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. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Compare University of California, Santa Cruz with another employer

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

Every filing

Loading filings…

Pay by job title


Assistant Professor	26	$123,800	+14%	$111,125 – $149,275
Assistant Project Scientist	16	$86,700	+7%	$85,150 – $93,700
Postdoctoral Scholar	12	$78,456	+13%	$69,209 – $82,509
Lecturer	5	$108,659	+54%	$76,814 – $130,790
Associate Professor	4	$143,650	+13%	$137,050 – $147,675
Assistant Specialist	3	$61,300	−8%	$61,300 – $63,150
Associate Specialist	3	$86,000	+9%	$81,750 – $92,850
Professor	3	$199,600	+8%	$182,300 – $206,850
Assistant Researcher	2	$110,399	+15%	$106,648 – $114,150
Specialist	2	$115,650	+13%	$108,475 – $122,825
Post Doctoral Scholar	2	$60,000	−2%	$60,000 – $60,000
Assistant Teaching Professor	2	$121,550	+52%	$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	+8%	$123,400 – $126,200
Visiting Assistant Professor	2	$97,500	+39%	$93,750 – $101,250
Associate Project Scientist	2	$96,650	+2%	$95,475 – $97,825
Assistant Professor of Teaching	1	$125,000	+43%	$125,000 – $125,000
Assistant Professor of History	1	$100,000	+46%	$100,000 – $100,000
Assistant Professor (Anthropology)	1	$111,700	+13%	$111,700 – $111,700
Acting Associate Professor of Economics	1	$154,100	–	$154,100 – $154,100
Assistant Research Scientist	1	$158,700	+114%	$158,700 – $158,700
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering	1	$125,000	+12%	$125,000 – $125,000
Licensed Multicultural Mental Health Psychologist	1	$104,267	–	$104,267 – $104,267
Entrepreneur in Residence	1	$132,072	−17%	$132,072 – $132,072
Associate Researcher	1	$133,500	+89%	$133,500 – $133,500
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	1	$77,327	+4%	$77,327 – $77,327
Psychologist, General	1	$103,396	–	$103,396 – $103,396
Procurement Analyst - 3	1	$78,360	−10%	$78,360 – $78,360
Senior Business Systems Analyst	1	$99,072	−20%	$99,072 – $99,072
Researcher	1	$165,400	+97%	$165,400 – $165,400

Where they work

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


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


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

By experience level


Level I	29	$122,000
Level II	13	$130,500