University of California, Santa Cruz H-1B salaries

University of California, Santa Cruz filed 104 certified H-1B applications between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $102,099 a year.

Median salary offered: $102,099
Middle half earn: $85,900 to $130,125
Top 10% earn over: $153,550
Certified filings: 104

Every filing

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Assistant Professor	26	$123,800	$111,125 – $149,275
Assistant Project Scientist	16	$86,700	$85,150 – $93,700
Postdoctoral Scholar	12	$78,456	$69,209 – $82,509
Lecturer	5	$108,659	$76,814 – $130,790
Associate Professor	4	$143,650	$137,050 – $147,675
Assistant Specialist	3	$61,300	$61,300 – $63,150
Associate Specialist	3	$86,000	$81,750 – $92,850
Professor	3	$199,600	$182,300 – $206,850
Assistant Researcher	2	$110,399	$106,648 – $114,150
Specialist	2	$115,650	$108,475 – $122,825
Post Doctoral Scholar	2	$60,000	$60,000 – $60,000
Assistant Teaching Professor	2	$121,550	$118,275 – $124,825
Adaptive Optics Simulation Scientist	2	$94,550	$93,775 – $95,325
Acting Associate Professor	2	$139,700	$135,300 – $144,100
Acting Assistant Professor	2	$124,800	$123,400 – $126,200
Visiting Assistant Professor	2	$97,500	$93,750 – $101,250
Associate Project Scientist	2	$96,650	$95,475 – $97,825
Assistant Professor of Teaching	1	$125,000	$125,000 – $125,000
Assistant Professor of History	1	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Assistant Professor (Anthropology)	1	$111,700	$111,700 – $111,700
Acting Associate Professor of Economics	1	$154,100	$154,100 – $154,100
Assistant Research Scientist	1	$158,700	$158,700 – $158,700
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering	1	$125,000	$125,000 – $125,000
Licensed Multicultural Mental Health Psychologist	1	$104,267	$104,267 – $104,267
Entrepreneur in Residence	1	$132,072	$132,072 – $132,072
Associate Researcher	1	$133,500	$133,500 – $133,500
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	1	$77,327	$77,327 – $77,327
Psychologist, General	1	$103,396	$103,396 – $103,396
Procurement Analyst - 3	1	$78,360	$78,360 – $78,360
Senior Business Systems Analyst	1	$99,072	$99,072 – $99,072
Researcher	1	$165,400	$165,400 – $165,400

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Santa Cruz, CA	89	$108,659	$86,400 – $130,790
La Jolla, CA	3	$85,900	$85,900 – $91,000
Santa Clara, CA	2	$139,650	$132,325 – $146,975
Berkeley, CA	1	$82,900	$82,900 – $82,900
Chicago, IL	1	$92,700	$92,700 – $92,700
Monterey, CA	1	$95,900	$95,900 – $95,900
Los Angeles, CA	1	$86,000	$86,000 – $86,000
Nebraska City, NE	1	$77,500	$77,500 – $77,500
Onset, MA	1	$99,700	$99,700 – $99,700
San Diego, CA	1	$93,000	$93,000 – $93,000
Raleigh, NC	1	$82,400	$82,400 – $82,400
Santa Crus, CA	1	$60,000	$60,000 – $60,000
Stamford, CT	1	$78,360	$78,360 – $78,360

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	12	$101,750
2024	45	$105,000
2025	34	$90,350
2026	13	$123,100

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	29	$122,000
Level II	13	$130,500

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).