H-1B wage filings in Tustin, CA
Jobs with a worksite in Tustin, California. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
125 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Tustin, CA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 59 employers. The median offered wage was $131,423, 17.2% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Senior Embedded Software Engineer (5).
- Filings
- 125
- Positions covered
- 123
- Employers
- 59
- Median offered
- $131,423
- Median prevailing wage
- $102,232
- Filings since FY2020
- 841
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +32%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Tustin, CA rose 32%, from $99,632 in fiscal 2020 to $131,423 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 17.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 156 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.
Tustin, CA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 99 | $131,423 | −5.5% | $100,235 | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 156 | $139,000 | +6.9% | $117,104 | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 98 | $130,048 | +23.9% | $109,450 | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 104 | $105,000 | −16.1% | $102,544 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 120 | $125,087 | +8.8% | $104,770 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 136 | $115,000 | +15.4% | $99,632 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 128 | $99,632 | n/a | $93,891 | +3.7% |
Employers filing for jobs in Tustin
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 59. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Tustin
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 5 | $157,123 | +19.2% | |
| Software Developer | 5 | $129,667 | +0.3% | |
| Sr. Battery Design Engineer | 4 | $126,498 | +8.5% | |
| Accountant | 3 | $82,982 | +0.3% | |
| Project Manager | 3 | $85,000 | +7.9% | |
| Validation Engineer | 3 | $100,235 | at the minimum | |
| Accountants and Auditors | 2 | $129,565 | +56.5% | |
| Design Engineer | 2 | $100,000 | +21.2% | |
| Sr. Battery Control Systems Engineer | 2 | $152,500 | +34.6% | |
| Sr. Battery Systems Engineer | 2 | $169,073 | +13.9% | |
| Senior Project Engineer | 2 | $72,093 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Technical Program Manager | 2 | $152,500 | +40.9% | |
| Sr. Thermal Engineer | 2 | $133,723 | +42.5% | |
| Solution Architect | 2 | $129,667 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Software Engineer | 2 | $205,260 | +30.6% | |
| Test Engineer | 2 | $96,500 | +10.1% | |
| Applied Scientist II | 1 | $158,760 | +53.8% | |
| Assistant Project Manager | 1 | $116,709 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Business Analyst | 1 | $72,218 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Veterinarian | 1 | $170,000 | +39.9% | |
| Audiologist | 1 | $98,592 | +8.4% | |
| Battery Assembly Integration Engineer II | 1 | $105,000 | +35.8% | |
| Business Intelligence Engineer/Analyst | 1 | $105,000 | +3.2% | |
| CSV Engineer | 1 | $100,235 | at the minimum | |
| Design Release Engineer - High Voltage Cables (Powertrain) | 1 | $148,205 | +22.8% | |
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.