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Santa Barbara, CALIFORNIA

Reported H-1B wages at worksites in this city. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Santa Barbara insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings1,830All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$85,0001,418 eligible salary records
Employer names314Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$67,500–$117,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
054108161215FY 2016: 172 filings16FY 2017: 178 filings17FY 2018: 171 filings18FY 2019: 192 filings19FY 2020: 168 filings20FY 2021: 172 filings21FY 2022: 190 filings22FY 2023: 157 filings23FY 2024: 132 filings24FY 2025: 157 filings25FY 2026: 141 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*141 filings$100,000 median · n=87

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 1,418 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Postdoctoral Scholar- Employee177
$60,000 median · n=151 eligible
Assistant Professor158
$108,500 median · n=132 eligible
Postdoctoral Scholar136
$69,209 median · n=113 eligible
Lecturer63
$75,301 median · n=37 eligible
Software Engineer55
$100,000 median · n=41 eligible
Assistant Project Scientist54
$64,900 median · n=42 eligible
Project Scientist51
$77,400 median · n=38 eligible
Associate Specialist34
$71,250 median · n=26 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Santa Barbara, CA1,668
$85,000 median · n=1,275 eligible
Santa Barbara, CALIFORNIA162
$88,000 median · n=143 eligible

Top 2 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
86.5%Certified LCAs
Certified1,583 86.5%
Certified - Withdrawn177 9.7%
Withdrawn48 2.6%
Denied22 1.2%

Denominator: all 1,830 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
University Of California At Santa Barbara855
$74,191 median · n=674 eligible
Amazon.Com Services LLC114
$111,440 median · n=105 eligible
Sonos, Inc.81
$100,548 median · n=52 eligible
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital35
$85,342 median · n=3 eligible
Bruker Nano, Inc.23
$108,500 median · n=16 eligible
Impact Tech, Inc.21
$124,500 median · n=21 eligible
Bright Market, LLC19
$106,000 median · n=17 eligible
A2z Development Center, Inc.15
$105,000 median · n=15 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$85,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$57,611
25th percentile$67,500
Median (50th)$85,000
75th percentile$117,000
90th percentile$147,505

n=1,418 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

1,830 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
University Of California At Santa BarbaraApplications Programmer

Filing details

$93,396 /yr

I-200-26175-044557
Reported wage: $93,396 / year
Annualized: $93,396
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2026-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/23/202607/03/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$90,177 /yr

I-200-26175-044572
Reported wage: $90,177 / year
Annualized: $90,177
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2027-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/23/202612/17/2026
Hawk Applications CorporationAccounting Supervisor

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-26169-030316
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-09-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/18/202609/30/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$71,632 /yr

I-200-26156-988136
Reported wage: $71,632 / year
Annualized: $71,632
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2027-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/05/202607/01/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$71,632 /yr

I-200-26168-026007
Reported wage: $71,632 / year
Annualized: $71,632
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2027-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/17/202607/30/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$74,281 /yr

I-200-26168-026075
Reported wage: $74,281 / year
Annualized: $74,281
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2027-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/17/202612/16/2026
19six ArchitectsJob Captain

Filing details

$101,920 /yr

I-200-26167-021360
Reported wage: $101,920 / year
Annualized: $101,920
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-24
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/16/202607/01/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$69,209 /yr

I-200-25066-759038
Reported wage: $69,209 / year
Annualized: $69,209
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-23
Employment end: 2026-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA03/07/202507/03/2025
Santa Barbara ClubAccountant

Filing details

$115,232 /yr

I-200-26163-008502
Reported wage: $115,232 / year
Annualized: $115,232
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-22
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/12/202610/01/2026
Impact Tech, Inc.Senior Automation Engineer I

Filing details

$138,944 /yr

I-200-26163-011516
Reported wage: $138,944 / year
Annualized: $138,944
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-22
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/12/202610/01/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraSpecialist

Filing details

$49.85 per hour

I-200-26162-005509
Reported wage: $49.85 / hour
Annualized: $103,688
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2027-10-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/11/202610/31/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$77,030 /yr

I-200-26162-006016
Reported wage: $77,030 / year
Annualized: $77,030
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2027-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/11/202609/01/2026
Bruker Nano, Inc.Product Support Engineer

Filing details

$112,750.02 /yr

I-200-26161-002604
Reported wage: $112,750.02 / year
Annualized: $112,750
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-17
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/10/202610/01/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$82,836 /yr

I-200-25260-315310
Reported wage: $82,836 / year
Annualized: $82,836
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-12
Employment end: 2026-10-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA09/17/202510/15/2025
Well Health, Inc.Software Engineer

Filing details

$163,000 /yr

I-200-23104-933515
Reported wage: $163,000–$234,000 / year
Annualized: $163,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2026-08-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA04/14/202308/18/2023
University Of California At Santa BarbaraDirector Of Operations- Women'S Basketball

Filing details

$63,663 /yr

I-200-23347-564974
Reported wage: $63,663 / year
Annualized: $63,663
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2026-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA12/13/202312/15/2023
University Of California At Santa BarbaraAssistant Professor

Filing details

$107,300 /yr

I-200-24184-169747
Reported wage: $107,300 / year
Annualized: $107,300
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2026-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA07/02/202411/01/2024
Blackbird Architects, Inc.Architectural Designer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-26155-983055
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-08-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/04/202608/20/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$77,030 /yr

I-200-26155-984188
Reported wage: $77,030 / year
Annualized: $77,030
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2028-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/04/202609/01/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$77,030 /yr

I-200-26155-984237
Reported wage: $77,030 / year
Annualized: $77,030
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2028-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/04/202609/01/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$69,073 /yr

I-200-26155-979510
Reported wage: $69,073 / year
Annualized: $69,073
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2028-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/03/202607/01/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$79,881 /yr

I-200-26155-979528
Reported wage: $79,881 / year
Annualized: $79,881
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2027-07-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA06/03/202607/11/2026
University Of California At Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Scholar

Filing details

$78,800 /yr

I-200-25090-815811
Reported wage: $78,800 / year
Annualized: $78,800
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-09
Employment end: 2027-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA03/31/202508/01/2025
Webcor Construction, LpProject Engineer

Filing details

$100,131 /yr

I-200-26051-655695
Reported wage: $100,131–$118,914 / year
Annualized: $100,131
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-08
Employment end: 2029-03-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA02/20/202603/02/2026
Delucia Construction IncBusiness Analyst - Construction Operations

Filing details

$91,999 /yr

I-200-26148-958598
Reported wage: $91,999–$92,000 / year
Annualized: $91,999
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Barbara, CA05/28/202610/01/2026

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.