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Santa Cruz, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 364 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Santa Cruz, CA between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $150,000 a year. The typical offer was 23% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$150,000
Middle half earn
$115,375 to $175,150
Top 10% earn over
$196,890
Certified filings
364

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Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Joby Aero, Inc.175$165,000–$141,699 – $185,000
University of California, Santa Cruz89$108,659–$86,400 – $130,790
Amazon.com Services LLC32$183,600+18%$174,960 – $194,250
Unnatural Products Inc.4$140,000–$121,250 – $163,750
Jaaz Inc3$172,661–$159,921 – $172,661
Cruz Foam, Inc.3$165,069–$157,534 – $165,069
RJT Compuquest Inc. dba Apolis3$99,840−2%$99,840 – $99,920
Santa Cruz Bicycles, LLC2$177,642–$158,179 – $197,106
Henry Labs Inc2$92,700–$92,700 – $92,700
Dignity Health2$88,410−18%$82,956 – $93,865
Santa Cruzidence Opco, LLC2$137,280–$133,120 – $141,440
Smith.ai, Inc.2$175,006–$162,503 – $187,510
Paramagnetix, Inc.2$105,000–$105,000 – $105,000
Prometheus Fuels, Inc.2$169,999–$169,998 – $170,000
Altimetrik Corp.2$121,701+5%$121,701 – $121,701
Albion Environmental, Inc.2$84,157–$82,660 – $85,654
WeShape Wellness, Inc2$87,880–$75,754 – $100,006
Caremark LLC1$148,526+7%$148,526 – $148,526
Affiliated Engineers W, Inc.1$106,0000%$106,000 – $106,000
Antra, Inc.1$87,800−2%$87,800 – $87,800
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School1$81,521–$81,521 – $81,521
Five Branches University, Inc.1$89,440+18%$89,440 – $89,440
Editorialist Yx, LLC1$160,000−20%$160,000 – $160,000
DTEN, Inc.1$149,000+2%$149,000 – $149,000
Cube Dev, Inc.1$175,0000%$175,000 – $175,000
Coalition Inc.1$152,156+3%$152,156 – $152,156
Colorado State University1$78,000−2%$78,000 – $78,000
Compunnel Software Group, Inc1$104,500−5%$104,500 – $104,500
CampGem LLC1$60,819−38%$60,819 – $60,819
California Department of Transportation1$86,544−3%$86,544 – $86,544
Branding Brand Inc.1$84,365−28%$84,365 – $84,365
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc.1$89,000−20%$89,000 – $89,000
Mynt Systems, Inc.1$132,000+24%$132,000 – $132,000
Medhug, Inc.1$151,840–$151,840 – $151,840
Hero Digital, LLC1$130,000+17%$130,000 – $130,000
Invitae Corporation1$214,137+16%$214,137 – $214,137
Sacrosanctinfo LLC1$112,133+7%$112,133 – $112,133
Randstad Digital, LLC1$130,0000%$130,000 – $130,000
Precision Physical Therapy & Fitness1$96,000+1%$96,000 – $96,000
Product Realization Group, Inc.1$156,000–$156,000 – $156,000
Paystand, Inc.1$206,064+25%$206,064 – $206,064
SBS America Inc1$76,482−1%$76,482 – $76,482
Santa Cruz Waldorf Assn. Inc.1$68,796–$68,796 – $68,796
Santa Cruz Medical Group1$590,000–$590,000 – $590,000
Teradata Operations, Inc.1$135,000−12%$135,000 – $135,000
Stacked Inc.1$85,000–$85,000 – $85,000
Sigma5 Inc.1$147,200–$147,200 – $147,200
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources1$123,000+31%$123,000 – $123,000
Tesla, Inc.1$188,979+27%$188,979 – $188,979
Veeva Systems Inc.1$136,0000%$136,000 – $136,000

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Assistant Professor25$123,100+13%$110,600 – $149,200
Software Development Engineer II13$179,216+8%$179,200 – $184,300
Assistant Project Scientist11$87,000+8%$82,605 – $93,700
Postdoctoral Scholar10$78,456+13%$70,032 – $82,127
Software Engineer8$128,350−7%$119,309 – $141,000
Sr. Global Supply Manager6$165,000+19%$161,250 – $168,712
Lecturer5$108,659+54%$76,814 – $130,790
Global Supply Manager5$130,000−10%$118,000 – $130,000
Software Dev Engineer I5$148,400+15%$148,400 – $148,400
Senior Quality Engineer4$161,000+34%$159,500 – $165,750
Associate Professor4$143,650+13%$137,050 – $147,675
Materials Planner3$90,400−4%$85,200 – $90,400
Senior Stress Engineer - Propulsion3$170,000–$170,000 – $170,000
UX Researcher III3$185,400+1%$185,400 – $189,700
Supplier Industrialization Sr. Engineer3$170,000–$169,000 – $170,000
Professor3$199,600+8%$182,300 – $206,850
Staff Battery Algorithms Engineer3$210,000–$208,650 – $210,000
Senior Software Engineer3$156,197+6%$152,598 – $175,598
Software Dev Engineer II3$202,800+17%$197,800 – $212,000
Software Verification Engineer3$135,900+32%$135,900 – $145,800
Computer Programmer3$99,840+11%$99,840 – $99,920
Assistant Specialist3$61,300−8%$61,300 – $63,150
Airframe Stress Engineer2$142,500–$133,750 – $151,250
Ground Support Equipment Lead2$192,672–$192,672 – $192,672
Design for Reliability Senior Engineer2$185,000–$185,000 – $185,000
Design Engineer, Structures2$109,250–$103,875 – $114,625
Battery Module Manufacturing Engineering Lead2$160,000–$160,000 – $160,000
Sr. Materials Program Manager2$162,500+2%$161,250 – $163,750
Senior Data Scientist2$151,006−1%$148,453 – $153,560
Senior Embedded SW Test Engineer2$187,600–$187,600 – $187,600
Senior Manufacturing Engineer2$171,000+36%$165,500 – $176,500
Software Staff Program Manager2$190,000–$190,000 – $190,000
Specialist2$115,650+13%$108,475 – $122,825
Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain (VP O&S)2$165,069–$165,069 – $165,069
Systems Senior Engineer2$189,100–$189,100 – $189,100
Staff Materials Program Manager2$215,000–$215,000 – $215,000
Staff Stress Engineer2$218,000–$218,000 – $218,000
Senior Thermal Engineer2$160,023+6%$159,488 – $160,558
Senior Mechanical Engineer2$157,542+21%$156,771 – $158,313
Modeling and Sim Senior Software Engineer2$163,000–$161,500 – $164,500
Post Doctoral Scholar2$60,000−2%$60,000 – $60,000
Associate Project Scientist2$96,650+2%$95,475 – $97,825
Flight Test Engineer2$142,134+11%$131,067 – $153,201
Assistant Teaching Professor2$121,550+52%$118,275 – $124,825
Manager III, Software Development2$246,400+19%$244,950 – $247,850
Electrical Engineer2$129,300+36%$129,300 – $129,300
Electrochemist2$169,999–$169,998 – $170,000
Bioinformatics Scientist2$117,500+10%$113,750 – $121,250
Battery Safety Engineer2$152,500–$151,250 – $153,750
Avionics Senior Systems Engineer2$177,500–$176,250 – $178,750

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202336$124,750
2024122$155,500
2025120$137,150
202686$159,542

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