Buzzfeed — 42 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2022)
- 3
- Filings · FY2022
- $170k
- Median base · FY2022
- Technical Designer and Analyst
- Top role · 3 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 32 all-time
Buzzfeed filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $170k and the middle 50% of offers between $102k and $195k. That is 42% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 42 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Technical Designer and Analyst in New York.
How much does Buzzfeed 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. $170k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Buzzfeed's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 3 | −50% | $170k |
| FY2021 | 6 | +50% | $105k |
| FY2020 | 4 | −20% | $105k |
| FY2019 | 5 | −44% | $147k |
| FY2018 | 9 | −25% | $99k |
| FY2017 | 12 | +300% | $86k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $88k |
Which wage levels does Buzzfeed file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 54% of Buzzfeed'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 I12.8%5
- Level II33.3%13
- Level III23.1%9
- Level IV30.8%12
What jobs does Buzzfeed 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 Designer and Analyst | 3 | $68k |
| Reporter | 2 | $94k |
| Director of Engineering | 2 | $205k |
| Brand Development Strategist | 2 | $70k |
| Director of Data Science | 2 | $195k |
| Creative Director - Strategic Planning | 1 | $150k |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $142k |
| Deputy Breaking News Director | 1 | $89k |
| Deputy Editor, Culture | 1 | $64k |
| Director, International Content | 1 | $105k |
Where does Buzzfeed 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 32 | $105k |
| CA | 8 | $100k |
| DC | 2 | $94k |
What has Buzzfeed filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Buzzfeed: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Buzzfeed's H-1B filings
- How much does Buzzfeed pay H-1B workers?
- Buzzfeed's median certified H-1B base salary is $170k (FY2022), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Buzzfeed sponsor?
- Buzzfeed has 42 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Buzzfeed sponsor for H-1B?
- Buzzfeed's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Technical Designer and Analyst, Reporter, Director of Engineering, Brand Development Strategist.
- Where does Buzzfeed hire H-1B workers?
- Buzzfeed's top H-1B worksite states are NY, CA, DC.
- 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–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →