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Lake Forest, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 390 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Lake Forest, CA between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $110,000 a year. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$110,000
Middle half earn
$93,018 to $136,989
Top 10% earn over
$160,424
Certified filings
390

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Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Alcon Research, LLC60$123,406+18%$98,891 – $137,280
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp40$115,835+10%$104,333 – $135,122
Aveva Software, LLC26$136,490+3%$123,692 – $145,246
Tekhqs Inc.25$92,000–$85,000 – $102,000
Schneider Electric Systems USA Inc.14$147,963+2%$126,167 – $157,346
Source Code Technologies, LLC14$85,301−13%$77,896 – $91,728
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.8$110,536+32%$81,682 – $131,637
HCL America Inc8$82,150−25%$60,000 – $96,049
L&T Technology Services Limited7$105,000+14%$95,009 – $124,518
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.5$102,232–$102,232 – $102,232
Cyber Nirvana LLC5$125,424+24%$104,541 – $125,424
Deloitte Consulting LLP5$196,600+42%$123,400 – $259,000
STAAR Surgical Company4$152,500+34%$106,500 – $198,512
ACD International Trade4$84,820–$74,710 – $94,730
MobileNet Services, Inc.4$91,790+2%$89,500 – $97,684
Schneider Electric USA, Inc.4$130,0000%$130,000 – $130,068
CitiusTech Inc.3$122,600+19%$102,300 – $124,250
Core Health and Fitness, LLC3$80,000–$78,719 – $82,612
Quantum Fuel Systems LLC3$130,000–$126,584 – $132,250
Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.3$150,000–$130,000 – $159,000
EVGateway3$66,934−11%$66,934 – $69,108
Compatible Electronics, Inc.3$90,000–$80,000 – $97,500
Applied Manufacturing, LLC3$108,000+15%$93,978 – $108,500
Advantest America Inc.3$143,550+13%$140,051 – $146,775
Applied Medical Resources Corporation2$101,000−6%$96,500 – $105,500
Amazon.com Services LLC2$160,400+3%$160,400 – $160,400
Shark Analytics LLC2$127,000+25%$127,000 – $127,000
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.2$135,061+6%$132,458 – $137,664
Yosmart Inc.2$99,918–$91,959 – $107,876
ARB, Inc.2$100,000−3%$100,000 – $100,000
Farmers Group, Inc.2$152,480+4%$152,480 – $152,480
FIS Management Services, LLC2$115,820−11%$114,570 – $117,070
Meta Platforms, Inc2$222,411+8%$210,822 – $234,000
Realfit LLC2$55,370–$55,370 – $55,370
Core Net AI LLC2$129,667+42%$129,667 – $129,667
Business Enterprize, Inc.2$70,000−25%$70,000 – $70,000
Leoch Battery Corporation2$115,841–$98,762 – $132,920
Playful AI, Inc.2$399,996–$399,996 – $399,996
Galileo Financial Technologies2$206,240+10%$198,120 – $214,360
Arkestro, Inc.1$110,000−41%$110,000 – $110,000
Angler AI, Inc.1$210,000–$210,000 – $210,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.1$99,500−35%$99,500 – $99,500
Akalay Games LLC1$90,480–$90,480 – $90,480
Abadjis Systems Ltd.1$179,088+64%$179,088 – $179,088
Alcon Vision, LLC1$121,222+2%$121,222 – $121,222
Apex Fintech Services LLC1$126,630−14%$126,630 – $126,630
Eitacies Inc1$82,430−6%$82,430 – $82,430
DoorDash, Inc.1$138,486−20%$138,486 – $138,486
Denken Solutions, Inc.1$126,942+16%$126,942 – $126,942
Deloitte & Touche LLP1$89,400−7%$89,400 – $89,400

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Manager, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects22$112,808+5%$105,695 – $115,835
Software Developer17$102,357−2%$91,728 – $121,222
Computer Programmer13$95,000+6%$85,000 – $100,000
Software Engineer8$102,232−26%$100,006 – $104,750
Network Engineer7$90,000−3%$88,158 – $101,790
Senior Associate, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects7$81,099−2%$81,099 – $95,000
Engineer6$81,682−26%$80,420 – $89,420
Business Analyst6$77,896−13%$69,674 – $88,474
Senior Software Engineer6$107,276−27%$93,330 – $125,512
Management Analyst6$70,000−18%$65,750 – $84,628
Data Scientist6$110,856−6%$89,178 – $123,750
Senior Manager, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects5$138,486+6%$138,486 – $145,246
Senior Campaign Test Leader5$130,000–$130,000 – $130,000
DevOps Engineer4$77,896−24%$77,896 – $88,728
Principal Engineer II4$143,374−11%$125,700 – $157,695
Principal I, Research & Development Process & Product Design3$137,280–$133,910 – $137,280
Project Engineer3$110,000+23%$90,755 – $110,536
Senior Analyst3$60,000−45%$60,000 – $60,000
Head of Backend Technology2$399,996–$399,996 – $399,996
Health Program Coordinator2$55,370–$55,370 – $55,370
Financial and Investment Analyst2$94,820−12%$94,730 – $94,910
Mechanical Design Engineer2$97,500+5%$93,750 – $101,250
Practice\Technical Specialist2$104,333−22%$104,333 – $104,333
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist2$74,420+2%$74,130 – $74,710
Project Manager2$103,500+1%$102,750 – $104,250
Quality Engineer II2$103,000+14%$99,500 – $106,500
R&D Principal Technologist, Product Development2$157,123+5%$157,123 – $157,123
R&D Principal Technologist2$158,735+14%$145,824 – $171,646
Senior Embedded Software Engineer2$142,490−2%$125,220 – $159,759
Senior Engineer II2$103,230−33%$98,259 – $108,202
Sr. Associate I, Mechanical Design Engineering2$98,092–$97,645 – $98,540
Senior Cloud Security Operations Engineer2$124,790–$114,561 – $135,018
Tech Support Principal Engineer2$106,870–$102,929 – $110,812
Quality Assurance Engineer III2$160,400−3%$160,400 – $160,400
R&D Principal Technologist, Product Test2$134,701–$133,806 – $135,596
Senior Manager, Software Developers2$176,134+16%$176,134 – $176,134
Senior Windows Server Administrator2$135,061–$132,458 – $137,664
Web Developer2$79,602−5%$78,187 – $81,016
Software Engineer Senior2$115,820−15%$114,570 – $117,070
Senior Technical Engineer2$118,472−12%$118,341 – $118,604
Mechanical Engineer2$141,406+57%$134,610 – $148,203
Market Research Analyst2$64,000−5%$59,500 – $68,500
Materials Scientist2$132,250+20%$131,125 – $133,375
Hardware Development Engineer2$102,000−34%$102,000 – $102,000
Associate Actuary FCAS2$152,480–$152,480 – $152,480
Embedded Software Engineer - Senior2$154,356+1%$151,746 – $156,966
Data Engineer2$127,000+20%$127,000 – $127,000
Business Operations Specialists1$52,000−30%$52,000 – $52,000
Data Analyst1$70,000−20%$70,000 – $70,000
Consultant1$112,200−12%$112,200 – $112,200

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202328$121,222
2024137$104,453
2025139$111,426
202686$115,835

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