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Foster City, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 2,989 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Foster City, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $159,037 a year. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$159,037
Middle half earn
$135,400 to $186,000
Top 10% earn over
$213,512
Certified filings
2,989

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Top employers
Zoox Inc.775$175,157–$155,750 – $198,625
Gilead Sciences, Inc.434$144,960–$125,504 – $179,679
Visa U.S.A. Inc.337$160,139+14%$139,589 – $181,813
Visa Technology & Operations LLC331$161,400+16%$139,589 – $181,813
Qualys, Inc.119$140,000–$128,856 – $161,818
CyberSource Corporation96$147,368+6%$134,025 – $169,100
Indeed, Inc.56$187,741+31%$168,000 – $214,299
Coupa Software, Inc.46$174,486+13%$151,582 – $202,300
Illumina, Inc.45$152,506+16%$130,000 – $200,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp39$139,589+33%$110,698 – $150,405
Replit, Inc.35$203,000–$171,000 – $225,569
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP22$129,305−10%$111,345 – $152,160
QuinStreet, Inc.21$149,137+15%$129,100 – $185,000
Kite Pharma Inc.19$120,078−11%$98,478 – $151,154
Exabeam, Inc.16$167,500–$143,588 – $202,503
Zuora, Inc.16$190,418+9%$170,400 – $198,925
Alten Technology USA, Inc.15$107,182+32%$100,814 – $114,000
Conviva, Inc.15$220,000–$193,050 – $246,540
ExlService.com, LLC14$129,250+12%$110,000 – $155,000
Infotech Spectrum, Inc11$133,952+31%$121,597 – $137,644
Alluxio, Inc.10$152,500–$133,827 – $204,812
United Business Solutions Inc10$134,300+39%$107,950 – $148,625
DISH Network LLC10$139,017+19%$118,274 – $151,403
Issam Tina Solutions, Inc.10$145,0000%$137,500 – $164,934
Dako Resources, LLC9$149,760+2%$113,214 – $171,600
Ryzen Solutions9$172,640+28%$162,240 – $176,800
MedGenome, Inc.8$107,129–$74,739 – $115,476
Accenture LLP7$173,638+35%$160,775 – $173,638
LogRhythm, Inc. d/b/a Exabeam LLC7$147,000−18%$115,417 – $199,000
Thinklabs LLC7$118,000−1%$115,000 – $121,500
Denken Solutions, Inc.6$116,480+7%$115,160 – $122,418
HCL America Inc6$139,172+27%$119,990 – $145,595
Obayashi Corporation6$107,102+18%$107,000 – $109,301
ZS Associates, Inc.6$166,700+1%$147,725 – $229,175
Sycomp A Technology Company, Inc.6$130,000–$110,000 – $187,500
Nexinfo Solutions, Inc6$156,000+42%$125,250 – $170,250
Activision Publishing Inc6$118,310−12%$108,950 – $138,168
Tallgrid Technologies, Inc.5$96,9070%$94,640 – $96,907
Motiv Power Systems Inc.5$160,077–$150,800 – $161,637
Nipun Capital, LP5$135,000–$121,181 – $180,000
Tredence Inc.5$150,000−1%$150,000 – $153,000
H-MUSIC&Arts Inc5$83,450–$61,000 – $87,942
Artech, LLC4$122,096−10%$119,392 – $139,360
XL Softek Inc.4$124,051+21%$122,788 – $124,051
San Mateo - Foster City School District4$68,577−2%$67,760 – $80,872
RxCloud4$98,758+3%$93,594 – $111,404
Ramsai Software Solutions INC4$108,940−1%$99,944 – $114,728
Cognowiz LLC4$137,322+37%$100,339 – $174,304
Dish Wireless LLC4$128,398+17%$120,837 – $145,007
Maplebear Inc.4$205,000+8%$182,500 – $215,000

Top job titles
Software Engineer251$181,000+31%$156,460 – $196,000
Senior Software Engineer136$196,875+34%$142,551 – $213,512
Staff SW Engineer81$153,729+10%$141,751 – $161,637
Director48$185,994+3%$180,125 – $206,423
Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant level46$173,638+12%$169,100 – $190,324
Staff Software Engineer37$203,000+12%$161,637 – $213,512
Senior Data Engineer37$143,790+5%$129,400 – $161,637
Sr. SW Engineer34$125,277+9%$117,600 – $138,638
Senior Data Scientist32$158,642+4%$144,600 – $194,834
Senior Product Manager27$173,638+5%$151,725 – $183,406
Data Scientist26$136,200+15%$125,500 – $155,684
Technical Program Manager26$174,200+4%$156,719 – $185,998
Senior Technical Program Manager25$185,994+11%$171,500 – $200,304
Staff Data Engineer24$173,638+5%$155,300 – $194,834
Data Engineer - Sr. Consultant level20$184,642–$181,194 – $199,092
Systems Engineer18$146,927+57%$127,795 – $170,906
Staff SW Test Engineer18$146,605+17%$138,457 – $160,139
Validation Engineer18$115,740+26%$100,000 – $132,428
Senior Director18$209,400+5%$192,700 – $229,902
Senior Manager17$185,994−6%$173,144 – $188,885
Staff Research Scientist16$169,100−21%$157,806 – $173,675
Data Scientist - Sr. Consultant level16$188,885–$185,289 – $194,834
Product Manager15$146,200−8%$136,850 – $160,202
Manager, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects15$148,450+38%$148,450 – $149,428
Supplier Quality Engineer15$145,600+48%$141,274 – $159,494
Hardware Software Integration Engineer12$175,828–$156,000 – $178,204
Post Doc Scientist12$113,360–$112,258 – $117,380
Firmware Engineer12$165,818+23%$155,422 – $175,916
Strategic Sourcing Manager12$150,7130%$138,171 – $174,013
Manager, Statistical Programming12$138,910−4%$136,614 – $143,827
Senior Software Test Engineer11$112,299−5%$112,299 – $124,509
Business Analyst11$98,758+10%$96,907 – $111,758
Senior Machine Learning Engineer11$200,000+7%$190,840 – $213,512
Software Development Engineer in Test11$144,375+41%$139,000 – $164,577
Lead Software Engineer11$161,637+13%$147,368 – $189,362
Firmware Validation Engineer11$144,375–$125,000 – $159,500
Principal Software Engineer10$198,061+20%$181,038 – $221,378
Lead SW Engineer10$192,300+11%$192,300 – $211,713
Sr. Manager, R&D Information Systems10$180,889–$177,554 – $183,706
Senior Consultant9$135,000+7%$116,483 – $159,100
Lead Data Engineer9$213,512+47%$206,315 – $215,197
Sr. SW Test Engineer9$112,299+3%$111,363 – $112,299
Senior Database Reliability Engineer9$130,000−5%$127,712 – $152,110
Senior Site Reliability Engineer9$147,368+5%$135,699 – $187,741
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer9$161,400+11%$157,394 – $173,638
Senior Associate, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects8$105,560+28%$105,560 – $114,795
Senior Manager, Biostatistics8$166,676+1%$153,824 – $175,048
Senior Systems Engineer8$195,000+53%$171,868 – $211,628
Business Systems Analyst8$147,380+46%$137,155 – $149,760
Site Reliability Engineer7$142,625+18%$139,102 – $172,120

By year
2023158$155,000
20241,077$150,500
20251,048$160,000
2026706$166,400

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