SOC 27-1011.00 · DOL LCA DATA

Art Directors H-1B Visa Data 2026

The median H-1B offered wage for Art Directors is $145K/year, across 941 certified Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor (FY2021–2026). Figures below are measured from DOL disclosure records, not modeled estimates.

$145K
Median Wage
$98K
25th Percentile
$195K
75th Percentile
941
Certified Filings

DOL Wage Levels & 2026 Lottery Entry Weight

Most certified Art Directors petitions are filed at Level IV (Expert). Since February 27, 2026, USCIS weights the H-1B lottery by DOL prevailing wage level, so the level a role is filed at directly affects selection odds.

DOL Wage LevelFilingsShareMedian WageLottery Entries
Level I (Entry)24927.6%$87K
Level II (Qualified)20122.3%$123K
Level III (Experienced)15216.8%$160K
Level IV (Expert)30133.3%$208K

Across 903 certified Art Directors filings with a reported DOL wage level. Entry weights reflect the DHS wage-weighted selection rule effective February 27, 2026; USCIS has not published official aggregate selection-rate percentages by wage level, so none are stated here.

Top H-1B Sponsors for Art Directors

EmployerCertified FilingsMedian Wage
Apple Inc.60$194K
Meta Platforms, Inc21$224K
Intuit Inc.16$208K
Anomaly Partners LLC13$190K
NIKE, Inc.12$216K
Publicis Health, LLC11$145K
Microsoft Corporation8$145K
Accenture LLP7$268K

Ranked by certified Art Directors filing volume, FY2021–2026.

Top States for Art Directors H-1B Filings

StateCertified FilingsMedian Wage
New York393$140K
California345$175K
Illinois33$110K
Florida31$90K
Washington19$145K
New Jersey18$104K
Massachusetts18$111K
Texas12$89K

Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.

Art Directors H-1B Jobs by City

MetroCertified FilingsMedian Wage
New York, NY293$150K

Metros with the highest Art Directors H-1B filing volume, each with its own wage and sponsor breakdown.

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for SOC occupation 27-1011.00, Art Directors, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Wages are medians of the offered wage stated in each filing (base salary only, not equity or bonus), reported as medians rather than averages because a small number of outlier filings can skew an average heavily.