Playground Global — 11 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $225k
- Median base · FY2025
- Firmware Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 11 all-time
Playground Global filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $225k and the middle 50% of offers between $225k and $225k. That is 26% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 11 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Firmware Engineer in California.
How much does Playground Global 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. $225k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Playground Global's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 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% | $225k |
| FY2023 | 2 | +100% | $133k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −50% | $137k |
| FY2019 | 2 | +100% | $140k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −75% | $117k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $145k |
Which wage levels does Playground Global file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 100% of Playground Global'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 6 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level III100.0%6
What jobs does Playground Global 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Firmware Engineer | 3 | $140k |
| Senior Systems Engineer | 3 | $145k |
| Investment Associate | 1 | $133k |
| Investment Principal | 1 | $225k |
| Senior Venture Associate | 1 | $117k |
| Venture Principal | 1 | $133k |
| Entrepreneur in Residence | 1 | $137k |
Where does Playground Global 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 | 11 | $140k |
What has Playground Global filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Playground Global: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Investment Principal | $225,000 |
| 2023 | Venture Principal | $133,370 |
| 2023 | Investment Associate | $132,579 |
| 2021 | Entrepreneur in Residence | $137,488 |
| 2019 | Firmware Engineer | $140,000 |
| 2019 | Firmware Engineer | $142,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Venture Associate | $117,000 |
| 2016 | Firmware Engineer | $123,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Systems Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Systems Engineer | $145,350 |
| 2016 | Senior Systems Engineer | $145,350 |
Common questions about Playground Global's H-1B filings
- How much does Playground Global pay H-1B workers?
- Playground Global's median certified H-1B base salary is $225k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Playground Global sponsor?
- Playground Global has 11 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Playground Global sponsor for H-1B?
- Playground Global's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Firmware Engineer, Senior Systems Engineer, Investment Associate, Investment Principal.
- Where does Playground Global hire H-1B workers?
- Playground Global'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 →