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Reported H-1B wages at worksites in this city. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Palo Alto insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings38,651All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$150,00034,492 eligible salary records
Employer names3,104Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$122,533–$183,342Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
01k3k4k5kFY 2016: 3,673 filings16FY 2017: 4,341 filings17FY 2018: 4,599 filings18FY 2019: 622 filings19FY 2020: 4,128 filings20FY 2021: 3,562 filings21FY 2022: 4,019 filings22FY 2023: 3,349 filings23FY 2024: 3,351 filings24FY 2025: 3,775 filings25FY 2026: 3,232 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3,232 filings$186,486 median · n=2,896

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$125k–$150kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 34,492 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Software Engineer2,410
$140,000 median · n=2,034 eligible
Member Of Technical Staff1,632
$135,000 median · n=1,564 eligible
Software Development Engineer Ii1,545
$175,000 median · n=1,521 eligible
Senior Software Engineer942
$170,000 median · n=831 eligible
Software Development Engineer I815
$136,000 median · n=798 eligible
Developer529
$115,000 median · n=514 eligible
Staff Engineer494
$195,000 median · n=477 eligible
Senior Member Of Technical Staff432
$177,014 median · n=418 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Palo Alto, CA35,365
$149,009 median · n=31,260 eligible
East Palo Alto, CA3,274
$167,425 median · n=3,223 eligible
Palo Alto, Ca, CA4
$142,777 median · n=4 eligible
Palo Alto Santa, CA2
$128,500 median · n=1 eligible
E. Palo Alto, CA1
— median · n=0 eligible
East Palo Alto94303, CA1
$155,000 median · n=1 eligible
Palo Alto, Ca 94301, CA1
$140,000 median · n=1 eligible
Palo Alton, CA1
$279,386 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
90.7%Certified LCAs
Certified35,072 90.7%
Certified - Withdrawn2,552 6.6%
Withdrawn797 2.1%
Denied230 0.6%

Denominator: all 38,651 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Vmware, Inc.4,543
$151,000 median · n=4,448 eligible
Tesla, Inc.3,224
$155,000 median · n=3,032 eligible
Amazon.Com Services LLC2,325
$180,000 median · n=2,273 eligible
Sap Labs, LLC1,158
$130,500 median · n=1,132 eligible
Rivian Automotive, LLC970
$180,000 median · n=787 eligible
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.950
$174,960 median · n=941 eligible
Amazon Web Services, Inc.782
$168,000 median · n=769 eligible
Rubrik, Inc.672
$171,000 median · n=547 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$150,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$98,342
25th percentile$122,533
Median (50th)$150,000
75th percentile$183,342
90th percentile$217,157

n=34,492 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

38,651 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Tesla, Inc.Mechanical Design Engineer

Filing details

$220,000 /yr

I-200-26174-041093
Reported wage: $220,000 / year
Annualized: $220,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-06-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/23/202606/30/2026
Empire Acquisition Corp 2, IncPrincipal Ai Engineer

Filing details

$350,000 /yr

I-200-26174-041181
Reported wage: $350,000 / year
Annualized: $350,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/23/202607/01/2026
Qualified Health PbcMember Of The Technical Team, Platform

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-26174-041733
Reported wage: $160,000–$240,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/23/202607/07/2026
Rivian And Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLCStaff Systems Engineer - Body Controls

Filing details

$240,000 /yr

I-200-26174-043721
Reported wage: $240,000 / year
Annualized: $240,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/23/202607/06/2026
Machinify, Inc.Senior Director, Implementations

Filing details

$223,142 /yr

I-200-26174-044262
Reported wage: $223,142–$250,000 / year
Annualized: $223,142
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-06-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/23/202606/30/2026
Tencent America LLCSenior 2d Concept Artist

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-26175-044730
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-12-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/23/202612/23/2026
Tencent America LLCSenior 2d Concept Artist

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-26175-044734
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-12-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/23/202612/23/2026
Tesla, Inc.Technical Program Mgr

Filing details

$169,782 /yr

I-200-26161-000011
Reported wage: $169,782 / year
Annualized: $169,782
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-08-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/10/202608/03/2026
Tesla, Inc.Robotics Mechanical Design Engineer

Filing details

$186,840 /yr

I-200-26173-036508
Reported wage: $186,840 / year
Annualized: $186,840
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-08-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202608/03/2026
Tesla, Inc.Software Development Engineer

Filing details

$155,500 /yr

I-200-26173-036632
Reported wage: $155,500 / year
Annualized: $155,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202606/29/2026
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us CorpSr. Mgr. Jc45 - Information Technology Project Managers

Filing details

$223,142 /yr

I-200-26173-036636
Reported wage: $223,142 / year
Annualized: $223,142
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202606/30/2026
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.Vice President, Lead Sre

Filing details

$193,144 /yr

I-200-26173-037416
Reported wage: $193,144 / year
Annualized: $193,144
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-12-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202612/18/2026
Ariba, Inc.Senior Devops Engineer

Filing details

$155,048 /yr

I-200-26173-037479
Reported wage: $155,048 / year
Annualized: $155,048
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-12-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202612/21/2026
Ariba, Inc.Senior Developer

Filing details

$158,238 /yr

I-200-26173-037514
Reported wage: $158,238 / year
Annualized: $158,238
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-12-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202612/19/2026
Sap Labs, LLCSenior Machine Learning Engineer

Filing details

$193,600 /yr

I-200-26173-037528
Reported wage: $193,600 / year
Annualized: $193,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-07-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202607/06/2026
Empire Acquisition Corp 2, IncPrincipal Ai Engineer

Filing details

$350,000 /yr

I-200-26173-037584
Reported wage: $350,000 / year
Annualized: $350,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202607/01/2026
Empire Acquisition Corp 2, IncPrincipal Ai Engineer

Filing details

$350,000 /yr

I-200-26173-037639
Reported wage: $350,000 / year
Annualized: $350,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202607/01/2026
Empire Acquisition Corp 2, IncPrincipal Ai Engineer

Filing details

$350,000 /yr

I-200-26173-037680
Reported wage: $350,000 / year
Annualized: $350,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202607/01/2026
Empire Acquisition Corp 2, IncSenior Ai Engineer

Filing details

$320,000 /yr

I-200-26173-037689
Reported wage: $320,000 / year
Annualized: $320,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202607/01/2026
Tinder LLCSoftware Engineer, Backend

Filing details

$149,365 /yr

I-200-26173-038803
Reported wage: $149,365–$180,000 / year
Annualized: $149,365
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202606/22/2026
Sharedtable Inc.Graphic Designer

Filing details

$91,050 /yr

I-200-26173-039338
Reported wage: $91,050 / year
Annualized: $91,050
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202610/01/2026
Salesforce, Inc.Software Engineering Lmts

Filing details

$250,754.4 /yr

I-200-26173-040035
Reported wage: $250,754.4 / year
Annualized: $250,754
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-11-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202611/10/2026
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.Management Assistant To The Ceo

Filing details

$140,046.4 /yr

I-200-26174-040390
Reported wage: $140,046.4 / year
Annualized: $140,046
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202610/01/2026
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.Executive Assistant To The Ceo

Filing details

$140,046.4 /yr

I-200-26174-040422
Reported wage: $140,046.4 / year
Annualized: $140,046
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/22/202610/01/2026
Snap Inc.Software Engineer (5)

Filing details

$215,197 /yr

I-200-24018-650831
Reported wage: $215,197–$240,700 / year
Annualized: $215,197
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2027-07-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA01/18/202407/19/2024

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.