 | 96.6% | $113,350 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 20%, Level III: 60%, Level IV: 20% | |
| 41 | Microsoft Corporation | 54 | 87.0% | $129,244 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100% | |
| 42 | TSMC Technology, Inc. | 54 | 92.6% | $107,786 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 83%, Level II: 17% | |
| 43 | Yahoo Holdings Inc. | 54 | 70.4% | $95,805 | — | |
| 44 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 51 | 98.0% | $145,000 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100% | |
| 45 | OmniVision Technologies, Inc. | 50 | 92.0% | $101,074 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 33%, Level II: 50%, Level III: 17% | |
| 46 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 49 | 93.9% | $142,355 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 3%, Level II: 18%, Level III: 21%, Level IV: 58% | |
| 47 | Hermes Microvision, Inc. | 49 | 95.9% | $87,797 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100% | |
| 48 | Cymer, LLC | 48 | 83.3% | $93,038 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100% | |
| 49 | GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc. | 47 | 85.1% | $93,557 | Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100% | |
| 50 | FACEBOOK, INC.last filed FY2019 | 46 | 93.5% | $140,000 | — |
- Filings
- 1,216
- Certified
- 92.5%
- Median wage
- $123,500
- Filings
- 1,089
- Certified
- 90.6%
- Median wage
- $155,043
- Filings
- 261
- Certified
- 97.3%
- Median wage
- $170,000
- Filings
- 237
- Certified
- 68.8%
- Median wage
- $91,187
- Filings
- 225
- Certified
- 94.2%
- Median wage
- $101,878
- Filings
- 213
- Certified
- 95.3%
- Median wage
- $112,000
- Filings
- 210
- Certified
- 94.8%
- Median wage
- $120,324
- Filings
- 198
- Certified
- 99.0%
- Median wage
- $91,749
- Filings
- 185
- Certified
- 82.2%
- Median wage
- $155,000
- Filings
- 181
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Median wage
- $158,137
- Filings
- 172
- Certified
- 88.4%
- Median wage
- $94,319
- Filings
- 170
- Certified
- 97.6%
- Median wage
- $150,459
- Filings
- 152
- Certified
- 97.4%
- Median wage
- $161,667
- Filings
- 135
- Certified
- 91.1%
- Median wage
- $121,065
- Filings
- 133
- Certified
- 98.5%
- Median wage
- $142,854
- Filings
- 131
- Certified
- 85.5%
- Median wage
- $142,000
- Filings
- 128
- Certified
- 89.1%
- Median wage
- $94,268
- Filings
- 123
- Certified
- 89.4%
- Median wage
- $91,749
- Filings
- 117
- Certified
- 88.9%
- Median wage
- $70,000
- Filings
- 108
- Certified
- 63.9%
- Median wage
- $110,000
- Filings
- 103
- Certified
- 82.5%
- Median wage
- $94,438
- Filings
- 93
- Certified
- 79.6%
- Median wage
- $83,000
- Filings
- 85
- Certified
- 87.1%
- Median wage
- $144,000
- Filings
- 84
- Certified
- 88.1%
- Median wage
- $111,480
- Filings
- 79
- Certified
- 58.2%
- Median wage
- $115,000
- Filings
- 78
- Certified
- 88.5%
- Median wage
- $124,675
- Filings
- 78
- Certified
- 92.3%
- Median wage
- $115,000
- Filings
- 77
- Certified
- 55.8%
- Median wage
- $208,000
- Filings
- 74
- Certified
- 97.3%
- Median wage
- $170,000
- Filings
- 71
- Certified
- 87.3%
- Median wage
- $122,760
- Filings
- 70
- Certified
- 81.4%
- Median wage
- $100,000
- Filings
- 69
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Median wage
- $210,000
- Filings
- 68
- Certified
- 82.4%
- Median wage
- $118,830
- Filings
- 66
- Certified
- 84.8%
- Median wage
- $123,926
- Filings
- 64
- Certified
- 98.4%
- Median wage
- $87,275
- Filings
- 62
- Certified
- 71.0%
- Median wage
- $115,838
- Filings
- 60
- Certified
- 96.7%
- Median wage
- $80,134
- Filings
- 58
- Certified
- 94.8%
- Median wage
- $114,573
- Filings
- 58
- Certified
- 94.8%
- Median wage
- $125,948
- Filings
- 58
- Certified
- 96.6%
- Median wage
- $113,350
- Filings
- 54
- Certified
- 87.0%
- Median wage
- $129,244
- Filings
- 54
- Certified
- 92.6%
- Median wage
- $107,786
- Filings
- 54
- Certified
- 70.4%
- Median wage
- $95,805
- Filings
- 51
- Certified
- 98.0%
- Median wage
- $145,000
- Filings
- 50
- Certified
- 92.0%
- Median wage
- $101,074
- Filings
- 49
- Certified
- 93.9%
- Median wage
- $142,355
- Filings
- 49
- Certified
- 95.9%
- Median wage
- $87,797
- Filings
- 48
- Certified
- 83.3%
- Median wage
- $93,038
- Filings
- 47
- Certified
- 85.1%
- Median wage
- $93,557
- Filings
- 46
- Certified
- 93.5%
- Median wage
- $140,000
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 Mechanical Engineers is sponsored
Other states with enough Mechanical Engineers filings to publish a sponsor breakdown.
Other occupations sponsored in California
Roles with a publishable sponsor breakdown in this state.
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Understand the data
Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.