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South San Francisco, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
14,615
FY2025
1,018
FY2026 to 30 June
711
Share of U.S. total
0.12%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$147,368
Median wage$147,368certified 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 South San Francisco, California.

Applications by fiscal year — South San Francisco, California

5741,148FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
5741,148FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008442
FY2009429
FY2010546
FY2011501
FY2012426
FY2013515
FY2014647
FY2015721
FY2016912
FY2017916
FY2018990
FY20191,057
FY2020871
FY2021897
FY20221,148
FY2023903
FY2024965
FY20251,018
FY2026*711
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*591120
FY2025767251
FY2024822143
FY2023774129
FY20221,06385
FY202180394
FY202080863
FY201996691
FY2018856134
FY201782591
FY201681399
FY201564675
FY201458067
FY201348332
FY201240224
FY201144358
FY2010423123
FY200937356
FY200836478
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 South San Francisco, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Genentech, Inc.2,691
  2. Stripe, Inc.611
  3. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.488
  4. Genentech USA, Inc.452
  5. Amgen Inc.412
  6. ZS Associates, Inc.407
  7. Verily Life Sciences LLC360
  8. Saama Technologies, Inc.322
  9. Successfactors, Inc.313
  10. Zipline International Inc.248
  11. Genentech238
  12. Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.181
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 Developers2,370
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,123
  3. Biological Scientists, All Other1,083
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other973
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists884
  6. Statisticians735
  7. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists687
  8. Computer Programmers591
  9. Chemists346
  10. Operations Research Analysts333
Visa routes
  1. H-1B11,971
  2. PERM labour certification1,813
  3. E-3 (Australia)316
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)65
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)27
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 $147,368; middle half $123,600 to $175,386 · median prevailing wage $133,370 (marker) · 2,124 applications.

$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

South San Francisco, California ranks #26 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.65% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
26 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.65%
Share of U.S. total
0.12%
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.

  • Backend/api Engineer
  • Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant
  • Business Technology Solutions Consultant
  • Data Scientist
  • Decision Analytics Consultant
  • Scientist
  • Senior Research Associate
  • Senior Scientist
  • Software Engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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