Software Companies in California: 3,890 software publisher locations
California has 3,890 software publisher locations (Census County Business Patterns 2023), 21.1% of the US total and the largest count of any state. In California, 50% of software publisher locations have fewer than five employees, close to the national share of 50%. The average software company location in California employs 77.1 people, against 54.9 nationally. Annual payroll per employee is $245,608 in California and $201,426 for the US as a whole. San Francisco County alone has 805 of them (21% of the state), followed by Los Angeles County with 717.
Software Companies in California by size
| Employees | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 1,943 | 49.9% |
| 5-9 | 518 | 13.3% |
| 10-19 | 396 | 10.2% |
| 20-49 | 380 | 9.8% |
| 50-99 | 216 | 5.6% |
| 100-249 | 219 | 5.6% |
| 250-499 | 113 | 2.9% |
| 500-999 | 50 | 1.3% |
| 1,000+ | 55 | 1.4% |
Counties with the most software publisher locations in California
| County | Locations | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco County | 805 | 20.7% |
| Los Angeles County | 717 | 18.4% |
| Santa Clara County | 685 | 17.6% |
| San Mateo County | 303 | 7.8% |
| Orange County | 302 | 7.8% |
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Questions
How many software publisher locations are in California?
3,890, according to County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 511210). 1,429 of them have 10 or more employees.
How does California compare with other states for software publisher locations?
California ranks 1st by number of software publisher locations. Texas has 1,302 and New York has 1,264.
What would a California software company list cost?
Covering every California software company location with 10 or more employees once would be 1,429 records, about $13 at $9 per 1,000 delivered records.
About the numbers
Business counts: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. They count establishments (single physical locations) with paid employees, so firms with several locations count more than once and businesses with no employees are not included. Occupation and pay figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. BLS counts employees only, so self-employed owners are not included in occupation figures. These are public statistics, not the size of the Evascrape database: list cost figures on these pages are upper bounds, because not every location has a matching contact, and you pay only for rows that are delivered. Evascrape prices are from the pricing page: $9 per 1,000 delivered contact records, smallest top-up $10 (about 1,100 records), optional email verification $5 per 1,000, no subscription.