University of California at Santa Barbara H-1B salaries

University of California at Santa Barbara filed 225 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $82,285 a year. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $82,285
Middle half earn: $74,281 to $104,196
Top 10% earn over: $134,960
Certified filings: 225

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Pay by job title


Postdoctoral Scholar	70	$74,281	+7%	$71,632 – $77,308
Assistant Professor	33	$130,000	+19%	$108,500 – $146,300
Project Scientist	23	$80,100	−3%	$77,400 – $86,650
Lecturer	18	$73,110	+3%	$68,756 – $78,152
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	10	$71,284	−4%	$66,909 – $76,628
Associate Specialist	8	$82,242	+4%	$80,650 – $83,164
Academic Coordinator	7	$87,630	+4%	$82,348 – $90,756
Specialist	6	$98,094	−4%	$92,500 – $103,688
Counseling Psychologist	5	$108,575	0%	$107,522 – $108,575
Applications Programmer	4	$104,196	−11%	$101,496 – $108,720
Professor	4	$171,250	−7%	$163,425 – $180,000
Assistant Project Scientist	3	$87,100	+8%	$83,600 – $87,646
Research and Development Engineer	3	$120,000	+14%	$109,993 – $122,520
Systems Administrator	2	$96,706	+11%	$95,938 – $97,473
Junior Specialist	2	$56,200	+2%	$55,300 – $57,100
Staff Research Associate	2	$90,230	+32%	$87,901 – $92,560
Associate Librarian	2	$93,196	−4%	$84,914 – $101,479
Director of Operations- Women's Basketball	2	$63,663	–	$63,663 – $63,663
Assistant Researcher	2	$101,841	+6%	$100,862 – $102,820
Data Engineer	2	$145,000	+37%	$145,000 – $145,000
Application Developer	1	$104,196	0%	$104,196 – $104,196
Applied Physics	1	$85,200	–	$85,200 – $85,200
Engineer	1	$116,625	+5%	$116,625 – $116,625
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist	1	$114,012	−1%	$114,012 – $114,012
Communications Specialist	1	$82,900	+38%	$82,900 – $82,900
Assistant Researcher and Lecturer	1	$92,609	–	$92,609 – $92,609
Associate Professor	1	$154,600	+21%	$154,600 – $154,600
Auditor	1	$86,124	+18%	$86,124 – $86,124
Business System Analyst	1	$85,440	−10%	$85,440 – $85,440
Executive Assistant to the Dean	1	$57,002	–	$57,002 – $57,002
Librarian	1	$139,502	+179%	$139,502 – $139,502
Professional Researcher	1	$319,300	+102%	$319,300 – $319,300
Resident Director	1	$63,800	+45%	$63,800 – $63,800
Staff Research Assistant	1	$83,883	+87%	$83,883 – $83,883
Senior Planner	1	$108,000	0%	$108,000 – $108,000
Staff Research Associate 3	1	$94,889	+22%	$94,889 – $94,889
Trainer	1	$86,070	+5%	$86,070 – $86,070

Where they work

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Santa Barbara, CA	218	$81,800	$74,281 – $103,772
Batavia, IL	2	$119,916	$113,166 – $126,666
Mammoth Lakes, CA	1	$83,883	$83,883 – $83,883
Milpitas, CA	1	$122,292	$122,292 – $122,292
Riverside, CA	1	$104,196	$104,196 – $104,196
San Bruno, CA	1	$61,318	$61,318 – $61,318
Ventura, CA	1	$145,000	$145,000 – $145,000

By year


2023	29	$77,400
2024	61	$81,900
2025	85	$85,440
2026	50	$79,253

By experience level


Level I	37	$104,196
Level II	36	$121,146
Level III	11	$107,522
Level IV	2	$247,850