Blue Sky Studios — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2020)
- 1
- Filings · FY2020
- $85k
- Median base · FY2020
- Character Simulation Technical Director
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CT
- Top state · 24 all-time
Blue Sky Studios filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2020 (down 86% from the year before), with a median base salary of $85k and the middle 50% of offers between $85k and $85k. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Character Simulation Technical Director in Connecticut.
How much does Blue Sky Studios pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $85k median in FY2020. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Blue Sky Studios's H-1B hiring changed by year?
8 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2020. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 1 | −86% | $85k |
| FY2019 | 7 | +40% | $97k |
| FY2018 | 5 | +25% | $70k |
| FY2017 | 4 | −50% | $66k |
| FY2016 | 8 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does Blue Sky Studios file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 18% of Blue Sky Studios's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 17 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I35.3%6
- Level II47.1%8
- Level III11.8%2
- Level IV5.9%1
What jobs does Blue Sky Studios sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Character Simulation Technical Director | 2 | $60k |
| Animator | 2 | $66k |
| Technical Director, Materials | 2 | $91k |
| Character Artist | 1 | $70k |
| Character Pipeline Technical Director | 1 | $65k |
| Junior Lighter | 1 | $60k |
| Junior Lighting Technical Director | 1 | $64k |
| Junior Tech Director, Lighting | 1 | $66k |
| Layout Technical Artist | 1 | $60k |
| Lighting Technical Director | 1 | $88k |
Where does Blue Sky Studios hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CT | 24 | $70k |
| CA | 1 | $88k |
What has Blue Sky Studios filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Blue Sky Studios: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Artist, Animation | $85,093 |
| 2019 | Technical Director, Lighting | $97,032 |
| 2019 | Technical Director, Technical | $97,032 |
| 2019 | Technical Director, Materials | $114,628 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer (Immersive Technologies) | $115,835 |
| 2019 | Layout Technical Artist | $59,999 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer, Immersive Technologies | $82,000 |
| 2019 | Character Artist | $69,992 |
| 2018 | Research Associate | $113,981 |
| 2018 | Rigger (Vfx Artist) | $70,000 |
| 2018 | Junior Lighting Technical Director | $64,002 |
| 2018 | Character Simulation Technical Director | $65,000 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer | $75,120 |
| 2017 | Junior Tech Director, Lighting | $65,790 |
| 2017 | Production Engineer | $78,000 |
| 2017 | Animator | $72,716 |
| 2017 | Technical Director | $63,627 |
| 2016 | Lighting Technical Director | $87,693 |
| 2016 | Technical Director, Materials | $90,623 |
| 2016 | Character Pipeline Technical Director | $65,000 |
| 2016 | Animator | $66,310 |
| 2016 | Camera and Staging Technical Associate | $60,008 |
| 2016 | Junior Lighter | $60,008 |
| 2016 | Character Simulation Technical Director | $60,008 |
| 2016 | Assistant Creative Executive | $45,000 |
Common questions about Blue Sky Studios's H-1B filings
- How much does Blue Sky Studios pay H-1B workers?
- Blue Sky Studios's median certified H-1B base salary is $85k (FY2020), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Blue Sky Studios sponsor?
- Blue Sky Studios has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2020).
- What jobs does Blue Sky Studios sponsor for H-1B?
- Blue Sky Studios's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Character Simulation Technical Director, Animator, Technical Director, Materials, Character Artist.
- Where does Blue Sky Studios hire H-1B workers?
- Blue Sky Studios's top H-1B worksite states are CT, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2020). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →