12 certified · Median $120,000 a year · Santa Monica, CA
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
7
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
5
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$115,000
Median
$120,000
75th percentile
$132,500
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Game DesignerSoftware Developers · median $118,5003
Senior Character ArtistSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $127,5002
Technical ArtistSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $120,0002
Character ArtistSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $120,0001
Game ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $140,0001
Gameplay AnimatorSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $120,0001
Gameplay ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $140,0001
Quality Assurance EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $85,0511
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.