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Postdoctoral Scholar 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 Postdoctoral Scholar on an H-1B?

$65k University of California, Santa Cruz has filed 54 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Postdoctoral Scholar with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $65k. Most of those filings fall between $60k and $69k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
54
Median base salary
$65k
Middle 50%
$60k to $69k

Filings and pay by year

Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Santa Cruz, by fiscal year

Show the numbers behind this chart
University of California, Santa Cruz Postdoctoral Scholar H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)6$81k
FY20254$75k
FY20244$60k
FY20239$67k
FY20227$65k
FY20214$68k
FY20203$62k
FY20194$63k
FY20186$60k
FY20177$61k

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, CA50$65k
Berkeley, CA1$67k
Los Alamos, NM1$67k
Raleigh, NC1$82k
Santa Crus, CA1$60k

Prevailing-wage level

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

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level I15$65k
Level II1$68k

Other roles University of California, Santa Cruz sponsors

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