H-1B salaries in Stockton, CA

Based on 2,111 certified H-1B filings in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$133,973
Middle 50%$110.3k–$168k
vs. national median+9%comparison median $122,699
Filings2,111FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,142 and $320,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,000
25th$110,254
50th (median)$133,973
75th$168,011
90th$219,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $130k $150k FY2020: median $122,440 (289 filings) FY2021: median $123,614 (401 filings) FY2022: median $124,500 (703 filings) FY2023: median $127,854 (764 filings) FY2024: median $134,200 (994 filings) FY2025: median $137,164 (1,152 filings) FY2026: median $131,872 (959 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 289 filings FY20 FY2021: 401 filings FY21 FY2022: 703 filings FY22 FY2023: 764 filings FY23 FY2024: 994 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,152 filings FY25 FY2026: 959 filings FY26 1,152
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$122,440$87,700$166,400289
FY2021$123,614$90,600$166,629401
FY2022$124,500$92,976$156,356703
FY2023$127,854$96,782$159,995764
FY2024$134,200$105,810$164,150994
FY2025$137,164$111,176$170,0001,152
FY2026$131,872$108,424$165,000959

Cost of living

Stockton's median H-1B salary of $133,973 is worth about $127,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,628Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,015Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)105.1Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$127,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesCA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$150,080838
Systems Engineer / Architect$112,050169
Industrial Engineer$121,720144
QA Engineer$119,954119
Data Scientist$114,629105
Systems Analyst$115,00068
IT Manager$204,50064
Programmer Analyst$95,40060
Mechanical Engineer$126,56825
Physician$270,50025
Database Administrator$105,93421
Dentist$180,00021
Logistician$87,81220
Pediatrician$252,50020
Data Engineer$149,72318

By job title

DevOps Engineer$127.9k · 24 Java Developer$112.2k · 22 Solutions Architect$140k · 17 Product Manager$131.8k · 15 Site Reliability Engineer$156.5k · 15 Salesforce Developer$160.4k · 14 Full Stack Developer$112.2k · 13

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Stockton, CA. Figure: median salary · filings.