H-1B wage filings in Carlsbad, CA
Jobs with a worksite in Carlsbad, California. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
266 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Carlsbad, CA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 102 employers. The median offered wage was $131,000, 3.8% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Software Engineer (13).
- Filings
- 266
- Positions covered
- 501
- Employers
- 102
- Median offered
- $131,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $116,355
- Filings since FY2020
- 2,347
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +34%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Carlsbad, CA rose 34%, from $97,038 in fiscal 2020 to $130,187 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 439 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Carlsbad, CA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 215 | $130,187 | +1.7% | $110,781 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 295 | $127,962 | +2.2% | $119,434 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 282 | $125,200 | +4.3% | $115,274 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 309 | $120,000 | +3.2% | $108,420 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 410 | $116,272 | +2.0% | $101,109 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 439 | $114,000 | +17.5% | $98,748 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 397 | $97,038 | n/a | $94,765 | +0.1% |
Employers filing for jobs in Carlsbad
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 16 | $144,153 | +2.5% | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 16 | $130,187 | at the minimum | |
| Maxlinear, Inc. | 14 | $144,290 | at the minimum | |
| Viasat Inc. | 14 | $136,405 | +26.4% | |
| Gemological Institute of America, Inc. | 13 | $140,000 | +28.7% | |
| Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. | 11 | $136,906 | at the minimum | |
| Rockstar San Diego, Inc. | 11 | $113,630 | at the minimum | |
| Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. | 9 | $130,550 | +16.6% | |
| GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. | 8 | $87,023 | at the minimum | |
| Persistent Systems Limited | 7 | $132,984 | +35.6% | |
| Alphatec Spine Inc. | 6 | $148,967 | +7.9% | |
| Vuori Clothing | 5 | $74,526 | at the minimum | |
| Callaway Golf Company | 5 | $146,013 | +4.7% | |
| HME Hospitality and Specialty Communications, Inc. | 5 | $146,360 | at the minimum | |
| Tech Pundits, Inc. | 4 | $130,520 | +11.9% | |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc | 4 | $144,115 | +11.0% | |
| Aptera Motors Corp | 4 | $164,800 | +6.4% | |
| Arlo Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $154,500 | +1.3% | |
| Activision Publishing Inc | 3 | $101,816 | +7.6% | |
| Synaptic Medical Corp. | 3 | $125,000 | +15.3% | |
| DirectAvenue, Inc. | 3 | $82,500 | +10.0% | |
| Innovative Consulting, Inc. | 3 | $130,000 | +2.3% | |
| Taproot Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $130,200 | at the minimum | |
| HM Electronics, Inc. | 3 | $153,005 | +58.0% | |
| Intraedge, Inc. | 2 | $130,594 | +0.3% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 102. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Carlsbad
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 13 | $135,000 | +4.7% | |
| Data Analyst | 4 | $93,704 | at the minimum | |
| Data Scientist | 4 | $102,315 | +3.4% | |
| Hardware Engineer | 4 | $140,702 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 | $130,187 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Software Engineer | 4 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| Automation Engineer | 3 | $130,000 | +2.3% | |
| Business Analyst | 3 | $94,800 | at the minimum | |
| Data Engineer | 3 | $102,710 | at the minimum | |
| Sr. Instructor,Jewelry Manufact. Arts/Tech.Career Teacher | 3 | $81,610 | +16.6% | |
| Software Developer (Oracle Techno Functional Consultant) | 3 | $130,200 | at the minimum | |
| Software Engineering Technical Leader | 3 | $163,600 | +3.8% | |
| Staff Systems Engineer | 3 | $136,989 | at the minimum | |
| AI Data Engineer | 2 | $133,911 | +30.4% | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 2 | $190,000 | +27.6% | |
| Computer Programmer II | 2 | $123,771 | +17.8% | |
| Designer | 2 | $96,150 | at the minimum | |
| Engineer I, Data & Analytics | 2 | $74,526 | at the minimum | |
| Engineer II, Process | 2 | $81,245 | at the minimum | |
| Engineering Product Management Specialist | 2 | $106,600 | +40.2% | |
| Expert Engineer Research | 2 | $126,050 | +16.3% | |
| Manager, Product Engineering | 2 | $109,112 | +28.9% | |
| Oracle SCM Functional Consultant | 2 | $130,200 | at the minimum | |
| Principal Software Developer | 2 | $160,000 | +28.7% | |
| Product Marketing Associate | 2 | $72,946 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.