H-1B wage filings in Los Altos, CA
Jobs with a worksite in Los Altos, California. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
102 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Los Altos, CA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 51 employers. The median offered wage was $170,000, 4.0% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Software Engineer (7).
- Filings
- 102
- Positions covered
- 98
- Employers
- 51
- Median offered
- $170,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $149,365
- Filings since FY2020
- 556
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +23%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Los Altos, CA rose 23%, from $147,534 in fiscal 2020 to $181,293 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 128 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.
Los Altos, CA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 85 | $181,293 | +36.8% | $164,403 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 74 | $132,548 | −13.6% | $123,459 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 55 | $153,355 | −8.7% | $135,283 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 53 | $168,000 | +27.3% | $145,725 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 74 | $132,000 | −16.9% | $130,894 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 87 | $158,785 | +7.6% | $145,725 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 128 | $147,534 | n/a | $131,726 | +3.2% |
Employers filing for jobs in Los Altos
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | 17 | $205,000 | +10.4% | |
| Mind & Body Garden, A Psychological Corporation | 7 | $80,246 | +54.4% | |
| Modular, Inc. | 6 | $267,500 | +4.0% | |
| Sciforium | 3 | $187,741 | at the minimum | |
| Tiny Fish Inc | 3 | $175,000 | +16.5% | |
| NinjaTech AI, Inc. | 3 | $192,500 | +12.9% | |
| Astroblox, Inc. | 2 | $150,000 | +8.3% | |
| Open Avenues Foundation | 2 | $107,682 | at the minimum | |
| Nextgen Technologies Inc | 2 | $132,122 | +1.5% | |
| Alto Neuroscience, Inc. | 2 | $144,227 | +18.7% | |
| JazzX LLC | 2 | $192,500 | +16.9% | |
| InterDigital Communications, Inc. | 2 | $149,533 | +8.6% | |
| Powerback Rehabilitation, LLC | 1 | $101,608 | +15.3% | |
| Fourth Technologies Inc. | 1 | $149,500 | +0.1% | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1 | $173,239 | at the minimum | |
| Pilot Travel Centers LLC | 1 | $145,000 | +17.4% | |
| Twilio, Inc. | 1 | $225,000 | +19.8% | |
| Korea Investment Partners US, Inc. | 1 | $94,926 | +2.7% | |
| Los Altos Chinese School | 1 | $55,830 | at the minimum | |
| Matrix Precise, Inc. | 1 | $75,000 | +12.1% | |
| Formation8 Partners LLC | 1 | $225,000 | +1.9% | |
| Motional AD Inc. | 1 | $187,741 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 22 employers with the most filings of 51. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Los Altos
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 7 | $187,741 | at the minimum | |
| Psychotherapist | 6 | $80,246 | +54.4% | |
| FPGA/IC Design Engineer | 4 | $128,000 | +0.6% | |
| Research Scientist 4 | 4 | $205,000 | +3.5% | |
| Manager, Large Behavior Models | 3 | $252,206 | +9.8% | |
| AI Compiler Engineer | 2 | $275,000 | +4.0% | |
| AI Engineer | 2 | $150,000 | +0.4% | |
| Chief of Staff | 2 | $113,589 | at the minimum | |
| Computer Vision Engineer | 2 | $200,000 | +18.2% | |
| Engineer I | 2 | $149,533 | +8.6% | |
| Executive Chef | 2 | $93,038 | at the minimum | |
| Interior Designer | 2 | $84,450 | +22.1% | |
| Law Clerk | 2 | $81,120 | +8.7% | |
| Market Research Analyst | 2 | $69,000 | +3.1% | |
| Product Manager | 2 | $160,647 | +4.8% | |
| Research Engineer | 2 | $170,000 | +5.3% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $232,500 | +17.1% | |
| Senior Technical Program Manager | 2 | $205,000 | +14.9% | |
| Staff Physician | 2 | $85,280 | +2.3% | |
| Advertising and Promotion Manager | 1 | $280,800 | at the minimum | |
| AI Performance Engineer, L05 | 1 | $242,000 | +1.8% | |
| AI Systems Engineer | 1 | $187,742 | at the minimum | |
| Application Programmer | 1 | $130,853 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Veterinarian | 1 | $180,000 | +60.8% | |
| Chief Executive Officer | 1 | $240,000 | +22.5% | |
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.