Lighting Designer H-1B salaries — 186 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 10
- Filings · FY2025
- $70k
- Median base · FY2025
- $69k–$78k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- L Observatoire International
- Top sponsor · 20 all-time
Lighting Designer: 186 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $70k across 10 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $69k and $78k. The biggest sponsors are L Observatoire International, One Lux Studio, Brandston Partnership; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Lighting Designer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $70k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Lighting Designer sponsorship changed?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 19 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 19 | +90% | $75k |
| FY2025 | 10 | −41% | $70k |
| FY2024 | 17 | +6% | $72k |
| FY2023 | 16 | +45% | $68k |
| FY2022 | 11 | −21% | $72k |
| FY2021 | 14 | +40% | $67k |
| FY2020 | 10 | −63% | $68k |
| FY2019 | 27 | +4% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 26 | +4% | $56k |
| FY2017 | 25 | +127% | $50k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $50k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Lighting Designers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L Observatoire International | 20 | $65k |
| 2 | One Lux Studio | 15 | $67k |
| 3 | Brandston Partnership | 10 | $57k |
| 4 | Kugler Ning Lighting Design | 10 | $55k |
| 5 | Lighting Workshop | 10 | $64k |
| 6 | Domingo Gonzalez Associates | 9 | $74k |
| 7 | Ventresca Design | 8 | $80k |
| 8 | Tillotson Design Associates | 7 | $65k |
| 9 | Susan Brady Lighting Design | 6 | $53k |
| 10 | Nbbj | 5 | $51k |
Where are H-1B Lighting Designer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 125 | $63k |
| 2 | Brooklyn, NY | 12 | $65k |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $64k |
| 4 | Long Island City, NY | 8 | $80k |
| 5 | Seattle, WA | 7 | $51k |
| 6 | Long Beach, CA | 5 | $77k |
| 7 | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $72k |
| 8 | Santa Monica, CA | 3 | $62k |
| 9 | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $52k |
| 10 | Boston, MA | 1 | $70k |
Common questions about Lighting Designer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Lighting Designer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Lighting Designer is $70k (FY2025), from 10 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $54k and $73k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Lighting Designers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Lighting Designer are L Observatoire International, One Lux Studio, Brandston Partnership.
- Where are most H-1B Lighting Designer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Lighting Designer roles are New York, NY, Brooklyn, NY, San Francisco, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Lighting Designer H-1B visas were 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 does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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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 →