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Lighting Designer

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

Only 53 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader Designer profile (1,024 filings).
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53

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$78,500

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

15

Top Employers

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

$59,074

25th Percentile

$65,000

Median (50th)

$78,500

75th Percentile

$93,750

90th Percentile

$125,500

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Top Employers Hiring Lighting Designer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
LObservatoire Internatioinal Inc. 5 $95,000 $70,000 - $105,000 80.0%
GEORGE P. JOHNSON COMPANY 4 $150,425 $130,000 - $175,000 100.0%
Bard Rao plus Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC 3 $90,000 $90,000 - $90,000 100.0%
L'OBSERVATOIRE INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 $67,743 $60,486 - $75,000 100.0%
Tillotson Design Associates Inc. 2 $82,500 $82,500 - $82,500 100.0%
Lam Partners Inc 2 $63,000 $63,000 - $63,000 50.0%
WKDesigns, Inc dba Lightswitch Architectural LA 2 $67,250 $65,000 - $69,500 0.0%
H.E. Banks and Associates, Inc. 1 $52,208 $52,208 - $52,208 0.0%
ALFA TECH CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. 1 $85,000 $85,000 - $85,000 100.0%
LANY Inc 1 $58,469 $58,469 - $58,469 100.0%
Lumen Architecture, PLLC 1 $80,000 $80,000 - $80,000 100.0%
P2S INC 1 $101,254 $101,254 - $101,254 0.0%
SEAN O'CONNOR LIGHTING INC 1 $65,000 $65,000 - $65,000 0.0%
Ventresca Design LLC 1 $80,000 $80,000 - $80,000 100.0%
Kugler Ning Lighting Design 1 $69,000 $69,000 - $69,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 33 $80,000 $50,000 - $175,000
Junior 1 $52,208 $52,208 - $52,208
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 34 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 34 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
New York NY 12 $90,000
Portland OR 2 $150,425
Rancho Cucamonga CA 2 $67,250
Cambridge MA 2 $63,000
San Francisco CA 1 $85,000
Long Island City NY 1 $80,000
Los Angeles CA 1 $58,469
New York, NY NY 1 $75,000
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of Lighting Designer with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
Lighting Designer Unspecified 50 $77,603
Jr. Lighting Designer 2 $50,139
SENIOR LIGHTNING DESIGNER 1 $74,500
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
2021 6 $75,000 83.3%
2022 9 $90,000 77.8%
2023 4 $82,500 75.0%
2024 2 $92,500 100.0%
2025 8 $72,000 50.0%
2026 5 $70,000 100.0%
Company Comparison - Lighting Designer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
LObservatoire Internatioinal Inc. 5 $95,000 80.0%
GEORGE P. JOHNSON COMPANY 4 $150,425 100.0%
Bard Rao plus Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC 3 $90,000 100.0%
L'OBSERVATOIRE INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 $67,743 100.0%
Tillotson Design Associates Inc. 2 $82,500 100.0%
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: August 31, 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.