H-1B and green card employer
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
University of California at Santa Barbara is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
107certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$82,836median offer · middle half $74k to $106k
19%82 vs. 69 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
3certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
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
Lottery entries at University of California at Santa Barbara's offers
University of California at Santa Barbara files mostly as a college or university or as a nonprofit research organization. Those employers are exempt from the H-1B cap, so their hires do not go through the lottery and no entry mix is shown.
What University of California at Santa Barbara offers
107 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
82 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$81,150 FY2026
Certified green card cases
3 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physicists | 12 | $75,656 |
| Materials Scientists | 8 | $75,656 |
| Biological Technicians | 8 | $94,889 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 5 | $74,281 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 5 | $82,836 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | $133,100 |
| Electrical Engineers | 4 | $57,638 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4 | $84,888 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara, CA | 104 | $82,481 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0 | – |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | – |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 3 | 0 | $109,600 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $90,177 | |
| Applications Programmer | $93,396 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $74,281 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $71,632 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $71,632 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $69,209 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $77,030 | |
| Specialist | $103,688 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,836 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $77,030 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $77,030 | |
| Assistant Professor | $107,300 | |
| Director of Operations- Women's Basketball | $63,663 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $79,881 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $69,073 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $78,800 | |
| Assistant Professor | $129,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $70,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $74,281 | |
| Assistant Project Scientist | $87,100 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $77,030 | |
| Junior Specialist | $58,000 | |
| Computational and Data Science Research Specialist | $114,012 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $74,281 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $82,836 |