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Lighting Designer

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

36

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$86,274

Median Salary

National Average

-28.6%

Growth

Growth 2021-2024 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

13

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$61,188

25th Percentile

$69,750

Median (50th)

$82,500

75th Percentile

$92,500

90th Percentile

$115,000

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Top Employers Hiring Lighting Designer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
LObservatoire Internatioinal Inc. 5 $90,000 $70,000 - $105,000 80.0%
Bard Rao plus Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC 3 $90,000 $90,000 - $90,000 100.0%
SEAN O'CONNOR LIGHTING INC 3 $90,667 $80,000 - $104,000 100.0%
GEORGE P. JOHNSON COMPANY 3 $146,667 $130,000 - $175,000 100.0%
WKDesigns, Inc dba Lightswitch Architectural LA 2 $67,250 $65,000 - $69,500 0.0%
Lam Partners Inc 2 $63,000 $63,000 - $63,000 50.0%
OCULUS LIGHT STUDIO, LLC 2 $77,500 $70,000 - $85,000 100.0%
Tillotson Design Associates Inc. 2 $82,500 $82,500 - $82,500 100.0%
Ventresca Design LLC 1 $80,000 $80,000 - $80,000 100.0%
CLINE BETTRIDGE BERNSTEIN LIGHTING DESIGN 1 $52,728 $52,728 - $52,728 100.0%
LIGHTING WORKSHOP, INC. 1 $40,706 $40,706 - $40,706 100.0%
LANY Inc 1 $58,469 $58,469 - $58,469 100.0%
ALFA TECH CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. 1 $85,000 $85,000 - $85,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 21 $88,652 $52,728 - $175,000
Senior 5 $85,400 $70,000 - $104,000
Manager 1 $40,706 $40,706 - $40,706
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 27 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 27 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
New York NY 12 $97,311
LOS ANGELES CA 3 $90,667
Rancho Cucamonga CA 2 $67,250
Cambridge MA 2 $63,000
New York, NY NY 1 $75,000
Portland OR 1 $135,000
San Francisco CA 1 $85,000
Brooklyn NY 1 $40,706
Seattle WA 1 $70,000
Culver City CA 1 $85,000
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 7 $80,171 85.7%
FY 2022 9 $94,500 77.8%
FY 2023 5 $86,600 80.0%
FY 2024 5 $76,141 100.0%
FY 2025 1 $104,000 100.0%
Company Comparison - Lighting Designer

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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.