Metro area · CA

Hayward, CA

Hayward, CA spreads H-1B hiring across 7+ sectors (89 employers, $162,000 median wage) rather than one dominant NAICS group.

Census QuickFacts → · OSHA injury data →

89
Employers
$162,000
Median H-1B wage
824
H-1B filings

Hayward, CA: 89 tracked employers at a $162,000 median H-1B wage across 824 LCAs; Professional & Technical Services leads the local roster.

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices mapped to worksites in Hayward, CA (CA), PlainEmployers rolls up 89 employers at a $162,000 disclosed median with 4 employers carrying WARN history. Use the metro rollup before judging any single local employer profile.

  • 89 employers
  • $162,000 median H-1B
  • 824 H-1B LCAs
  • 4 WARN employers

Where Hayward, CA's median H-1B wage sits nationally

Metro median disclosed wage vs every credible H-1B wage row

$162,000 Top 24% higher than 76% of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows

$0–$20,000: 1 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 credible H-1B wage rows (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 credible H-1B wage rows (18%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Below this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 credible H-1B wage rows (12%). Below this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 credible H-1B wage rows (8%). This entry sits in this band. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 credible H-1B wage rows (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 credible H-1B wage rows (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. Hayward, CA $0 $320,000 every credible H-1B wage row, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more credible H-1B wage rows. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Metro Labor Presence

Hayward, CA (89 employers) sits beside San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, San Jose, CA in CA's tracked roster. Open a peer metro to compare H-1B wage and WARN density. Among metros with employers in this corpus, Hayward, CA ranks #133 of 6906 by employer count (about the 98th percentile).

San Francisco, CA 1,764 Los Angeles, CA 836 San Jose, CA 778 San Diego, CA 495 Irvine, CA 454 Santa Clara, CA 405

What the data says about Hayward, CA

Corpus placement: Hayward, CA ranks #133 of 6906 metros by employer count (about the 98th percentile) in this disclosure window. Sector inventory: Professional & Technical Services leads with 22 of 89 tracked employers (~25%); next sectors in the mix are Manufacturing and Healthcare & Social Assistance. Largest H-1B sponsors mapped here: Zoox Inc., Fortinet, Inc., and RJT Compuquest Inc. dba Apolis (455 filings combined, ~55% of the metro total). Evidence tracks present for Hayward, CA: DOL H-1B disclosure filings; OSHA Injury Tracking Application records; state WARN Act layoff notices, including 4 employers with WARN history.

Hayward, CA reads as a diversified labor market: the lead sector (Professional & Technical Services) is only ~25% of tracked employers across 7 named industries, so no single NAICS group dominates the local picture.

Within CA, Hayward, CA is smaller than peers such as San Francisco, CA (1,764 employers); Los Angeles, CA (836 employers); San Jose, CA (778 employers); use those pages when you need a denser local sponsor list.

Employer mix in Hayward, CA

Which sectors the metro's tracked employers operate in

employers

What this shows Hayward, CA has no runaway sector: Professional & Technical Services leads at only ~25% across 7 named industries.

Source DOL H-1B, OSHA & WARN filings mapped to NAICS sector

Top employers in Hayward, CA

#EmployerH-1B filingsMedian wage
1Zoox Inc.Transportation & Warehousing274$185,412
2Fortinet, Inc.Professional & Technical Services119$156,853
3RJT Compuquest Inc. dba ApolisProfessional & Technical Services62$102,000
4Skydio, Inc.Manufacturing24$202,500
5Uniphore Technologies North America, Inc.Professional & Technical Services19$197,500
6Nexzentek Solutions, INC.Professional & Technical Services19$106,454
7eHealthInsurance Services, Inc.Finance & Insurance18$135,774
8Blink Health Group LLCOther Services17$198,500
9Fastly, Inc.Professional & Technical Services16$159,182
10Bayer CropScience LLC16$133,937
11Benchling, Inc.Information & Media13$180,000
12Lmi, INC.Information & Media13$230,446
13Cloudwick Technologies INC.Professional & Technical Services12$187,574
14Eikon Therapeutics, Inc.Professional & Technical Services12$134,587
15Musarubra US, LLCInformation & Media11$156,000
16Talent Clustr LLCProfessional & Technical Services9$129,792
17CB Neptune Holdings, LLCProfessional & Technical Services9$120,819
18Arcus Biosciences, Inc.Professional & Technical Services7$160,627
19HD Consulting Service LLCProfessional & Technical Services7$139,506
20Revvity Health Sciences, INC.Manufacturing6$118,273
21Allure Labs, LLCRetail Trade5$113,000
22Hayward Sisters HospitalHealthcare & Social Assistance5$130,478
23Incept Labs, Inc.5$161,637
24California Crosspoint High School5$64,584
25Onelink Solution LLC5$103,522

PlainEmployers renders Hayward, CA from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records and state WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.