Blue Shield of California H1B Salary, Approval Rate & Sponsor Data

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Blue Shield of California, based in San Francisco, CA, has filed 551 H1B labor condition applications with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2008. According to USCIS data, the company has an overall 92.0% petition approval rate, with 23 approvals and 2 denials for initial employment petitions.

The average salary offered on H1B applications is $107,672.

Blue Shield of California has also filed 113 green card (PERM) applications, with 60 certified, indicating long-term sponsorship commitment for foreign workers. Green Card Sponsor

Blue Shield of California operates in the Finance and Insurance industry.

H1B Salaries by Job Title

Job Title	LCAs	Avg Salary	Market Median	vs Market
Software Developers, Applications	145	$120,021	N/A	N/A
Computer Systems Analysts	144	$102,069	N/A	N/A
Software Developers, Systems Software	30	$124,289	N/A	N/A
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	25	$108,565	N/A	N/A
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14	$128,618	$163,310	-21.2% Below Market
Actuaries	13	$76,782	$87,440	-12.2% Below Market
Operations Research Analysts	13	$91,392	$82,920	+10.2% Above Market
Database Administrators	12	$118,980	N/A	N/A
Computer Systems Analysts	11	$88,736	N/A	N/A
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	10	$89,349	N/A	N/A
Financial Analysts	6	$87,550	$76,540	+14.4% Above Market
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	6	$112,271	N/A	N/A
Statisticians	6	$69,845	$118,560	-41.1% Below Market
Management Analysts	5	$76,156	$67,500	+12.8% Above Market
Human Resources Specialists	3	$70,382	$72,730	-3.2% At Market
Network and Computer Systems Administrators*	3	$104,116	N/A	N/A
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERS	2	$133,472	$135,320	-1.4% At Market
	2	$57,444	N/A	N/A
Computer Programmers	2	$103,529	N/A	N/A
General and Operations Managers	1	$191,214	$91,560	+108.8% Above Market

USCIS Approval History

Year	Initial Approved	Initial Denied	Approval Rate
FY2020	0	1	0.0%
FY2019	3	0	100.0%
FY2018	0	1	0.0%
FY2015	1	0	100.0%
FY2014	6	0	100.0%
FY2013	3	0	100.0%
FY2012	1	0	100.0%
FY2011	7	0	100.0%
FY2009	1	0	100.0%

Work Locations

San Francisco, CA — 369 LCAs, avg $107,123
El Dorado Hills, CA — 89 LCAs, avg $100,051
Oakland, CA — 59 LCAs, avg $129,651
El Segundo, CA — 11 LCAs, avg $67,768
SAN FRANSICO, CA — 6 LCAs, avg $129,022
Monterey Park, CA — 3 LCAs, avg $109,743
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA — 3 LCAs, avg $90,867
WOODLAND HILLS, CA — 3 LCAs, avg $77,353
south san francisco, CA — 2 LCAs, avg $117,500
Bothell, WA — 1 LCAs, avg $128,086

Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship

Blue Shield of California has filed 113 PERM applications for permanent labor certification, with 60 certified.

Job Title	Applications	Certified	Avg Salary
Software Developers, Applications	45	29	$125,212
Computer Systems Analysts	33	18	$110,671
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	5	0	$107,197
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	5	5	$102,937
Computer Systems Analysts	4	0	$89,765
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3	1	$128,419
Software Developers, Systems Software	3	2	$146,110
Statisticians	3	2	$67,144
	2	0	$126,850
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2	1	$100,619

H1B Filing Trends

Year	LCAs	Certified	Avg Salary	Workers
FY2021	6	6	$141,412	6
FY2020	13	13	$132,415	13
FY2019	94	0	$118,910	94
FY2018	51	0	$124,028	51
FY2017	58	0	$101,443	58
FY2016	84	0	$105,883	84
FY2015	70	0	N/A	70
FY2014	50	0	$95,359	50
FY2013	31	0	$107,173	31
FY2012	24	0	$94,802	24
FY2011	30	0	$95,322	30
FY2010	18	0	$86,545	18
FY2009	11	0	$95,815	11
FY2008	11	0	$100,236	11