Metro area · CA
San Mateo, CA
H-1B hiring, wages and employer concentration across 156 employers in the San Mateo, CA metro.
- 156
- Employers
- $161,637
- Median H-1B wage
- 1,042
- H-1B filings
The metro at a glance
San Mateo, CA, CA aggregates 156 tracked employers at a $161,637 median H-1B wage and 1,042 H-1B filings on record, with hiring concentrated in Professional & Technical Services and Information & Media.
- 156
- employers
- $161,637
- median H-1B wage
- 1,042
- H-1B filings
- 5
- top industries
What the data says about this metro
Metro pages on PlainEmployers gather every employer whose federal filings tie to a single regional labor market, so you can see where H-1B hiring concentrates, which sectors dominate, and how often layoffs are filed in one place. Every figure below comes from the same three public datasets behind individual profiles, the Department of Labor H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury records, and state WARN Act notices, aggregated across the metro. Use these regional numbers as the backdrop against which any single local employer should be read.
San Mateo, CA, CA aggregates 156 employers at a median disclosed H-1B wage of $161,637, with hiring concentrated in Professional & Technical Services, Information & Media, Manufacturing. The mix is computed from actual DOL/OSHA/WARN filings in this specific metro; see methodology for source documentation.
Headline sponsors: Snowflake Inc., Roblox Corporation, and SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC, together 424 H-1B filings in our dataset. Each links to a full profile with OSHA safety grade, WARN layoff history, and salary breakdown.
Metro-area figures sum the employer records tied to this region's labor market, based on WARN Act notices and US Department of Labor data. Geographic boundaries are approximate: a filing is attributed to the metro of the affected worksite, so a multi-site employer may appear across several metros, and remote reductions can be hard to localize. Local economic conditions, seasonal patterns, and the presence of one or two very large employers can all skew a metro's totals. Use these numbers to understand the broad shape of activity in the area, not as a precise census, and consult the individual records and the methodology for the underlying detail.
Employer mix in San Mateo, CA
Which sectors the metro's tracked employers operate in
- Professional & Technical S…
Professional & Technical Services
64 employers
- Information & Media
Information & Media
35 employers
- Finance & Insurance 9
Finance & Insurance
9 employers
- Manufacturing 8
Manufacturing
8 employers
- Retail Trade 4
Retail Trade
4 employers
- Management of Companies 3
Management of Companies
3 employers
- Wholesale Trade 3
Wholesale Trade
3 employers
What this shows Professional & Technical Services is the largest tracked sector in San Mateo, CA, shaping the metro's wage and hiring profile.
Top employers in San Mateo, CA
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowflake Inc. Information & Media | 248 | - |
| 2 | Roblox Corporation Information & Media | 90 | $277,543 |
| 3 | SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC Management of Companies | 86 | $166,409 |
| 4 | Upstart Network, Inc. Finance & Insurance | 41 | $180,095 |
| 5 | Federal Soft Systems Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 40 | $88,017 |
| 6 | Beacon Hill Solutions Group LLC Administrative & Waste Services | 38 | $112,594 |
| 7 | Verkada, Inc Information & Media | 36 | $184,447 |
| 8 | Guidewire Software, Inc. Information & Media | 31 | $154,515 |
| 9 | Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment LLC Retail Trade | 18 | $176,550 |
| 10 | Ramp Business Corporation Finance & Insurance | 16 | $172,099 |
| 11 | Alpha Net Consulting LLC Professional & Technical Services | 15 | $133,691 |
| 12 | IXL Learning, Inc. Information & Media | 15 | $146,279 |
| 13 | Kite Pharma Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 13 | $144,952 |
| 14 | Valeo North America, Inc. Manufacturing | 13 | $134,525 |
| 15 | Ebates Performance Marketing, Inc. Retail Trade | 12 | $183,490 |
| 16 | Skydio, Inc. Manufacturing | 12 | $199,708 |
| 17 | Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. Manufacturing | 10 | $159,249 |
| 18 | HOUZZ, INC. Professional & Technical Services | 9 | $161,628 |
| 19 | AuraSellAI, Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 8 | $224,375 |
| 20 | Freshworks Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 8 | $172,112 |
| 21 | NextPhase.ai LLC Professional & Technical Services | 8 | $126,207 |
| 22 | Zuora, Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 8 | $180,100 |
| 23 | BeiGene USA, Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 8 | $205,521 |
| 24 | Generac Power Systems Transportation & Warehousing | 8 | $131,125 |
| 25 | INTELLIPRO SERVICE INC. Professional & Technical Services | 7 | $148,784 |
What this means if you work in San Mateo, CA
Use San Mateo, CA's $161,637 median as the local benchmark, H-1B wages are legally tied to each metro's prevailing wage, so the same role pays differently city to city.
- A same-role H-1B offer well below $161,637 is worth questioning, the median here is set by 156 tracked employers.
- Snowflake Inc. leads local H-1B sponsorship; compare its pay and safety grade against peers before applying. Compare employers
- Check an employer’s WARN layoff history for job-stability risk in this metro. Largest layoffs
Metro figures aggregate worksites by city; a multi-site employer can appear across several metros, and remote roles are hard to localize.