Amazon in Santa Barbara, CA
The roles filed for there, pay by year, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
Does Amazon sponsor H-1B workers in Santa Barbara, CA?
Yes. Amazon has filed 147 H-1B labor condition applications for work in Santa Barbara, CA with the U.S. Department of Labor at a median base salary of $111k. Most fall between $82k and $140k. The most common role is SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
147
Median base salary
$111k
Middle 50%
$82k to $140k
Filings and pay by year
Santa Barbara, CA at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 7 | $111k |
| FY2025 | 15 | $111k |
| FY2024 | 23 | $128k |
| FY2023 | 16 | $99k |
| FY2022 | 34 | $128k |
| FY2021 | 23 | $66k |
| FY2020 | 8 | $116k |
| FY2019 | 9 | $105k |
| FY2018 | 10 | $119k |
| FY2017 | 2 | $102k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Roles
What Amazon files for in Santa Barbara, CA
| Role | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer I | 23 | $112k |
| Software Development Engineer II | 14 | $152k |
| Ontologist I | 12 | $82k |
| Business Intelligence Engineer I | 10 | $104k |
| Data Engineer I | 9 | $111k |
| Taxonomist I | 8 | $80k |
| Business Intelligence Engineer II | 6 | $116k |
| Ontologist II | 6 | $93k |
| Software Development Engineer III | 6 | $158k |
| Data Scientist I | 5 | $45k |
| Data Scientist II | 5 | $160k |
| Research Scientist I | 4 | $106k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 84 | $96k |
| Level II | 45 | $132k |
| Level III | 12 | $150k |
| Level IV | 5 | $160k |