H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Santa Barbara, CA

City profile for Santa Barbara, CA covers 430 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $101,200.

FY2026 certified median
$101,200
Total filings
430
Top employer
University of California at Santa Barbara
Top job title
Postdoctoral Scholar
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian
FY2024132$97,093
FY2025157$106,470
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)141$101,200

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Santa Barbara, CAFY2024 $97,093; FY2025 $106,470; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $101,200$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$97,093FY2025$106,470FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$101,200Certified median offer, Santa Barbara, CAFY2024 $97,093; FY2025 $106,470; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $101,200$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$97,093FY2025$106,470FY2026*$101,200
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California at Santa Barbara229 filings
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC39 filings
  3. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital8 filings
  4. BRUKER NANO, INC.7 filings
  5. Google LLC6 filings
  6. HG Insights, Inc.6 filings
  7. Impact Tech, Inc.6 filings
  8. Green Hills Software LLC4 filings
  9. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company4 filings
  10. Hope School District4 filings

Top titles

  1. Postdoctoral Scholar71 filings
  2. Assistant Professor36 filings
  3. PROJECT SCIENTIST24 filings
  4. Lecturer19 filings
  5. Software Engineer11 filings
  6. ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST10 filings
  7. Postdoctoral Scholar Employee9 filings
  8. Academic Coordinator8 filings
  9. Specialist7 filings
  10. Research Scientist6 filings