University of California, Santa Cruz
H-1B pay data: 141 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 32 | $121,200 | $98,560 – $154,270 |
| Assistant Project Scientist | 23 | $85,900 | $76,240 – $93,700 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 15 | $69,209 | $65,639 – $82,662 |
| Lecturer | 5 | $108,659 | $78,684 – $130,790 |
| Associate Professor | 4 | $143,650 | $131,020 – $149,070 |
| Specialist | 4 | $117,400 | $105,410 – $126,940 |
| Adaptive Optics Simulation Scientist | 3 | $93,000 | $79,240 – $95,480 |
| Assistant Researcher | 3 | $102,898 | $96,964 – $114,900 |
| Assistant Specialist | 3 | $61,300 | $61,300 – $64,260 |
| Associate Project Scientist | 3 | $99,000 | $95,240 – $100,040 |
| Associate Specialist | 3 | $86,000 | $79,200 – $96,960 |
| Post Doctoral Scholar | 3 | $60,000 | $60,000 – $66,551 |
| Professor | 3 | $199,600 | $171,920 – $211,200 |
| Acting Assistant Professor | 2 | $124,800 | $122,560 – $127,040 |
| Acting Associate Professor | 2 | $139,700 | $132,660 – $146,740 |
| Acting Professor | 2 | $180,000 | $172,000 – $188,000 |
| Assistant Professor in Communications and Signals | 2 | $122,450 | $120,490 – $124,410 |
| Assistant Teaching Professor | 2 | $121,550 | $116,310 – $126,790 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 2 | $80,816 | $78,025 – $83,606 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | 2 | $97,500 | $91,500 – $103,500 |
| Acting Associate Professor of Economics | 1 | $154,100 | $154,100 – $154,100 |
| Assistant Professor - Anthropology | 1 | $111,700 | $111,700 – $111,700 |
| Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 – $125,000 |
| Assistant Professor of History | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 – $100,000 |
| Assistant Professor of Philosophy | 1 | $108,200 | $108,200 – $108,200 |
Showing the top 25 of 43 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
Sponsorship score: 49 / 100 — Moderate sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
Components: volume 18 · trend 8 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 4. FY24 → FY25 filings falling (-20%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 87.0%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Pay by role
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| California | 136 | $104,634 |
| Illinois | 1 | $92,700 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $78,360 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $72,500 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $99,700 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $82,400 |
All filings
University of California, Santa Cruz has 141 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.