H-1B Salaries in Santa Cruz, CA

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

$158,175Median salary

$125,37325th percentile

$189,10075th percentile

124Filings

Top H-1B employers in Santa Cruz, CA

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Joby Aero	68	$172,500	$155,540 – $192,672
University of California, Santa Cruz	23	$118,700	$81,418 – $133,536
Amazon.com Services	11	$175,600	$149,600 – $198,400
Jaaz	3	$172,661	$159,921 – $172,661
Altimetrik	2	$121,701	$121,701 – $121,701
Henry Labs	2	$92,700	$92,700 – $92,700
Affiliated Engineers W	1	$106,000	$106,000 – $106,000
Albion Environmental	1	$87,152	$87,152 – $87,152
Antra	1	$87,800	$87,800 – $87,800
Caremark	1	$148,526	$148,526 – $148,526
Coalition	1	$152,156	$152,156 – $152,156
Dten	1	$149,000	$149,000 – $149,000
Editorialist Yx	1	$160,000	$160,000 – $160,000
Paystand	1	$206,064	$206,064 – $206,064
Precision Physical Therapy & Fitness	1	$96,000	$96,000 – $96,000
RJT Compuquest	1	$99,840	$99,840 – $99,840
Sigma5	1	$147,200	$147,200 – $147,200
Smith.ai	1	$200,013	$200,013 – $200,013
Stacked	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources	1	$123,000	$123,000 – $123,000

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Developer Engineer	8	$171,800	$148,400 – $207,400
Assistant Professor	7	$130,000	$121,200 – $137,200
Postdoctoral Scholar	6	$78,456	$71,164 – $79,970
Software Engineer	5	$121,701	$121,701 – $136,000
Staff Battery Algorithms Engineer	3	$210,000	$208,650 – $210,000
Assistant Project Scientist	3	$86,400	$86,150 – $86,700
Global Supply Manager	3	$118,000	$117,594 – $124,000
Senior Software Engineer	3	$156,197	$152,598 – $175,598
Software Verification Engineer	2	$135,900	$135,900 – $135,900
Lead Software Engineer	2	$159,921	$153,551 – $166,291
Systems Senior Engineer	2	$189,100	$189,100 – $189,100
Professor	2	$206,850	$203,225 – $210,475
Supplier Industrialization Senior Engineer	2	$169,000	$168,500 – $169,500
Senior Global Supply Manager	2	$160,000	$160,000 – $160,000
Product Designer	2	$92,700	$92,700 – $92,700
Ground Support Equipment Lead	2	$192,672	$192,672 – $192,672
Mechanical Systems Senior Stress Engineer	1	$205,000	$205,000 – $205,000
Senior Ui/Ux Engineer	1	$160,000	$160,000 – $160,000
Senior Archaeologist Historical Archaeology	1	$87,152	$87,152 – $87,152
Staff Developmental QA Engineer	1	$157,850	$157,850 – $157,850

At least 5 filings in Santa Cruz, CA.

Employer	Filings	Median
Amazon.com Services	11	$175,600
Joby Aero	68	$172,500
University of California, Santa Cruz	23	$118,700

Level I15% · 16

Level II23% · 25

Level III43% · 47

Level IV20% · 22

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