University of California at Santa Barbara
H-1B pay data: 274 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 64 | $74,353 | $69,209 – $82,788 |
| Assistant Professor | 41 | $120,000 | $100,000 – $176,000 |
| Project Scientist | 37 | $77,400 | $70,200 – $98,560 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 26 | $68,126 | $60,000 – $78,216 |
| Lecturer | 21 | $73,112 | $66,259 – $113,200 |
| Associate Specialist | 9 | $81,900 | $72,020 – $86,520 |
| Specialist | 9 | $92,500 | $85,592 – $109,950 |
| Academic Coordinator | 8 | $86,882 | $75,995 – $93,881 |
| Counseling Psychologist | 8 | $108,575 | $105,375 – $121,161 |
| Applications Programmer | 6 | $101,904 | $88,208 – $113,244 |
| Professor | 5 | $166,100 | $151,140 – $185,040 |
| Assistant Project Scientist | 3 | $87,100 | $81,500 – $87,974 |
| Research and Development Engineer | 3 | $120,000 | $103,989 – $124,032 |
| Staff Research Assistant | 3 | $77,145 | $77,145 – $82,535 |
| Assistant Researcher | 2 | $101,841 | $100,274 – $103,408 |
| Assistant Specialist | 2 | $66,998 | $66,997 – $67,000 |
| Associate Librarian | 2 | $93,196 | $79,944 – $106,449 |
| Director of Operations- Women's Basketball | 2 | $63,663 | $63,663 – $63,663 |
| Junior Specialist | 2 | $56,200 | $54,760 – $57,640 |
| Staff Research Associate | 2 | $69,366 | $56,401 – $82,331 |
| Systems Administrator | 2 | $93,840 | $90,320 – $97,360 |
| Application Developer | 1 | $104,196 | $104,196 – $104,196 |
| Applied Physics | 1 | $85,200 | $85,200 – $85,200 |
| Assistant Researcher and Lecturer | 1 | $92,609 | $92,609 – $92,609 |
| Associate Professor | 1 | $154,600 | $154,600 – $154,600 |
Showing the top 25 of 38 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
Sponsorship score: 53 / 100 — Moderate sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
Components: volume 20 · trend 13 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 0. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+33%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 2.6%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Pay by role
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| California | 272 | $80,067 |
| Illinois | 2 | $119,916 |
All filings
University of California at Santa Barbara has 274 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.