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Santa Monica, California

City · California, United States

Applications on record
17,588
FY2025
810
FY2026 to 30 June
615
Share of U.S. total
0.15%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$145,600
Median wage$145,600certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Santa Monica, California.

Applications by fiscal year — Santa Monica, California

6611,321FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6611,321FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008671
FY2009539
FY2010711
FY2011722
FY2012788
FY2013753
FY2014980
FY20151,213
FY20161,120
FY20171,041
FY20181,226
FY20191,321
FY20201,192
FY20211,017
FY20221,194
FY2023840
FY2024835
FY2025810
FY2026*615
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*454161
FY2025654156
FY2024666169
FY2023714126
FY2022961233
FY2021830187
FY20201,011181
FY20191,080241
FY20181,031195
FY2017888153
FY2016940180
FY20151,046167
FY2014837143
FY201366786
FY201269692
FY2011615107
FY2010574137
FY200948455
FY2008570101
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Santa Monica, California.

Applications by employer
  1. Snap Inc.1,307
  2. Hulu, LLC872
  3. Cornerstone Ondemand, Inc.692
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC689
  5. Activision Publishing, Inc.529
  6. Riot Games, Inc.318
  7. Beachbody, LLC239
  8. Truecar, Inc.205
  9. Kite Pharma Inc.199
  10. Amazon Web Services, Inc.158
  11. ZipRecruiter, Inc.154
  12. Amazon.com Services, Inc.152
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers5,601
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other1,087
  3. Computer Systems Analysts592
  4. Special Effects Artists and Animators562
  5. Financial and Investment Analysts529
  6. Computer and Information Systems Managers512
  7. Accountants and Auditors510
  8. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists433
  9. Marketing Managers368
  10. Computer Programmers317
Visa routes
  1. H-1B12,678
  2. PERM labour certification2,870
  3. E-3 (Australia)1,327
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)98
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)41
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $145,600; middle half $109,470 to $177,029 · median prevailing wage $121,222 (marker) · 1,733 applications.

$80k$115k$150k$185k$220k
$80k$115k$150k$185k$220k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in California

Santa Monica, California ranks #19 of 571 cities in California by work visa applications on record, with 0.78% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in California
19 of 571
Share of California's city applications
0.78%
Share of U.S. total
0.15%
Cities in California with the most applications
  1. San Francisco, CA264,290
  2. San Jose, CA207,366
  3. Sunnyvale, CA167,630
  4. Mountain View, CA138,682
  5. Santa Clara, CA128,958
  6. Los Angeles, CA105,784
  7. San Diego, CA103,047
  8. Palo Alto, CA69,888
  9. Irvine, CA61,408
  10. Fremont, CA59,493
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Associate
  • Lead Software Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer I
  • Software Development Engineer II
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer (3)
  • Software Engineer (4)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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