Data / Hiring / Software Developers, R&D / California
Companies hiring Software Developers, R&D in California: 82 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
23 employers had 82 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Software Developers, R&D (occupation code 15-1296) with a worksite in California, decided through June 25, 2026; the median offered wage is $116,900 a year.
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Employers hiring Software Developers, R&D in California
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolve AI, Inc. | San Francisco | 20 | Research Engineer; Software Engineer - AI Research | $240,000 | $239,200 | June 25, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Menlo Park, Palo Alto | 15 | Staff Engineer 3; Software Developer 2; Software Developer 3 | $117,800 | $92,893 | February 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The University of Southern California | San Diego, Playa Vista | 6 | Programmer Analyst II; Programmer Analyst I; Research Engineer I | $76,190 | $62,941 | September 2, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University Of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 5 | Computational and Data Science Research P4; Computational and Data Science Researcher 3; Applications Programmer 3 | $100,284 | $67,829 | January 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | 4 | Senior Software Applications Developer; Research Software Engineer; Software Engineer | $130,699 | $89,877 | August 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Berkeley | 4 | Software Developer; Data Science Workflows Architect; Software Developer (in Materials Sciences) | $108,000 | $107,162 | June 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego | Chula Vista, San Diego | 4 | Senior Software Developer - Genomics | $138,923 | $92,414 | April 18, 2024 | dol.gov |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | Duarte | 3 | Senior Systems Analyst - Epic Revenue Cycle | $100,464 | Not listed | October 15, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Sunnyvale, Carlsbad | 2 | Software Engineer/Programmer III; Software Engineer II | $106,755 | $92,425 | November 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | 2 | Applications Programmer 4; Systems Integration Engineer 4 | $152,652 | $77,886 | March 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Jackson Laboratory | Sacramento | 2 | Manager, IT Applications - Research | $107,848 | $107,848 | April 7, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2 | Applications Programmer; Programmer Analyst | $94,096 | $64,584 | May 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | Los Angeles | 2 | Software Developer | $108,000 | $77,688 | February 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | 2 | Senior Programmer Analyst | $103,833 | $92,654 | August 28, 2024 | dol.gov |
| The Scripps Research Institute | San Diego | 1 | Research Programmer III | $79,290 | $79,290 | January 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | Mountain View | 1 | Senior Research Associate: Full Stack Engineer | $180,640 | Not listed | April 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Davis | Davis | 1 | Applications Programmer | $106,517 | Not listed | May 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Washington University | Newark | 1 | Software Engineer II | $88,400 | $79,290 | December 13, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Midjourney, Inc. | South San Francisco | 1 | Senior Software Engineer | $305,000 | $239,200 | December 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Praaneel LLC | Glendale | 1 | Software Cloud Engineer | $90,000 | $74,381 | May 17, 2023 | dol.gov |
| The J. David Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco | 1 | Software Engineer II | $101,000 | $74,381 | April 19, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science | Stanford | 1 | Software Developer | $61,339 | $61,339 | January 18, 2023 | dol.gov |
| University of Oklahoma | Torrance | 1 | Research Associate | $74,381 | $74,381 | January 16, 2023 | dol.gov |
Updated June 25, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.