University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz made 24 filings covering 24 positions in this release. Across them it committed to pay at least a median of $103,396 a year. 24 of those 24 state a minimum and no maximum, which is what an employer is required to file — it is the floor it is bound to, not a salary offered.
Green-card sponsorship
University of California, Santa Cruz filed 10 permanent labour certifications between 2025-11-06 and 2026-04-21, of which 9 were certified. That is the step an employment-based green card starts with, so this employer does sponsor them.
What it filed, by role and place
| Occupation | Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Median | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biologists | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $82,836 | $70,762 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $152,500 | $84,810 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $123,100 | $87,100 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $119,300 | $97,603 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $148,500 | $85,176 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $135,000 | $81,670 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $139,400 | $117,177 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 2 | 2 | $74,477 | $74,477 |
| Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 2 | 2 | $77,030 | $77,030 |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 2 | 2 | $206,850 | $206,850 |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $118,700 | $118,700 |
| Bioinformatics Scientists | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $86,400 | $86,400 |
| Civil Engineers | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $99,700 | $99,700 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $103,396 | $103,396 |
| Environmental Restoration Planners | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $130,000 | $130,000 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $82,900 | $82,900 |
| Hydrologists | Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $82,400 | $82,400 |
| Photonics Engineers | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $96,100 | $96,100 |
| Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $85,900 | $85,900 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $85,900 | $85,900 |
A wage is shown against the prevailing wage for the library year the filing itself cites, not the year current today — measured against the wrong year, a correctly-filed wage reads as underpaid.
Where these workers are placed
Filings that name a secondary entity — a client site the worker works at rather than the employer's own premises.
- University of California, San Diego 1
- NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center 1
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1
Tell me when this employer files again
One email when University of California, Santa Cruz appears in a new quarterly release, or files a permanent labour certification — which is the signal that it sponsors green cards.
Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain), and the OFLC prevailing wage library. Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.