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Santa Clara, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
128,958
FY2025
10,401
FY2026 to 30 June
8,564
Share of U.S. total
1.06%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$171,315
Median wage$171,315certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Santa Clara, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Santa Clara, California

5,20110kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
5,20110kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20084,543
FY20093,177
FY20103,825
FY20114,140
FY20124,560
FY20135,312
FY20146,310
FY20157,415
FY20167,580
FY20177,352
FY20188,345
FY20198,206
FY20207,426
FY20217,644
FY20228,235
FY20237,380
FY20248,543
FY202510,401
FY2026*8,564
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*06,4632,101
FY202507,5602,841
FY202406,9401,603
FY202305,6391,741
FY202206,5481,687
FY202135,8471,794
FY202035,6861,737
FY201906,5161,690
FY201806,3951,950
FY201705,9261,426
FY201605,5352,045
FY201515,8551,559
FY201405,1301,180
FY201304,513799
FY201203,714846
FY201103,375765
FY201002,995830
FY200902,817360
FY200804,078465
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Santa Clara, California.

Applications by employer
  1. NVIDIA Corporation12,725
  2. Intel Corporation12,037
  3. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.4,678
  4. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.4,326
  5. ServiceNow, Inc.3,973
  6. Applied Materials, Inc.3,600
  7. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.2,114
  8. Oracle America, Inc.1,784
  9. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.1,686
  10. Arista Networks, Inc.1,678
  11. Amazon.com Services LLC1,651
  12. Persistent Systems, Inc.1,225
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers43,345
  2. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer21,621
  3. Computer Systems Analysts8,242
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other7,682
  5. Computer Programmers4,319
  6. Electrical Engineers2,704
  7. Computer and Information Systems Managers2,509
  8. Computer Hardware Engineers2,315
  9. Sales Engineers2,219
  10. Network and Computer Systems Administrators1,674
Visa routes
  1. H-1B97,740
  2. PERM labour certification27,419
  3. E-3 (Australia)610
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)173
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)14
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $171,315; middle half $143,874 to $200,740 · median prevailing wage $164,403 (marker) · 20,713 applications.

$120k$150k$180k$210k$240k
$120k$150k$180k$210k$240k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Santa Clara, California ranks #5 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 5.71% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
5 of 571
Share of California's city applications
5.71%
Share of U.S. total
1.06%
Cities in California with the most applications
  1. San Francisco, CA264,290
  2. San Jose, CA207,366
  3. Sunnyvale, CA167,630
  4. Mountain View, CA138,682
  5. Santa Clara, CA128,958
  6. Los Angeles, CA105,784
  7. San Diego, CA103,047
  8. Palo Alto, CA69,888
  9. Irvine, CA61,408
  10. Fremont, CA59,493
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Analog Design Engineer
  • Analog Engineer
  • Application Engineer
  • Applications Engineer
  • Applied Scientist I
  • Applied Scientist II
  • Applied Scientist III
  • Architect
  • Architect Senior
  • Architect, Computer
  • Architect, Electronics
  • Asic Engineer
  • Asics Engineer
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Engineer II
  • Business Systems Analyst
  • Cad Engineer
  • Component Design Engineer
  • Computer Programmer
  • Cpu Implementation Engineering
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Engineer II
  • Data Scientist
  • Database Administrator
  • Design Engineer
  • Design Verification
  • Design Verification Engineer
  • Devops Engineer
  • Digital Circuit Design Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Engineer - Software Development
  • Engineer Senior Asic
  • Engineer Senior Mixed Signal Design
  • Engineer Senior Systems Software
  • Engineer Senior Verification
  • Engineer Systems Software
  • Engineering Manager
  • Fe Engineering
  • Field Application Engineer
  • Financial Analyst
  • Firmware Engineer
  • Full Stack Developer
  • Graphics Hardware Engineer
  • Graphics Software Engineer
  • Hardware Engineer
  • Hardware Engineer, Electronics
  • Ic Packaging Engineering
  • IT Project Manager
  • IT Solutions Management Analyst
  • Machine Learning
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Manager
  • Manager III, Software Development
  • Manager Systems Software
  • Manager, Software Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Mask Design Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Member of Technical Staff
  • Member of Technical Staff (software Engineer)
  • MTS Silicon Design Engineer
  • Network Engineer
  • Physical Design Engineer
  • Physicist/scientist
  • Pmts Silicon Design Engineer
  • Principal Engineer
  • Principal Engineer Software
  • Principal Product Manager
  • Principal Software Development Engineer
  • Principal Software Engineer
  • Process Engineer
  • Product Designer
  • Product Engineer
  • Product Manager
  • Product Manager III - Technical
  • Product Marketing Engineer
  • Product Marketing Manager
  • Program Manager
  • Program Manager Technical
  • Project Manager
  • Quality Engineer
  • Research Scientist
  • Senior Architect
  • Senior Asics Engineer
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Cpu Engineer
  • Senior Data Scientist
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Gpu Engineer
  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer
  • Senior Manager, Software Engineering
  • Senior Member of Technical Staff
  • Senior Modem Technologies Engineer
  • Senior Product Manager
  • Senior Software Applications Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Senior Software QA Engineer
  • Senior Software Quality Engineer
  • Senior Staff Asics Engineer
  • Senior Staff Cpu Engineer
  • Senior Staff Engineer
  • Senior Staff Engineer Software
  • Senior Staff Software Engineer
  • Senior Systems Engineer
  • Silicon Design Engineer
  • Silicon Engineer
  • Smts Silicon Design Engineer
  • Smts Software Development ENG.
  • Software Dev Engineer I
  • Software Dev Engineer II
  • Software Dev Engineer III
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer
  • Software Development Engineer I
  • Software Development Engineer II
  • Software Development Engineer III
  • Software Development Engineering
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer II
  • Software Engineer IV
  • Software Engineering
  • Software QA Engineer
  • Software Quality Engineer
  • Software Senior Engineer
  • Software Senior Principal Engineer
  • Software Test Engineer
  • Solution Architect II
  • Solutions Architect
  • Solutions Architect III
  • SR. Silicon Design Engineer
  • SR. Software Development Engineer
  • SR. Software Engineer
  • Staff Asics Engineer
  • Staff Cpu Engineer
  • Staff Engineer
  • Staff Gpu Engineer
  • Staff Machine Learning Engineer
  • Staff Software Engineer
  • Staff Systems Engineer
  • System Design Engineer
  • System Validation Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Systems Engineer
  • Technical Architect
  • Technical Marketing Engineer
  • Technical Program Manager
  • Technical Project/program Management Engineer
  • Test Engineer
  • Verification Engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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