2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

University OF California AT Santa Barbara

Offered base salaries from 55 certified H-1B filings, across 5 roles in 1 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of University OF California AT Santa Barbara's certified filings offered $83,883 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $75,000 and $104,196. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,836$77k – $94k6
Physicists$75,000$70k – $82k5
Materials Scientists$74,425$69k – $117k5
Biochemists and Biophysicists$88,100$72k – $94k4
Biological Technicians$85,572$74k – $135k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$82,900$58k – $193k53
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
55 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes University OF California AT Santa Barbara's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.