H-1B Filings
80
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services CA DOL H-1B
University of California at Santa Barbara: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
University of California at Santa Barbara in CA (Educational Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (80 on file) at a $85,572 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
University of California at Santa Barbara (CA): · 80 H-1B LCAs at a $85,572 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, University of California at Santa Barbara in CA carries 80 H-1B wage filings on record, a $85,572 median wage across 57 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 80 H-1B LCAs
- $85,572 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #585 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 16th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 99th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 16th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
F
Federal workforce composite
34/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · University of California at Santa Barbara
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
80 H-1B LCAs
#585 of 51,370 sponsors · 99th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$85,572 median
16th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- University of California at Santa Barbara's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 24 in FY2024 to 29 in FY2025 (+20.8%).
- University of California at Santa Barbara's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $83,978 in FY2024 to $101,212 in FY2025 (+20.5%).
Median H-1B Salary
$85,572
Below national median. Across 57 disclosed positions
Where University of California at Santa Barbara's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$85,572 Top 84% higher than 16% of 272,125 US employers
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US employers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
University of California at Santa Barbara's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+20.5% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | University of California at Santa Barbara | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | CA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 80 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $85,572 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
University of California at Santa Barbara's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in CA (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #585 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 16th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHER | $319,300 |
| Professor | $176,400 |
| Professor | $171,700 |
| Professor | $166,100 |
| Specialist | $135,000 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar- Employee | $133,416 |
| Assistant Professor | $132,650 |
| Assistant Professor | $118,800 |
| Planner | $115,584 |
| Counseling Psychologist | $113,871 |
| Lecturer | $109,512 |
| Assistant Professor | $107,300 |
| Assistant Professor | $105,600 |
| Applications Programmer | $104,196 |
| Specialist | $103,688 |
| Project Scientist | $101,200 |
| Assistant Professor | $100,366 |
| Project Scientist | $96,800 |
| Assistant Professor | $96,200 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $95,000 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $92,882 |
| Specialist | $92,500 |
| Specialist | $92,498 |
| Lecturer | $91,331 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $90,177 |
| Project Scientist | $88,100 |
| Academic Coordinator | $87,630 |
| Trainer | $86,070 |
| Staff Research Associate | $85,572 |
| Applied Physics | $85,200 |
| Project Scientist | $85,200 |
| Project Scientist | $85,200 |
| Associate Specialist | $84,000 |
| Staff Research Assistant | $83,883 |
| Project Scientist | $82,900 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,836 |
| Associate Specialist | $82,285 |
| Associate Specialist | $81,900 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $80,034 |
| Lecturer | $79,102 |
| Project Scientist | $77,400 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $75,517 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $74,281 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $71,769 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $71,769 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $70,885 |
| Lecturer | $70,720 |
| Academic Coordinator | $70,000 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $69,209 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $69,209 |
What the Data Says About University of California at Santa Barbara
Signature stat: H-1B volume
University of California at Santa Barbara's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 80 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 99% of sponsors in this corpus (#585 of 51,370).
Rising disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $83,978 (FY2024) to $101,212 (FY2025) (+20.5%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $85,572 median trails 84% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
No OSHA record despite scale
University of California at Santa Barbara sponsors 80 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for University of California at Santa Barbara among Educational Services employers we track.
Growing LCA footprint
FY2025 added 5 filings versus FY2024 (20.8%), a sponsorship expansion visible in the raw LCA counts.
Where University of California at Santa Barbara sits
This employer among Educational Services H-1B peers
Across the 200 Educational Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, University of California at Santa Barbara files more petitions than 52% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 78%, the high-volume, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (80 filings · $85,572 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is University of California at Santa Barbara. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How University of California at Santa Barbara compares to Educational Services peers
University of California at Santa Barbara's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state CA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
University of California at Santa Barbara
80 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
What to check before working with University of California at Santa Barbara
For University of California at Santa Barbara, start with sponsorship pay (80 H-1B LCAs, median $85,572) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $85,572 across 57 disclosed-wage positions (of 80 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
University of California at Santa Barbara's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- University of Michigan (MI) - 602 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Johns Hopkins University (MD) - 412 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Washington University (MO) - 408 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like University of California at Santa Barbara's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put University of California at Santa Barbara next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where University of California at Santa Barbara's #585 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does University of California at Santa Barbara's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, University of California at Santa Barbara's disclosed median of $85,572 sits at the 16th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does University of California at Santa Barbara's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
University of California at Santa Barbara has 80 H-1B filings on record, ranking #585 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.