Refinery 29 — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2019)
- 4
- Filings · FY2019
- $130k
- Median base · FY2019
- Senior Sales Director
- Top role · 2 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 10 all-time
Refinery 29 filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2019 (down 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $130k and the middle 50% of offers between $64k and $175k. That is 12% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Senior Sales Director in New York.
How much does Refinery 29 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. $130k median in FY2019. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Refinery 29's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2017 → 4 in FY2019. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 4 | −33% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 6 | +100% | $120k |
| FY2017 | 3 | — | $115k |
Which wage levels does Refinery 29 file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 77% of Refinery 29'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 13 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.7%1
- Level II15.4%2
- Level III23.1%3
- Level IV53.8%7
What jobs does Refinery 29 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 Sales Director | 2 | $175k |
| Content & Business Strategy Manager | 1 | $100k |
| Experiential Strategist | 1 | $77k |
| Motion Graphic Designer/Animator | 1 | $75k |
| Senior Brand Strategist | 1 | $115k |
| Senior Product Manager | 1 | $140k |
| Brand Strategy Director | 1 | $120k |
| Chief of Staff | 1 | $130k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $120k |
| SVP of Business Development & Strategy | 1 | $280k |
Where does Refinery 29 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 | 10 | $115k |
| CA | 3 | $175k |
What has Refinery 29 filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Refinery 29: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Senior Sales Director | $175,000 |
| 2019 | SVP of Business Development and Strategy | $280,000 |
| 2019 | Accounts Payable Analyst | $63,500 |
| 2019 | Chief of Staff | $130,000 |
| 2018 | SVP of Business Development & Strategy | $280,000 |
| 2018 | Content & Business Strategy Manager | $100,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Software Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2018 | Brand Strategy Director | $120,000 |
| 2018 | Experiential Strategist | $76,500 |
| 2018 | Senior Product Manager | $140,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Sales Director | $175,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Brand Strategist | $115,000 |
| 2017 | Motion Graphic Designer/Animator | $75,000 |
Common questions about Refinery 29's H-1B filings
- How much does Refinery 29 pay H-1B workers?
- Refinery 29's median certified H-1B base salary is $130k (FY2019), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Refinery 29 sponsor?
- Refinery 29 has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2019).
- What jobs does Refinery 29 sponsor for H-1B?
- Refinery 29's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Sales Director, Content & Business Strategy Manager, Experiential Strategist, Motion Graphic Designer/Animator.
- Where does Refinery 29 hire H-1B workers?
- Refinery 29's top H-1B worksite states are NY, 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 (FY2017–FY2019). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →