University of California, Santa Cruz H-1B Salaries 2026
28 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at University of California, Santa Cruz, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $97,900.
$97,900Median salary
$82,72725th percentile
$130,51875th percentile
28Filings
University of California, Santa Cruz H-1B salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 7 | $79,881 |
| Assistant Professor | 7 | $130,000 |
| Assistant Project Scientist | 5 | $85,900 |
| Professor | 2 | $206,850 |
| Adaptive Optics Simulation Scientist | 1 | $96,100 |
| Associate Specialist | 1 | $99,700 |
| Specialist | 1 | $130,000 |
| Psychologist General | 1 | $103,396 |
| Acting Associate Professor | 1 | $148,500 |
| Assistant Specialist | 1 | $61,300 |
| Entrepreneur in Residence | 1 | $132,072 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz, CA | 23 | $118,700 |
| La Jolla, CA | 2 | $91,000 |
| Onset, MA | 1 | $99,700 |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $82,900 |
| Raleigh, NC | 1 | $82,400 |
Wage levels
Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).
Median prevailing wage on these filings: $86,150.
Recent University of California, Santa Cruz H-1B filings
Latest 28 of 28 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.
| Certified | Job title | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Assistant Professor | $135,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | Assistant Professor | $123,100 |
| 2026-06-04 | Acting Associate Professor | $148,500 |
| 2026-06-03 | Assistant Professor | $152,500 |
| 2026-04-22 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,900 |
| 2026-04-08 | Professor | $199,600 |
| 2026-03-27 | Professor | $214,100 |
| 2026-03-27 | Assistant Professor | $139,400 |
| 2026-03-03 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,400 |
| 2026-03-03 | Assistant Professor | $118,700 |
| 2026-02-25 | Assistant Professor | $119,300 |
| 2026-02-23 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $69,073 |
| 2026-01-27 | Psychologist, General | $103,396 |
| 2025-12-24 | Specialist | $130,000 |
| 2025-12-23 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,836 |
| 2025-12-19 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $79,881 |
| 2025-12-16 | Assistant Project Scientist | $86,400 |
| 2025-11-21 | Assistant Project Scientist | $82,900 |
| 2025-11-21 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $77,030 |
| 2025-11-20 | Associate Specialist | $99,700 |
| 2025-11-07 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,900 |
| 2025-10-01 | Adaptive Optics Simulation Scientist | $96,100 |
| 2025-09-12 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $80,000 |
| 2025-09-12 | Assistant Specialist | $61,300 |
| 2025-09-03 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $69,209 |
| 2025-08-25 | Assistant Professor | $130,000 |
| 2025-07-25 | Entrepreneur in Residence | $132,072 |
| 2025-07-15 | Assistant Project Scientist | $87,000 |
Employer names as filed: University of California, Santa Cruz. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.