LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Meta H-1B filings in California
Short answer
Meta filed 1,276 H-1B labor condition applications for IT roles in California (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 61% of its 2,082 IT filings. The most common occupation there is software developers (855) and the most common city is Menlo Park (936).
Job titles filed in California
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 738 |
| Research Scientist | 123 |
| Production Engineer | 61 |
| Data Scientist | 48 |
| Software Engineering Manager | 31 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Menlo Park | 936 |
| Sunnyvale | 132 |
| Burlingame | 103 |
| San Francisco | 29 |
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 855 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 139 |
| Information Technology Project Managers | 75 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 89 | 10% |
| Level II | 241 | 28% |
| Level III | 159 | 19% |
| Level IV | 368 | 43% |
Median offered wage in California: $220,247 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $187,574 on the same filings. Compare with prevailing wages by area.
Meta in other states
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| All states | 2,082 |
| Washington | 444 |
| New York | 247 |
| Texas | 49 |
| Massachusetts | 20 |
| New Jersey | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 7 |