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University of California at Santa Barbara: H-1B salaries and sponsorship

University of California at Santa Barbara filed 319 labor condition applications for H-1B and related visas in fiscal years 2023–2026; certified: 306. Median offered salary: $80,100.

Applications (LCAs)319
Certified306
Employer addressSanta Barbara, CA
H-1B dependent employerNo
Median offered salary$80,100
Middle half of salaries$73,000–$105,850
10th–90th percentile$66,868–$133,163

Does University of California at Santa Barbara sponsor H-1B visas?

University of California at Santa Barbara filed 319 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2023–2026, the latest submitted on Jun 23, 2026. An LCA is the first step of an H-1B petition, so the employer has sponsored or prepared to sponsor H-1B workers; it does not guarantee sponsorship for any particular job. Check the employer's own job listings.

Salaries by job title

Job titleLCAsMedian salary
Postdoctoral Scholar73$74,281
Assistant Professor44$120,800
Project Scientist41$77,400
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee31$66,909
Lecturer26$75,301
Associate Specialist11$79,400
Specialist10$92,500
Academic Coordinator9$86,133
Counseling Psychologist8$108,575
Professor8$166,100
Applications Programmer6$101,904
Staff Research Associate4$69,366
Assistant Project Scientist4$83,600
Systems Administrator3$95,171
Staff Research Assistant3$77,145
Research and Development Engineer3$122,520
Senior Planner2$110,000
Assistant Specialist2$67,000
Director of Operations- Women's Basketball2$63,663
Assistant Researcher2$103,800
Associate Librarian2$93,196
Junior Specialist2$56,200
Data Engineer2$145,000
Events Specialist1$70,000
Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Department1$65,000
Data Manager1—
Auditor1$86,124
Professional Researcher1$319,300
Executive Assistant to the Dean1$57,002
Senior Financial Systems Analyst1$92,700
Assistant Coach1$42,230
Application Developer1$104,196
Applied Physics1$85,200
Engineer1$116,625
Librarian1$139,502
Associate Professor1$154,600
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist1$114,012
Business System Analyst1$85,440
Resident Director1$63,800
Assistant Researcher and Lecturer1$92,609

Applications by fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202376$74,100
FY202467$77,400
FY202594$92,609
FY202682$82,438

Prevailing wage levels

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Where the jobs are

Occupations

Latest applications

Job titleBase salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
Postdoctoral Scholar$90,177Santa Barbara, CAJun 23, 2026Dec 17, 2026Certified
Applications Programmer$93,396
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAJun 23, 2026Jul 3, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAJun 17, 2026Dec 16, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,632Santa Barbara, CAJun 17, 2026Jul 30, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,030Santa Barbara, CAJun 11, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Specialist$103,688
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAJun 11, 2026Oct 31, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,632Santa Barbara, CAJun 5, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,030Santa Barbara, CAJun 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,030Santa Barbara, CAJun 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$79,881Santa Barbara, CAJun 3, 2026Jul 11, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,073Santa Barbara, CAJun 3, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$129,000
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAMay 27, 2026Nov 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAMay 21, 2026Aug 21, 2026Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$87,100Santa Barbara, CAMay 14, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,030Santa Barbara, CAMay 14, 2026Jun 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$82,836Santa Barbara, CAMay 7, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$145,100
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAMay 7, 2026Nov 1, 2026Certified
Lecturer$73,112
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAMay 5, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAMay 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$121,600
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAApr 27, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAApr 27, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$82,677Santa Barbara, CAApr 20, 2026Oct 2, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,030Santa Barbara, CAApr 17, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$79,881Santa Barbara, CAApr 14, 2026Jun 1, 2026Certified
Project Scientist$82,900Santa Barbara, CAApr 10, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Data Engineer$145,000
Level II		Ventura, CAApr 8, 2026Apr 27, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$75,000Santa Barbara, CAMar 31, 2026May 2, 2026Certified
Data Engineer$145,000
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAMar 26, 2026Apr 27, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$82,836Santa Barbara, CAMar 24, 2026May 16, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$79,881Santa Barbara, CAMar 13, 2026Sep 12, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAMar 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$122,600
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAMar 6, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$78,625Santa Barbara, CAFeb 13, 2026Jun 5, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAFeb 13, 2026Jun 5, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$76,752
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAFeb 10, 2026Jun 12, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAFeb 5, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$38,522
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAFeb 3, 2026Jun 12, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee$133,416Batavia, ILFeb 3, 2026Feb 13, 2026Certified
Associate Specialist$85,800Santa Barbara, CAJan 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,632Santa Barbara, CAJan 30, 2026Jul 12, 2026Certified
Lecturer$73,107Santa Barbara, CAJan 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Lecturer$75,301Santa Barbara, CAJan 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Lecturer$75,301Santa Barbara, CAJan 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Lecturer$107,361Santa Barbara, CAJan 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$38,524Santa Barbara, CAJan 27, 2026Jun 12, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Assistant Professor$133,100
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAJan 23, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Associate Specialist$82,200Santa Barbara, CAJan 9, 2026Jun 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$145,200
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAJan 9, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Lecturer$132,039Santa Barbara, CAJan 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$132,200
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAJan 5, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CANov 24, 2025Feb 1, 2026Certified
Project Scientist$101,200Santa Barbara, CANov 21, 2025Apr 1, 2026Certified
Applications Programmer$104,196
Level I		Santa Barbara, CANov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$77,250Santa Barbara, CANov 12, 2025May 1, 2026Certified
Specialist$103,688
part-time		Santa Barbara, CANov 10, 2025Nov 10, 2025Certified
Staff Research Associate$94,889Santa Barbara, CANov 10, 2025Nov 24, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Professor$166,100
Level I		Santa Barbara, CANov 6, 2025Mar 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CANov 6, 2025Apr 15, 2026Certified
Staff Research Associate 3$94,889Santa Barbara, CASep 30, 2025Oct 20, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Project Scientist$79,685
part-time		Santa Barbara, CASep 30, 2025Nov 1, 2025Certified
Project Scientist$154,710Santa Barbara, CASep 25, 2025Jan 15, 2026Certified
Planner$115,584
E-3 · Level III		Santa Barbara, CASep 17, 2025Feb 26, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$82,836Santa Barbara, CASep 17, 2025Oct 15, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Trainer$86,070
Level I		Santa Barbara, CASep 9, 2025Dec 29, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Staff Research Associate$85,572Santa Barbara, CASep 9, 2025Mar 1, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$80,034Santa Barbara, CASep 8, 2025Sep 25, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$92,882Santa Barbara, CASep 4, 2025Feb 14, 2026Certified
Staff Research Assistant$83,883Mammoth Lakes, CAAug 18, 2025Jan 3, 2026Certified
Project Scientist$88,100Santa Barbara, CAAug 12, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$70,000Santa Barbara, CAAug 8, 2025Sep 22, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$95,000Santa Barbara, CAAug 5, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
Lecturer$70,720
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAJul 31, 2025Aug 19, 2025Certified
Professor$171,700
E-3 · Level II		Santa Barbara, CAJul 29, 2025Jan 6, 2026Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$74,281Santa Barbara, CAJul 29, 2025Dec 4, 2025Certified
Associate Specialist$82,285
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAJul 28, 2025Jul 28, 2025Certified
Associate Specialist$82,285
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAJul 28, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Assistant Professor$118,800
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAJul 23, 2025Jan 1, 2026Certified
Project Scientist$82,900Santa Barbara, CAJul 15, 2025Nov 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,209Santa Barbara, CAJul 14, 2025Sep 22, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$96,200
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAJul 10, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified
Project Scientist$96,800
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAJul 9, 2025Jan 1, 2026Certified
Assistant Professor$96,200
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAJul 3, 2025Aug 26, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$71,769Santa Barbara, CAJun 30, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,209Santa Barbara, CAJun 27, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$113,000
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAJun 12, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Project Scientist$80,100Santa Barbara, CAJun 11, 2025Nov 6, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Academic Coordinator$93,881
Level III		Santa Barbara, CAJun 11, 2025Nov 1, 2025Certified
Project Scientist$80,100Santa Barbara, CAMay 29, 2025Nov 1, 2025Certified
Counseling Psychologist$108,575Santa Barbara, CAMay 20, 2025Nov 3, 2025Certified
Specialist$92,165
part-time		Santa Barbara, CAMay 19, 2025Jul 15, 2025Withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$69,209Santa Barbara, CAMay 16, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$75,000Santa Barbara, CAMay 14, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Project Scientist$80,100
Level II		Santa Barbara, CAMay 13, 2025Sep 2, 2025Certified
Postdoctoral Scholar$79,881Santa Barbara, CAMay 13, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Assistant Researcher and Lecturer$92,609Santa Barbara, CAMay 6, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$135,000
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAMay 2, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$176,000
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAMay 2, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
Assistant Professor$134,900
Level I		Santa Barbara, CAMay 1, 2025May 25, 2025Certified
Junior Specialist$58,000Santa Barbara, CAMay 1, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
Project Scientist$77,400Santa Barbara, CAApr 30, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified

Showing the 100 most recent of 319 applications.

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).