Bright Machines — 39 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 7
- Filings · FY2025
- $168k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Perception Scientist
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 26 all-time
Bright Machines filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $168k and the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $203k. That is 37% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 39 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Research Perception Scientist in California.
How much does Bright Machines 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. $168k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Bright Machines's H-1B hiring changed by year?
8 certified filings in FY2019 → 9 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9 | +29% | $210k |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0% | $168k |
| FY2024 | 7 | +250% | $210k |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $137k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $128k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −67% | $105k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −62% | $170k |
| FY2019 | 8 | — | $160k |
Which wage levels does Bright Machines file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 85% of Bright Machines'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 39 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II15.4%6
- Level III30.8%12
- Level IV53.8%21
What jobs does Bright Machines 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Research Perception Scientist | 3 | $200k |
| Principal Software Architect | 3 | $250k |
| Service Integration Engineer | 2 | $170k |
| Service Engineer | 2 | $90k |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 2 | $170k |
| Senior Systems Engineer | 2 | $190k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $210k |
| Principal Product Manager | 2 | $218k |
| Robot Perception Engineer | 2 | $160k |
| Senior Product Manager | 2 | $160k |
Where does Bright Machines 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 | 26 | $190k |
| WA | 4 | $160k |
| TX | 2 | $92k |
| OH | 2 | $90k |
| PA | 1 | $210k |
| GA | 1 | $137k |
| KY | 1 | $125k |
| MA | 1 | $240k |
| VA | 1 | $170k |
What has Bright Machines filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Bright Machines: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Bright Machines's H-1B filings
- How much does Bright Machines pay H-1B workers?
- Bright Machines's median certified H-1B base salary is $168k (FY2025), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Bright Machines sponsor?
- Bright Machines has 39 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does Bright Machines sponsor for H-1B?
- Bright Machines's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Perception Scientist, Principal Software Architect, Service Integration Engineer, Service Engineer.
- Where does Bright Machines hire H-1B workers?
- Bright Machines's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, TX, OH.
- 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 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →