Sony Pictures Entertainment — 127 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 14
- Filings · FY2025
- $138k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Business Analyst (IT)
- Top role · 5 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 123 all-time
Sony Pictures Entertainment filed 14 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 22% from the year before), with a median base salary of $138k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $164k. That is 7% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 127 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Business Analyst (IT) in California.
How much does Sony Pictures Entertainment 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 Sony Pictures Entertainment's H-1B hiring changed by year?
9 certified filings in FY2016 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | −29% | $175k |
| FY2025 | 14 | −22% | $138k |
| FY2024 | 18 | +29% | $123k |
| FY2023 | 14 | −7% | $125k |
| FY2022 | 15 | +67% | $110k |
| FY2021 | 9 | −10% | $115k |
| FY2020 | 10 | −9% | $130k |
| FY2019 | 11 | +22% | $135k |
| FY2018 | 9 | +13% | $135k |
| FY2017 | 8 | −11% | $128k |
| FY2016 | 9 | — | $130k |
Which wage levels does Sony Pictures Entertainment file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 74% of Sony Pictures Entertainment'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 117 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I1.7%2
- Level II23.9%28
- Level III38.5%45
- Level IV35.9%42
What jobs does Sony Pictures Entertainment 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 Business Analyst (IT) | 5 | $91k |
| Senior Manager Application Lead | 4 | $135k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 | $110k |
| Manager, Application Lead | 4 | $115k |
| Exec Director, Financial Plan & Analysis (Fp&a) - IT Systems | 3 | $200k |
| Manager, Distribution Systems Solutions | 2 | $115k |
| Senior Financial Analyst, Enterprise Financial Reporting | 2 | $69k |
| Accounting Manager (Record to Report) | 2 | $91k |
| Senior Software Engineer (JAVA) | 2 | $130k |
| Lead Automation Specialist | 2 | $102k |
Where does Sony Pictures Entertainment 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 | 123 | $130k |
| TX | 3 | $125k |
| IL | 1 | $200k |
What has Sony Pictures Entertainment filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 127 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Sony Pictures Entertainment's H-1B filings
- How much does Sony Pictures Entertainment pay H-1B workers?
- Sony Pictures Entertainment's median certified H-1B base salary is $138k (FY2025), from 14 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Sony Pictures Entertainment sponsor?
- Sony Pictures Entertainment has 127 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Sony Pictures Entertainment sponsor for H-1B?
- Sony Pictures Entertainment's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Business Analyst (IT), Senior Manager Application Lead, Senior Software Engineer, Manager, Application Lead.
- Where does Sony Pictures Entertainment hire H-1B workers?
- Sony Pictures Entertainment's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, IL.
- 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.
Keep exploring
Calculate your H-1B lottery odds →orCheck out the insights →
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →