H-1B wage filings in Hayward, CA
Jobs with a worksite in Hayward, California. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
304 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Hayward, CA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 151 employers. The median offered wage was $140,000, 1.2% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Software Engineer (8).
- Filings
- 304
- Positions covered
- 302
- Employers
- 151
- Median offered
- $140,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $126,651
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,726
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +47%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Hayward, CA rose 47%, from $95,000 in fiscal 2020 to $140,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 275 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.
Hayward, CA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 247 | $140,000 | +15.0% | $127,171 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 265 | $121,701 | +2.0% | $111,582 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 247 | $119,356 | +3.8% | $112,091 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 275 | $115,000 | −1.3% | $105,685 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 260 | $116,500 | +19.5% | $100,880 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 220 | $97,510 | +2.6% | $95,493 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 212 | $95,000 | n/a | $90,147 | +0.7% |
Employers filing for jobs in Hayward
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 151. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Hayward
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 8 | $136,333 | +0.9% | |
| Graphic Designer | 4 | $85,967 | at the minimum | |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 4 | $103,668 | +9.5% | |
| Quality Engineer | 4 | $128,856 | at the minimum | |
| Software Developer | 4 | $124,571 | at the minimum | |
| Accountant | 3 | $90,000 | +7.6% | |
| Clinical Laboratory Scientist | 3 | $119,392 | +17.8% | |
| Computer Programmer | 3 | $85,280 | at the minimum | |
| HR Specialist | 3 | $69,000 | +1.5% | |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 3 | $164,403 | at the minimum | |
| Manufacturing Design Engineer | 3 | $140,254 | at the minimum | |
| Mechanical Engineer | 3 | $101,629 | at the minimum | |
| Scientist II | 3 | $122,662 | +1.3% | |
| Senior Business Operations Analyst | 3 | $124,800 | +0.2% | |
| Senior Data Engineer | 3 | $190,000 | +1.3% | |
| Statistician | 3 | $63,637 | +0.6% | |
| Bible Teacher | 2 | $96,896 | +0.6% | |
| Christian Preschool Site Coordinator | 2 | $66,238 | at the minimum | |
| Civil Engineer | 2 | $89,502 | at the minimum | |
| Cost Estimators | 2 | $89,502 | at the minimum | |
| Data Analyst | 2 | $133,952 | at the minimum | |
| Data Scientist | 2 | $147,917 | +44.4% | |
| Database Administrator | 2 | $116,106 | +0.9% | |
| Database Administrators | 2 | $179,748 | +58.0% | |
| Delivery Manager, Technical Products | 2 | $233,398 | +25.5% | |
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.