Metro area · CA
Santa Monica, CA
H-1B hiring, wages and employer concentration across 99 employers in the Santa Monica, CA metro.
- 99
- Employers
- $148,990
- Median H-1B wage
- 655
- H-1B filings
The metro at a glance
Santa Monica, CA, CA aggregates 99 tracked employers at a $148,990 median H-1B wage and 655 H-1B filings on record, with hiring concentrated in Professional & Technical Services and Information & Media.
- 99
- employers
- $148,990
- median H-1B wage
- 655
- H-1B filings
- 5
- top industries
What the data says about this metro
Metro pages on PlainEmployers gather every employer whose federal filings tie to a single regional labor market, so you can see where H-1B hiring concentrates, which sectors dominate, and how often layoffs are filed in one place. Every figure below comes from the same three public datasets behind individual profiles, the Department of Labor H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury records, and state WARN Act notices, aggregated across the metro. Use these regional numbers as the backdrop against which any single local employer should be read.
Santa Monica, CA, CA aggregates 99 employers at a median disclosed H-1B wage of $148,990, with hiring concentrated in Professional & Technical Services, Information & Media, Retail Trade. The mix is computed from actual DOL/OSHA/WARN filings in this specific metro; see methodology for source documentation.
Headline sponsors: SNAP INC., MPG Operations LLC, and CONSULTADD INC., together 284 H-1B filings in our dataset. Each links to a full profile with OSHA safety grade, WARN layoff history, and salary breakdown.
Metro-area figures sum the employer records tied to this region's labor market, based on WARN Act notices and US Department of Labor data. Geographic boundaries are approximate: a filing is attributed to the metro of the affected worksite, so a multi-site employer may appear across several metros, and remote reductions can be hard to localize. Local economic conditions, seasonal patterns, and the presence of one or two very large employers can all skew a metro's totals. Use these numbers to understand the broad shape of activity in the area, not as a precise census, and consult the individual records and the methodology for the underlying detail.
Employer mix in Santa Monica, CA
Which sectors the metro's tracked employers operate in
- Professional & Technical S…
Professional & Technical Services
35 employers
- Information & Media
Information & Media
15 employers
- Retail Trade 12
Retail Trade
12 employers
- Finance & Insurance 8
Finance & Insurance
8 employers
- Manufacturing 6
Manufacturing
6 employers
- Accommodation & Food Servi… 2
Accommodation & Food Services
2 employers
- Administrative & Waste Ser… 2
Administrative & Waste Services
2 employers
What this shows Professional & Technical Services is the largest tracked sector in Santa Monica, CA, shaping the metro's wage and hiring profile.
Top employers in Santa Monica, CA
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNAP INC. Information & Media | 141 | $171,885 |
| 2 | MPG Operations LLC Finance & Insurance | 115 | $123,805 |
| 3 | CONSULTADD INC. Professional & Technical Services | 28 | $115,415 |
| 4 | Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. Information & Media | 25 | - |
| 5 | ACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC Information & Media | 22 | $145,516 |
| 6 | HULU, LLC Information & Media | 16 | $187,126 |
| 7 | DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS LLC Information & Media | 15 | $188,772 |
| 8 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Finance & Insurance | 14 | $147,456 |
| 9 | Kite Pharma Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 13 | $144,952 |
| 10 | Goodwin Procter LLP Professional & Technical Services | 13 | $261,325 |
| 11 | MGM Resorts Satellite, LLC Accommodation & Food Services | 11 | $151,850 |
| 12 | STUBHUB, INC. Retail Trade | 11 | $232,273 |
| 13 | Prolific Breed LLC Administrative & Waste Services | 9 | $87,111 |
| 14 | UMG Recordings Inc. Information & Media | 9 | $164,899 |
| 15 | ZipRecruiter, Inc. Administrative & Waste Services | 9 | $173,856 |
| 16 | IMDb.com, Inc. Retail Trade | 9 | $165,397 |
| 17 | Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) Information & Media | 8 | $164,346 |
| 18 | FOL MANAGEMENT LLC Real Estate | 8 | $220,564 |
| 19 | Gurucul Solutions, LLC Professional & Technical Services | 7 | $120,156 |
| 20 | Helios & Partners Advisory Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 7 | $85,953 |
| 21 | Perform Consulting Inc. Professional & Technical Services | 7 | $154,714 |
| 22 | Ashurst LLP Professional & Technical Services | 7 | $330,714 |
| 23 | Veterinary Emergency Group, LLC Professional & Technical Services | 7 | $133,057 |
| 24 | GoodRx, Inc. Retail Trade | 6 | $192,612 |
| 25 | DISNEY STREAMING SERVICES LLC Information & Media | 5 | $166,671 |
What this means if you work in Santa Monica, CA
Use Santa Monica, CA's $148,990 median as the local benchmark, H-1B wages are legally tied to each metro's prevailing wage, so the same role pays differently city to city.
- A same-role H-1B offer well below $148,990 is worth questioning, the median here is set by 99 tracked employers.
- SNAP INC. leads local H-1B sponsorship; compare its pay and safety grade against peers before applying. Compare employers
- Check an employer’s WARN layoff history for job-stability risk in this metro. Largest layoffs
Metro figures aggregate worksites by city; a multi-site employer can appear across several metros, and remote roles are hard to localize.