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Stanford, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
6,888
FY2025
503
FY2026 to 30 June
268
Share of U.S. total
0.06%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$84,904
Median wage$84,904certified 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 Stanford, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Stanford, California

252503FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
252503FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008379
FY2009352
FY2010364
FY2011209
FY2012327
FY2013261
FY2014309
FY2015297
FY2016331
FY2017400
FY2018410
FY2019410
FY2020336
FY2021372
FY2022430
FY2023482
FY2024448
FY2025503
FY2026*268
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2671
FY20255021
FY20244471
FY20234820
FY20224246
FY20213675
FY202032511
FY20194037
FY20184073
FY20173928
FY201631318
FY201528314
FY201429712
FY201325011
FY201231116
FY20112063
FY201033727
FY20093502
FY200836910
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 Stanford, California.

Applications by employer
  1. The Leland Stanford, Jr University3,251
  2. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, JR. University1,608
  3. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, JR.1,155
  4. Howard Hughes Medical Institute167
  5. Stanford Health Care159
  6. Stanford Hospital & Clinics83
  7. Carnegie Institution of Washington80
  8. The Leland Stanford Junior University52
  9. Ciber, Inc.21
  10. National Bureau of Economic Research13
  11. Infosys Limited7
  12. CZ Biohub SF, LLC7
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. Biological Scientists, All Other1,417
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists798
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists607
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary224
  5. Physicists208
  6. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers204
  7. Life Scientists, All Other166
  8. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other161
  9. Statisticians104
  10. Software Developers99
Visa routes
  1. H-1B6,291
  2. PERM labour certification156
  3. E-3 (Australia)100
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)4
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 $84,904; middle half $77,096 to $107,993 · median prevailing wage $71,635 (marker) · 1,202 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Stanford, California ranks #42 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.31% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
42 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.31%
Share of U.S. total
0.06%
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.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Basic Life Research Scientist
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Instructor
  • Life Science Research Professional 1
  • Life Science Research Professional 2
  • Physical Science Research Scientist
  • Postdoctoral Research Affiliate
  • Research Engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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