Worksite city · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in Santa Monica, CA
17% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 16% get a single lottery entry.
493certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$152,734median offer
17%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
192new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $50k to $256k
Lottery entries
192 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 154 | $180,695 |
| Data Scientists | 63 | $150,987 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 26 | $199,566 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | 19 | $150,000 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 18 | $136,600 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 17 | $145,246 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 14 | $91,550 |
| Project Management Specialists | 11 | $103,000 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 11 | $185,000 |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 10 | $92,000 |
| Cost Estimators | 9 | $90,896 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | 8 | $149,500 |
| Sales Engineers | 8 | $130,007 |
| Graphic Designers | 7 | $110,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 6 | $110,073 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Snap INC. | 82 | $157,123 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 51 | $158,800 |
| Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) | 18 | $198,233 |
| TWG Resources LLC | 16 | $199,500 |
| ZipRecruiter, Inc. | 16 | $155,000 |
| Activision Publishing INC | 11 | $160,000 |
| Specs Inc. | 11 | $157,123 |
| Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. | 10 | $179,852 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 10 | $144,830 |
| CCLA Construction Inc | 9 | $90,896 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 9 | $135,800 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 8 | $164,000 |
| Hidonix Inc. | 8 | $107,500 |
| Kite Pharma Inc. | 8 | $142,827 |
| Naughty Dog a limited liability company | 7 | $129,667 |
| Red Bull North America, Inc. | 7 | $129,667 |
| StubHub, Inc. | 7 | $300,000 |
| Flawless AI Inc | 6 | $200,000 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 5 | $129,000 |
| GoodRx, Inc. | 5 | $173,460 |
| All other employers | 189 | – |