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Foster City, CA, 94404 H-1B market data

Name: Foster City, CA, 94404 H-1B / LCA market
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Summary

Employers in Foster City, CA, 94404 filed 17,625 H-1B labor condition applications (LCAs) across 1,476 employers between FY2016-FY2026.

The filings cover 6,987 distinct role titles.

Top sponsoring employers include Visa U.S.A. Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Zoox, Inc., Visa Technology & Operations LLC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC.

The most common sponsored roles were Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Sr. Sw Engineer, Software Developer, Programmer Analyst.

LCA filings are labor-condition applications certified by the U.S. Department of Labor, not active job postings or approved USCIS H-1B petitions.

Role rows Wage rows Trends

Market summary

Market ID	zip:94404
Match type	postal_code
City	Foster City
State	CA
Postal code	94404
LCA filings	17,625
Companies	1,476
Role titles	6,987
Fiscal-year coverage	FY2016 to FY2026

Wage summary

Annualized low min	$31,200
Annualized high max	$445,120,000
Annualized low average	$212,499
Outlier count	14

Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 94404.

Top companies

Company	LCA filings	Cases	Low wage min	High wage max	First FY	Latest FY
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	1,663	1,663	50,800	445,120,000	2,016	2,026
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	1,647	1,647	49,886	16,947,840	2,016	2,026
Zoox, Inc.	1,562	1,562	72,571	11,960,000	2,018	2,026
Visa Technology & Operations LLC	1,144	1,144	81,600	22,140,000	2,018	2,026
Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC	471	471	64,230	415,792,000	2,017	2,026
Qualys, Inc.	460	460	66,772	290,698,720	2,018	2,026
CyberSource Corporation	455	455	88,168	327,400	2,016	2,026
Conga	424	424	53,747	228,960	2,016	2,025
CTSUS	379	379	74,464	190,000	2,018	2,026
INFOSYS LIMITED	367	367	66,074	162,387	2,016	2,026
INOVANT, LLC.	361	361	76,500	221,600	2,016	2,020
WIPRO LIMITED	223	223	60,000	172,786	2,016	2,025
IQVIA Inc.	218	218	68,000	385,500	2,018	2,026
IXL Learning, Inc.	199	199	70,000	300,000	2,018	2,026
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC.	182	182	68,141	255,187	2,016	2,019

Top roles

Title	SOC	LCA filings	Low wage min	High wage max
SOFTWARE ENGINEER	15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS	379	$76,107	$200,000
SOFTWARE ENGINEER	15-1252.00 Software Developers	302	$107,640	$4,680,000
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER	15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS	175	$77,000	$220,000
Senior Software Engineer	15-1252.00 Software Developers	160	$113,443	$360,000
SR. SW ENGINEER	15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS	159	$93,600	$160,000
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER	15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS	148	$74,000	$250,000
SOFTWARE ENGINEER	15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications	140	$94,203	$319,284
PROGRAMMER ANALYST	15-1131 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS	120	$60,000	$105,000
SOFTWARE ENGINEER	15-1133.00 Software Developers, Systems Software	110	$96,616	$220,000
SR. SW ENGINEER	15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications	103	$90,236	$215,400
VALIDATION ENGINEER	17-2199 ENGINEERS, ALL OTHER	103	$70,179	$120,000
STAFF SW ENGINEER	15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications	94	$92,516	$194,400
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER	15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications	81	$94,162	$250,000
STAFF SW ENGINEER	15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS	79	$101,970	$188,300
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER	15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications	73	$96,616	$289,200

Market trend

Period	LCA count	Role titles	SOC codes	Avg wage low	Avg prevailing	Certified	Certification rate
2016 Q2	1,802	703	77	$99,406	$92,553	1,709	94.8%
2017 Q2	1,667	675	73	$105,267	$222,812	1,575	94.5%
2018 Q2	1,872	790	74	$115,187	$108,895	1,765	94.3%
2019 Q2	2,062	897	75	$120,825	$114,807	1,993	96.7%
2020 Q1	344	200	63	$146,382	$119,067	337	98.0%
2020 Q2	568	307	76	$421,262	$114,261	553	97.4%
2020 Q3	442	280	65	$118,375	$114,124	437	98.9%
2020 Q4	302	184	54	$133,567	$126,237	289	95.7%
2021 Q1	261	178	42	$132,606	$126,021	256	98.1%
2021 Q2	703	407	77	$130,580	$121,495	693	98.6%
2021 Q3	1,114	603	95	$129,211	$120,944	1,101	98.8%
2021 Q4	300	195	56	$138,252	$128,786	290	96.7%
2022 Q1	264	179	42	$139,769	$128,923	261	98.9%
2022 Q2	510	295	70	$138,111	$126,259	497	97.5%
2022 Q3	446	273	70	$760,680	$127,433	441	98.9%
2022 Q4	242	169	63	$142,189	$133,475	240	99.2%
2023 Q1	260	174	59	$141,543	$133,814	258	99.2%
2023 Q2	724	417	87	$142,318	$130,641	713	98.5%
2023 Q3	328	214	70	$143,235	$130,973	326	99.4%
2023 Q4	256	171	67	$146,853	$135,268	253	98.8%
2024 Q1	181	127	46	$290,547	$148,344	178	98.3%
2024 Q2	354	214	68	$148,086	$137,183	348	98.3%
2024 Q3	448	282	70	$1,757,984	$138,826	433	96.7%
2024 Q4	282	192	62	$163,479	$152,775	280	99.3%
2025 Q1	246	182	59	$161,779	$151,244	242	98.4%
2025 Q2	395	247	75	$824,930	$144,382	390	98.7%
2025 Q3	425	263	72	$156,854	$146,708	420	98.8%
2025 Q4	242	179	56	$204,514	$159,080	238	98.3%
2026 Q2	585	318	72	$180,986	$158,721	573	97.9%

Frequently asked questions

How many H-1B filings are in Foster City, CA, 94404?: Foster City, CA, 94404 has 17,625 H-1B LCA filings on record from 1,476 employers (FY2016-FY2026). LCA filings are labor-condition applications certified by the U.S. Department of Labor, not active job postings or approved USCIS H-1B petitions.
Which companies sponsor H-1B workers in Foster City, CA, 94404?: The top H-1B sponsors in Foster City, CA, 94404 include Visa U.S.A. Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Zoox, Inc., Visa Technology & Operations LLC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC.
What roles are sponsored for H-1B in Foster City, CA, 94404?: The most common H-1B roles in Foster City, CA, 94404 are Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Sr. Sw Engineer, Software Developer, Programmer Analyst.

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