California PERM salaries

PERM salary data: 84,647 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.

84,647
certified PERM positions
$142,000
Median pay
$105,955
25th pct
$174,000
75th pct
$200,000
90th pct
$55,952
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL PERM filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$55,952$142,000 median$200,000

Quarterly median offered wage 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 6.6%

2022-Q4: $133,148 (4,826 positions)2023-Q1: $141,128 (6,203 positions)2023-Q2: $140,000 (6,194 positions)2023-Q3: $148,222 (6,833 positions)2023-Q4: $144,248 (5,341 positions)2024-Q1: $145,000 (5,763 positions)2024-Q2: $140,000 (6,727 positions)2024-Q3: $125,000 (2,512 positions)2024-Q4: $139,122 (4,656 positions)2025-Q1: $142,147 (6,033 positions)2025-Q2: $141,410 (7,166 positions)2025-Q3: $140,525 (7,017 positions)2025-Q4: $138,598 (2,608 positions)2026-Q1: $146,932 (7,398 positions)2026-Q2: $141,957 (8,567 positions)2022-Q42026-Q2$151,705$121,517

Top PERM sponsors in California

EmployerPositionsMedian
GOOGLE LLC4,006$130,894
APPLE INC.3,590$155,397
INTEL CORPORATION1,816$135,097
NVIDIA Corporation1,780$180,000
LinkedIn Corporation1,297$167,149
FACEBOOK, INC.1,271$157,770
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC1,158$165,200
Salesforce, Inc.1,043$168,397
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.967$151,091
WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC.945$167,149
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Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer