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Santa Barbara, CA, 93106 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:93106 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Santa Barbara |
| State | CA |
| Postal code | 93106 |
| LCA filings | 985 |
| Companies | 15 |
| Role titles | 357 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $31,320 |
| Annualized high max | $224,640,000 |
| Annualized low average | $710,479 |
| Outlier count | 3 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 93106.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California at Santa Barbara | 938 | 938 | 31,320 | 224,640,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 11 | 11 | 97,323 | 234,500 | 2,017 | 2,025 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | 10 | 10 | 70,000 | 350,000 | 2,021 | 2,025 |
| HCL AMERICA, INC. | 8 | 8 | 84,053 | 137,363 | 2,019 | 2,025 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 | 5 | 140,255 | 152,200 | 2,017 | 2,021 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Inc. | 2 | 2 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 2,022 | 2,023 |
| N/A | 2 | 2 | 104,000 | 0 | 2,018 | 2,018 |
| Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | 2 | 2 | 80,371 | 116,000 | 2,023 | 2,023 |
| CAMBAY CONSULTING LLC | 1 | 1 | 80,184 | 80,184 | 2,019 | 2,019 |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 128,400 | 128,400 | 2,025 | 2,025 |
| N/A | 1 | 1 | 80,200 | 80,200 | 2,019 | 2,019 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | 1 | 79,500 | 79,500 | 2,025 | 2,025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CLAIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA | 1 | 1 | 51,000 | 0 | 2,017 | 2,017 |
| Webcor Builders | 1 | 1 | 100,131 | 118,914 | 2,026 | 2,026 |
| Zoetis, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 97,885 | 112,000 | 2,024 | 2,024 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR | 19-2012.00 Physicists | 26 | $53,460 | $81,700 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR- EMPLOYEE | 19-2099.00 Physical Scientists, All Other | 20 | $58,608 | $100,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 18 | $57,456 | $125,808 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR- EMPLOYEE | 19-4021.00 Biological Technicians | 18 | $58,608 | $74,569 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1021 COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY | 17 | $106,400 | $138,000 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 17-3029.11 Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists | 17 | $56,608 | $79,305 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1022.00 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 15 | $78,446 | $135,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR | 19-2032.00 Materials Scientists | 15 | $53,460 | $79,881 |
| LECTURER | 25-1124 | 14 | $33,280 | $0 |
| Project Scientist | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 14 | $67,500 | $94,200 |
| PROJECT SCIENTIST | 19-4021.00 Biological Technicians | 14 | $67,500 | $101,200 |
| LECTURER | 25-1124.00 Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 13 | $68,247 | $132,039 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1032 ENGINEERING TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY | 12 | $83,100 | $126,100 |
| ACADEMIC COORDINATOR | 25-9031.00 Instructional Coordinators | 11 | $64,601 | $86,133 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1021.00 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $130,000 | $176,500 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 75 | 18 | 33 | $68,867 | $54,464 | 71 | 94.7% |
| 2017 Q2 | 86 | 18 | 30 | $70,697 | $56,170 | 78 | 90.7% |
| 2018 Q2 | 76 | 25 | 30 | $83,239 | $66,567 | 72 | 94.7% |
| 2019 Q2 | 92 | 29 | 35 | $84,653 | $59,512 | 89 | 96.7% |
| 2020 Q1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | $99,639 | $64,778 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | $78,057 | $65,662 | 21 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q3 | 35 | 10 | 21 | $80,229 | $63,158 | 35 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q4 | 18 | 7 | 9 | $82,308 | $76,265 | 18 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | $84,980 | $70,625 | 19 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q2 | 29 | 11 | 15 | $7,829,599 | $69,179 | 28 | 96.6% |
| 2021 Q3 | 57 | 18 | 26 | $4,034,864 | $70,499 | 55 | 96.5% |
| 2021 Q4 | 28 | 15 | 15 | $72,995 | $63,721 | 28 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | $77,574 | $73,780 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q2 | 22 | 13 | 17 | $81,741 | $65,761 | 22 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q3 | 27 | 11 | 16 | $83,892 | $72,347 | 27 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q4 | 28 | 11 | 11 | $85,567 | $74,748 | 28 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q1 | 20 | 14 | 15 | $87,840 | $84,331 | 20 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 43 | 21 | 22 | $87,166 | $80,430 | 42 | 97.7% |
| 2023 Q3 | 28 | 11 | 15 | $87,889 | $78,728 | 24 | 85.7% |
| 2023 Q4 | 27 | 10 | 16 | $92,504 | $76,378 | 25 | 92.6% |
| 2024 Q1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | $89,673 | $76,930 | 13 | 86.7% |
| 2024 Q2 | 19 | 12 | 16 | $95,593 | $81,726 | 19 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | $86,906 | $77,957 | 16 | 88.9% |
| 2024 Q4 | 24 | 12 | 17 | $83,965 | $74,586 | 24 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | $11,194,794 | $81,188 | 14 | 93.3% |
| 2025 Q2 | 27 | 14 | 17 | $103,302 | $83,853 | 27 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 38 | 18 | 27 | $100,349 | $86,535 | 37 | 97.4% |
| 2025 Q4 | 30 | 13 | 22 | $105,387 | $79,529 | 30 | 100.0% |
| 2026 Q2 | 44 | 14 | 22 | $98,954 | $89,602 | 44 | 100.0% |
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