LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Google H-1B filings in California
Short answer
Google filed 1,817 H-1B labor condition applications for IT roles in California (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 71% of its 2,571 IT filings. The most common occupation there is software developers (1,427) and the most common city is Mountain View (875).
Job titles filed in California
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,285 |
| Research Scientist | 89 |
| Technical Program Manager | 44 |
| Product Manager | 39 |
| Research Engineer | 34 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Mountain View | 875 |
| Sunnyvale | 703 |
| San Bruno | 73 |
| San Francisco | 67 |
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 1,427 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 144 |
| Information Technology Project Managers | 62 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 9 | 1% |
| Level II | 899 | 71% |
| Level III | 245 | 19% |
| Level IV | 109 | 9% |
Median offered wage in California: $200,000 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $187,741 on the same filings. Compare with prevailing wages by area.
Google in other states
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| All states | 2,571 |
| Washington | 308 |
| New York | 255 |
| Texas | 49 |
| Massachusetts | 31 |
| Georgia | 25 |
| Colorado | 20 |