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Santa Monica, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,470 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Santa Monica, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $145,000 a year. The typical offer was 7% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$145,000
Middle half earn
$110,000 to $176,134
Top 10% earn over
$201,210
Certified filings
1,470

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Top employers
Snap Inc.220$151,549−11%$127,150 – $176,134
Amazon.com Services LLC209$148,000−5%$115,800 – $167,500
ZipRecruiter, Inc.48$146,250–$133,750 – $162,375
Kite Pharma Inc.46$126,795−6%$105,955 – $157,859
Activision Publishing Inc39$155,106+16%$142,500 – $169,462
Amazon Web Services, Inc.35$157,123+2%$132,950 – $185,779
Oracle America, Inc.33$151,549+8%$129,667 – $174,131
Hulu, LLC25$198,224–$192,172 – $209,300
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.24$138,350−11%$129,000 – $178,500
InVenture Capital Corporation17$183,320–$169,785 – $197,599
Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)16$183,415–$140,246 – $200,490
Red Bull North America, Inc.16$128,334–$111,000 – $135,000
TWG Resources LLC16$199,500–$126,000 – $199,500
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.14$152,083−2%$139,019 – $198,533
Wilshire Advisors, LLC13$81,500−15%$72,100 – $106,000
GoodRx, Inc.13$178,602−6%$154,500 – $223,600
Cisco Systems, Inc.13$126,942−9%$115,877 – $151,549
Naughty Dog a limited liability company12$129,834–$117,500 – $135,000
Specs Inc.11$157,1230%$148,990 – $171,360
IMDb.com, Inc.10$142,2550%$127,623 – $147,500
VeoRide Inc.10$120,000–$96,250 – $132,869
Flawless AI Inc9$185,000–$175,000 – $200,000
CCLA Construction Inc9$90,896–$90,896 – $90,896
Hidonix Inc.9$105,000–$95,000 – $110,000
Amazon Advertising LLC9$121,222−21%$86,112 – $159,200
Q-CTRL, Inc8$147,000–$135,000 – $166,250
Headspace, Inc8$211,982–$164,250 – $247,000
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP8$138,100−4%$100,974 – $177,500
Perform Consulting8$155,000–$155,000 – $155,000
Wipro Limited8$97,594+7%$94,937 – $98,098
Edmunds.Com7$160,161–$149,992 – $194,344
Cognosphere, LLC7$140,000−39%$120,000 – $212,500
Metropolis Employee Services, LLC7$185,0000%$173,160 – $196,450
StubHub, Inc.7$300,000+40%$227,500 – $350,000
Gumgum, Inc.6$176,134+6%$168,534 – $176,134
Bjarke Ingels Group California Inc6$84,000–$68,750 – $97,003
Helios & Partners Advisory Inc.6$68,706–$67,413 – $86,514
Ginger.io Inc6$186,0000%$172,500 – $192,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP6$150,000−2%$143,843 – $172,208
HLW International LLP6$98,000+3%$85,500 – $101,500
Mad Office Limited6$65,740–$64,480 – $76,750
Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC6$109,470−15%$102,903 – $134,836
Rabbit Inc.5$160,000–$156,000 – $180,000
Machu Picchu Energy LLC5$180,000–$180,000 – $180,000
TWG Global Holdings, LLC5$190,000–$190,000 – $280,000
Apple Sentity Independent Productions LLC5$201,300–$197,400 – $221,520
O Positiv, Inc.5$140,000–$86,965 – $140,000
Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC5$176,072−3%$165,900 – $176,134
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5$91,975−33%$73,798 – $95,000
Roku, Inc.5$165,750−27%$140,250 – $214,200

Top job titles
Software Engineer (4)55$151,549−8%$149,136 – $157,123
Software Development Engineer II43$157,400−5%$138,584 – $171,100
Senior Software Engineer35$169,785+15%$160,616 – $182,357
Software Engineer23$155,000+13%$135,400 – $155,000
Software Developer19$135,000+30%$124,096 – $151,549
Software Engineer (5)16$177,029−7%$176,134 – $184,558
Software Engineer 315$126,942−15%$124,082 – $129,667
Lead Software Engineer15$187,984+32%$183,529 – $195,774
Machine Learning Engineer (4)13$157,123−10%$151,549 – $158,808
Software Development Engineer I13$118,500−8%$112,100 – $129,000
Software Engineer III12$138,000+15%$125,000 – $147,500
Software Dev Engineer I12$129,3500%$129,000 – $135,952
Associate12$175,000+19%$145,650 – $286,250
Professional Services III12$187,000+5%$160,875 – $194,800
Architectural Designer11$80,000+11%$68,640 – $86,400
Designer10$72,000−10%$65,110 – $78,146
Cost Estimator9$90,896+20%$90,896 – $90,896
Solutions Architect III9$153,600−14%$151,549 – $167,000
Software Development Engineer III8$204,845+3%$198,168 – $208,268
Senior Data Analyst8$140,952+29%$139,851 – $152,500
Data Scientist8$130,000+10%$101,135 – $136,174
Decision Scientist II8$140,000+7%$139,375 – $148,500
Analyst8$108,339+17%$89,944 – $120,000
Project Engineer7$105,000+17%$101,500 – $120,425
Staff Software Engineer7$215,000+19%$192,279 – $265,000
Manager III, Software Development7$192,899−7%$191,900 – $195,800
Supply Chain Manager III7$118,400−14%$103,824 – $127,693
Machine Learning Engineer (5)7$177,029−13%$176,134 – $184,558
Supply Chain Manager II6$98,880−8%$85,760 – $112,000
Data Analyst6$95,856+9%$84,634 – $104,178
Product Manager III - Technical6$163,032−4%$152,666 – $179,952
Product Manager III6$164,269+11%$138,378 – $167,084
Manager, Software Engineering6$202,904+13%$198,150 – $219,596
Software Dev Engineer III6$201,250−3%$189,452 – $206,942
Software Dev Engineer II6$164,600−5%$160,025 – $169,925
Business Intelligence Engineer III6$142,400−3%$138,125 – $153,462
UX Designer III5$142,800−7%$86,965 – $157,700
Creative Marketing II5$140,8000%$140,800 – $140,801
Software Engineer 25$93,330−27%$93,330 – $93,330
Software Engineer II5$140,442+8%$139,657 – $165,000
Jr. Associate Data Science5$126,000–$126,000 – $126,000
Enterprise Act Engineer II5$126,942−10%$126,942 – $129,667
Machine Learning Engineer 35$126,942−7%$126,942 – $137,259
Principal Software Engineer5$235,100+42%$209,300 – $235,100
Product Manager5$135,000−15%$134,160 – $146,578
Enterprise Act Engineer III5$187,000+12%$157,123 – $187,000
Techno Functional Consultant L25$97,594+5%$97,594 – $97,594
Senior Data Scientist4$165,500+9%$144,262 – $192,800
Senior Scientist4$143,500+20%$135,000 – $149,000
Senior Manager, Software Engineering4$221,108+24%$216,738 – $227,888

By year
2023113$142,800
2024554$143,374
2025514$145,246
2026289$145,246

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