LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Nvidia H-1B filings in California
Short answer
Nvidia filed 484 H-1B labor condition applications for IT roles in California (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 69% of its 705 IT filings. The most common occupation there is software developers (363) and the most common city is Santa Clara (462).
Job titles filed in California
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Engineer Senior Systems Software | 135 |
| Software Engineer | 124 |
| Engineer Systems Software | 26 |
| Research Scientist | 24 |
| Senior Research Scientist | 11 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 462 |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Irvine | 3 |
| Pasadena | 2 |
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 363 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 38 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 19 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4 | 2% |
| Level II | 22 | 13% |
| Level III | 20 | 12% |
| Level IV | 124 | 73% |
Median offered wage in California: $200,744 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $191,715 on the same filings. Compare with prevailing wages by area.
Nvidia in other states
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| All states | 705 |
| Washington | 81 |
| Texas | 51 |
| Massachusetts | 19 |
| New York | 14 |
| North Carolina | 9 |
| Virginia | 8 |
Other employers filing in California
| Employer | Filings in California |
|---|---|
| Adobe | 540 |
| PayPal | 543 |
| 562 | |
| Salesforce | 397 |
| Tt Commerce | 352 |
| Wal-Mart Associates | 348 |
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