H-1B Salaries in Santa Barbara, CA

121 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in Santa Barbara, California, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$96,300Median salary

$78,50025th percentile

$133,64075th percentile

121Filings

Top H-1B employers in Santa Barbara, CA

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
University of California at Santa Barbara	59	$82,677	$74,281 – $95,600
Amazon.com Services	7	$117,810	$103,466 – $154,677
Impact Tech	4	$131,972	$125,000 – $147,784
Hochhauser Blatter Architects	3	$68,328	$68,328 – $74,724
Analog Devices	2	$168,808	$148,213 – $189,404
Blackbird Architects	2	$96,010	$94,015 – $98,005
Bruker Nano	2	$118,579	$115,664 – $121,494
Google	2	$194,000	$182,000 – $206,000
Green Hills Software	2	$167,000	$153,000 – $181,000
Mayachitra	2	$104,307	$104,304 – $104,310
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital	2	$157,362	$148,684 – $166,041
Seagull Lane Healthcare	2	$126,880	$123,760 – $130,000
University of California, Santa Barbara	2	$154,250	$131,375 – $177,125
19SIX Architects	1	$101,920	$101,920 – $101,920
Adobe	1	$228,000	$228,000 – $228,000
Bright Market	1	$110,000	$110,000 – $110,000
CVS Rx Services	1	$171,642	$171,642 – $171,642
Cisco Systems	1	$160,659	$160,659 – $160,659
ClimateWorks Foundation	1	$78,000	$78,000 – $78,000
Crossno & Kaye	1	$155,000	$155,000 – $155,000

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Postdoctoral Scholar	33	$77,030	$74,281 – $79,881
Assistant Professor	9	$129,000	$118,800 – $133,100
Project Scientist	6	$92,450	$84,200 – $100,100
Architectural Designer	5	$81,120	$68,328 – $92,020
Lecturer	4	$91,331	$74,752 – $113,530
Software Engineer	3	$104,312	$104,307 – $132,486
Occupational Therapist	3	$133,120	$126,880 – $133,120
Full Stack Engineer	3	$125,000	$125,000 – $150,000
Applications Programmer	2	$98,796	$96,096 – $101,496
Senior Software Engineer	2	$192,500	$173,750 – $211,250
Associate Specialist	2	$84,000	$83,100 – $84,900
Data Engineer	2	$146,270	$128,855 – $163,685
Research Scientist	2	$194,000	$182,000 – $206,000
Software Development Engineer	2	$211,500	$203,250 – $219,750
Business Intelligence Engineer	2	$106,652	$101,072 – $112,231
Professor	1	$166,100	$166,100 – $166,100
Senior Financial Analyst Fp&a	1	$96,300	$96,300 – $96,300
Architecture Designer	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Senior Research Scientist	1	$187,678	$187,678 – $187,678
Technical Program Manager	1	$169,354	$169,354 – $169,354

At least 5 filings in Santa Barbara, CA.

Employer	Filings	Median
Amazon.com Services	7	$117,810
University of California at Santa Barbara	59	$82,677

Level I35% · 25

Level II40% · 29

Level III8% · 6

Level IV17% · 12

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).