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Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica, CA rolls up 126 employers with DOL/OSHA/WARN filings and a $156,860 median H-1B wage; Professional & Technical Services currently leads the local roster.

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126
Employers
$156,860
Median H-1B wage
1,060
H-1B filings

Santa Monica, CA: 126 tracked employers at a $156,860 median H-1B wage across 1,060 LCAs; Professional & Technical Services leads the local roster.

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices mapped to worksites in Santa Monica, CA (CA), PlainEmployers rolls up 126 employers at a $156,860 disclosed median with 11 employers carrying WARN history. Use the metro rollup before judging any single local employer profile.

  • 126 employers
  • $156,860 median H-1B
  • 1,060 H-1B LCAs
  • 11 WARN employers

Where Santa Monica, CA's median H-1B wage sits nationally

Metro median disclosed wage vs every credible H-1B wage row

$156,860 Top 27% higher than 73% of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows

$0–$20,000: 1 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 credible H-1B wage rows (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 credible H-1B wage rows (18%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Below this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 credible H-1B wage rows (12%). This entry sits in this band. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 credible H-1B wage rows (8%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 credible H-1B wage rows (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 credible H-1B wage rows (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. Santa Monica, CA $0 $320,000 every credible H-1B wage row, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more credible H-1B wage rows. 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

Metro Labor Presence

Santa Monica, CA (126 employers) sits beside San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, San Jose, CA in CA's tracked roster. Open a peer metro to compare H-1B wage and WARN density. Among metros with employers in this corpus, Santa Monica, CA ranks #96 of 6906 by employer count (about the 99th percentile).

San Francisco, CA 1,764 Los Angeles, CA 836 San Jose, CA 778 San Diego, CA 495 Irvine, CA 454 Santa Clara, CA 405
Top industries Professional & Technical ServicesInformation & MediaRetail TradeFinance & InsuranceManufacturing

What the data says about Santa Monica, CA

Corpus placement: Santa Monica, CA ranks #96 of 6906 metros by employer count (about the 99th percentile) in this disclosure window. Sector inventory: Professional & Technical Services leads with 35 of 126 tracked employers (~28%); next sectors in the mix are Information & Media and Retail Trade. Largest H-1B sponsors mapped here: Snap INC., MPG Operations LLC, and Consultadd INC. (465 filings combined, ~44% of the metro total). Evidence tracks present for Santa Monica, CA: DOL H-1B disclosure filings; OSHA Injury Tracking Application records; state WARN Act layoff notices, including 11 employers with WARN history.

Headline sponsors: Snap INC., MPG Operations LLC, and Consultadd INC., together 465 H-1B filings in our dataset. Each links to a full profile with OSHA safety grade, WARN layoff history, and salary breakdown.

Among employers with a worksite mapped to Santa Monica, CA, 11 carry WARN Act history (26 notices, about 975 workers named across credible filings). That is a local stability signal separate from H-1B hiring volume.

Within CA, Santa Monica, CA is smaller than peers such as San Francisco, CA (1,764 employers); Los Angeles, CA (836 employers); San Jose, CA (778 employers); use those pages when you need a denser local sponsor list.

WARN layoff activity in Santa Monica, CA

11 tracked employers with a worksite here have filed 26 WARN notices , naming about 975 workers across credible records. Compare those employers' profiles before treating any local offer as stable; see largest WARN layoffs for corpus-wide notices.

Employer mix in Santa Monica, CA

Which sectors the metro's tracked employers operate in

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What this shows Professional & Technical Services leads Santa Monica, CA at ~28% of employers, with 6 other sectors still material in the mix.

Source DOL H-1B, OSHA & WARN filings mapped to NAICS sector

Top employers in Santa Monica, CA

#EmployerH-1B filingsMedian wage
1Snap INC.Information & Media248$180,710
2MPG Operations LLCFinance & Insurance174$119,142
3Consultadd INC.Professional & Technical Services43$103,210
4Cornerstone OnDemand Inc.Information & Media33$152,854
5Stubhub, INC.Retail Trade32$250,000
6Dimensional Fund Advisors LPFinance & Insurance27$137,000
7Activision Publishing INCInformation & Media25$160,000
8Kite Pharma Inc.Professional & Technical Services25$149,598
9Specs Inc.25$157,581
10Hulu, LLCInformation & Media20$197,547
11MGM Resorts Satellite, LLCAccommodation & Food Services18$140,220
12Veterinary Emergency Group, LLCProfessional & Technical Services18$137,862
13Goodwin Procter LLPProfessional & Technical Services16$390,000
14Disney Entertainment & Sports LLCInformation & Media15$188,772
15ZipRecruiter, Inc.Administrative & Waste Services14$162,250
16Fol Management LLCReal Estate14$265,000
17Ashurst LLPProfessional & Technical Services13$232,765
18GoodRx, Inc.Retail Trade12$236,951
19UMG Recordings Inc.Information & Media12$225,000
20Cypress Creek Renewables, LLCUtilities10$110,729
212k Games, INC.Information & Media9$153,426
22Prolific Breed LLCAdministrative & Waste Services9$87,111
23Syneos Health US, Inc.Professional & Technical Services9$179,500
24IMDb.com, Inc.Retail Trade9$165,397
25Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)Information & Media8$164,346
Sources, citation, and related links for Santa Monica, CA

Disclaimer: The Santa Monica, CA overview is informational only and is not professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before employment, hiring, or compliance decisions based on this data.

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PlainEmployers renders Santa Monica, CA from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records and state WARN Act layoff notices, 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.