Brainfights — 9 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2019)
- 2
- Filings · FY2019
- $112k
- Median base · FY2019
- Technical Chief Executive Officer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 9 all-time
Brainfights filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2019 (down 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $112k and the middle 50% of offers between $112k and $140k. That is 18% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 9 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Technical Chief Executive Officer in California.
How much does Brainfights 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. $112k median in FY2019. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Brainfights's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2019. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 2 | −33% | $112k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $140k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +200% | $140k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Brainfights file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 13% of Brainfights'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 8 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I62.5%5
- Level II25.0%2
- Level IV12.5%1
What jobs does Brainfights 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Chief Executive Officer | 2 | $140k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $100k |
| Lead Software Architect | 2 | $100k |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1 | $140k |
| Director of Product Marketing | 1 | $175k |
| Lead, Dev Ops Engineering | 1 | $110k |
Where does Brainfights 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 9 | $140k |
What has Brainfights filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Brainfights: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lead Software Architect | $140,000 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer | $112,000 |
| 2018 | Director of Product Marketing | $175,000 |
| 2018 | Lead, Dev Ops Engineering | $110,000 |
| 2018 | Technical Chief Executive Officer | $140,000 |
| 2017 | Technical Chief Executive Officer | $140,000 |
| 2017 | Chief Technology Officer | $140,000 |
| 2017 | Software Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Lead Software Architect | $100,000 |
Common questions about Brainfights's H-1B filings
- How much does Brainfights pay H-1B workers?
- Brainfights's median certified H-1B base salary is $112k (FY2019), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Brainfights sponsor?
- Brainfights has 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2019).
- What jobs does Brainfights sponsor for H-1B?
- Brainfights's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Technical Chief Executive Officer, Software Engineer, Lead Software Architect, Chief Technology Officer.
- Where does Brainfights hire H-1B workers?
- Brainfights's top H-1B worksite states are 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–FY2019). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →