Cognosphere — 23 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $177k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Engine Developer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 21 all-time
Cognosphere filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 17% from the year before), with a median base salary of $177k and the middle 50% of offers between $131k and $250k. That is 228% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 23 certified filings since FY2023, most often for Senior Engine Developer in California.
How much does Cognosphere 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. $177k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cognosphere's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2023 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | +60% | $276k |
| FY2025 | 5 | −17% | $177k |
| FY2024 | 6 | +50% | $120k |
| FY2023 | 4 | — | $138k |
Which wage levels does Cognosphere file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 70% of Cognosphere'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 23 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II30.4%7
- Level III8.7%2
- Level IV60.9%14
What jobs does Cognosphere 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Engine Developer | 3 | $250k |
| Researcher | 3 | $480k |
| Applied Scientist | 2 | $276k |
| Senior User Researcher | 2 | $61k |
| Video Generation Researcher | 2 | $384k |
| Head of Global Live Ops - Genshin Impact | 1 | $248k |
| Live Operation Specialist | 1 | $100k |
| Animation Researcher | 1 | $252k |
| Project Management Specialist | 1 | $131k |
| Senior Partnership Manager, Global Bd | 1 | $140k |
Where does Cognosphere 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 | 21 | $248k |
| GA | 1 | $158k |
| NJ | 1 | $230k |
What has Cognosphere filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Cognosphere: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Animation Researcher | $252,000 |
| 2026 | Video Generation Researcher | $384,000 |
| 2026 | Video Generation Researcher | $384,000 |
| 2026 | Operation Data Analyst | $157,800 |
| 2026 | Researcher | $480,000 |
| 2026 | Senior User Researcher | $145,000 |
| 2026 | Applied Scientist | $288,000 |
| 2026 | Applied Scientist | $276,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Engine Developer | $249,520 |
| 2025 | Live Operation Specialist | $99,600 |
| 2025 | Project Management Specialist | $130,853 |
| 2025 | Researcher | $480,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Engine Developer | $177,000 |
| 2024 | Direct - US Fof Investment | $230,000 |
| 2024 | Head of Global Live Ops - Genshin Impact | $248,000 |
| 2024 | Community Growth Manager | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Partnership Manager, Global Bd | $140,000 |
| 2024 | Brand Marketing Manager | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Branding Specialist | $63,398 |
| 2023 | Senior User Researcher | $60,715 |
| 2023 | Senior Pipeline Technical Director | $138,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Engine Developer | $264,000 |
| 2023 | Researcher | $480,000 |
Common questions about Cognosphere's H-1B filings
- How much does Cognosphere pay H-1B workers?
- Cognosphere's median certified H-1B base salary is $177k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cognosphere sponsor?
- Cognosphere has 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2023–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cognosphere sponsor for H-1B?
- Cognosphere's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Engine Developer, Researcher, Applied Scientist, Senior User Researcher.
- Where does Cognosphere hire H-1B workers?
- Cognosphere's top H-1B worksite states are CA, GA, NJ.
- 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 (FY2023–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →