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Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Santa Cruz

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does University of California, Santa Cruz pay a Assistant Project Scientist on an H-1B?

$77k University of California, Santa Cruz has filed 55 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Assistant Project Scientist with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $77k. Most of those filings fall between $67k and $86k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
55
Median base salary
$77k
Middle 50%
$67k to $86k

Filings and pay by year

Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Santa Cruz, by fiscal year

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University of California, Santa Cruz Assistant Project Scientist H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)4$86k
FY20256$90k
FY20247$91k
FY20239$79k
FY20222$76k
FY20217$73k
FY20204$73k
FY20194$70k
FY20183$66k
FY20179$65k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Santa Cruz, CA42$76k
Monterey, CA6$79k
La Jolla, CA3$86k
Berkeley, CA1$83k
Chicago, IL1$93k
Kamuela, HI1$77k
Sacramento, CA1$83k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level I9$69k
Level II7$73k
Level III7$68k
Level IV3$66k

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