Sony AI America — 11 certified H-1B filings (FY2021–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $175k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Scientist I
- Top role · 5 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 4 all-time
Sony AI America filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 86% from the year before), with a median base salary of $175k and the middle 50% of offers between $175k and $175k. Across all years it has 11 certified filings since FY2021, most often for Research Scientist I in New York.
How much does Sony AI America 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. $175k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Sony AI America's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2021 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | 0% | $121k |
| FY2025 | 1 | −86% | $175k |
| FY2024 | 7 | +600% | $156k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $90k |
| FY2021 | 1 | — | $125k |
Which wage levels does Sony AI America file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 18% of Sony AI America'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 11 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I54.5%6
- Level II27.3%3
- Level III18.2%2
What jobs does Sony AI America 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist I | 5 | $150k |
| Research Scientist 1- Deep Reinforcement Learning | 1 | $163k |
| AI Policy Specialist | 1 | $90k |
| Senior Front-End Software Engineer | 1 | $170k |
| Senior Research Scientist I | 1 | $190k |
| Senior Specialist, AI Policy | 1 | $121k |
| Senior AI Research Scientist, I | 1 | $125k |
Where does Sony AI America 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 | 4 | $121k |
| AZ | 2 | $145k |
| CA | 2 | $156k |
| TX | 2 | $125k |
| WA | 1 | $163k |
What has Sony AI America filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Sony AI America: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Specialist, AI Policy | $120,500 |
| 2025 | Research Scientist I | $175,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist I | $145,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist 1- Deep Reinforcement Learning | $163,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist I | $156,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist I | $145,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist I | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Front-End Software Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Research Scientist I | $190,000 |
| 2023 | AI Policy Specialist | $90,000 |
| 2021 | Senior AI Research Scientist, I | $124,800 |
Common questions about Sony AI America's H-1B filings
- How much does Sony AI America pay H-1B workers?
- Sony AI America's median certified H-1B base salary is $175k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Sony AI America sponsor?
- Sony AI America has 11 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2021–FY2026).
- What jobs does Sony AI America sponsor for H-1B?
- Sony AI America's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Scientist I, Research Scientist 1- Deep Reinforcement Learning, AI Policy Specialist, Senior Front-End Software Engineer.
- Where does Sony AI America hire H-1B workers?
- Sony AI America's top H-1B worksite states are NY, AZ, CA, TX.
- 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 (FY2021–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →