Critical Mass Studios — 10 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $138k
- Median base · FY2025
- SQL Database Developer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 10 all-time
Critical Mass Studios filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $138k and the middle 50% of offers between $138k and $138k. That is 22% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 10 certified filings since FY2016, most often for SQL Database Developer in California.
How much does Critical Mass 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. $138k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Critical Mass Studios's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | −50% | $138k |
| FY2023 | 2 | +100% | $132k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $118k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0% | $63k |
| FY2017 | 2 | +100% | $115k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Critical Mass Studios file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 89% of Critical Mass 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 9 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II11.1%1
- Level III33.3%3
- Level IV55.6%5
What jobs does Critical Mass 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Database Developer | 4 | $110k |
| Senior Database Developer | 2 | $132k |
| Software Developer | 2 | $120k |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 1 | $63k |
| Senior Data Analyst | 1 | $138k |
Where does Critical Mass 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 10 | $118k |
What has Critical Mass Studios filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Critical Mass Studios: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Data Analyst | $138,320 |
| 2023 | Senior Database Developer | $131,500 |
| 2023 | Senior Database Developer | $131,500 |
| 2021 | SQL Database Developer | $117,500 |
| 2019 | Software Developer | $130,000 |
| 2018 | SQL Database Developer | $110,000 |
| 2018 | Business Intelligence Analyst | $62,712 |
| 2017 | SQL Database Developer | $115,000 |
| 2017 | Software Developer | $120,000 |
| 2016 | SQL Database Developer | $110,000 |
Common questions about Critical Mass Studios's H-1B filings
- How much does Critical Mass Studios pay H-1B workers?
- Critical Mass Studios's median certified H-1B base salary is $138k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Critical Mass Studios sponsor?
- Critical Mass Studios has 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Critical Mass Studios sponsor for H-1B?
- Critical Mass Studios's most-sponsored H-1B roles include SQL Database Developer, Senior Database Developer, Software Developer, Business Intelligence Analyst.
- Where does Critical Mass Studios hire H-1B workers?
- Critical Mass Studios'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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →