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BrightTALK

#20,905 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#23 Creator economy sponsor of 75
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Creator economy Β· H-1B sponsor Β· FY2017–2026

🏒 San Francisco, CA HQ🌐 brighttalk.com

Does BrightTALK sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. BrightTALK has filed 19 H-1B LCAs and 5 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2026 BrightTALK filed 1 H-1B LCA. 1 green-card case was decided in FY2021.

San Francisco, CA accounts for 84% of its H-1B filings.

H-1B filings
19
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$115k
$90k–$140k typical (FY2025)
Pay vs market
-4%
below national median ($120k, FY2025)
Green-card (PERM) filings
5
(FY2017–2021)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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BrightTALK H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)1$214k
FY20241$209k
FY20233$121k
FY20211$163k
FY20201$133k
FY20196$81k
FY20183$125k
FY20173$95k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$115k
16% above the $99k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
65% entry to mid
4742
LCA decisions
73.7% certified
14 of 19 filings
Withdrawn 5
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes Β· FY2017–2023
Approved4 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type
New employment5 filings26.3%
Transfers in2 filings10.5%
Renewals12 filings63.2%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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BrightTALK green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY20211$121k
FY20201$169k
FY20192$108k
FY20171$137k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B5

Worker backgrounds Β· FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
India3China2
Top schools
California State University, Fullerton1Sikkam Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Services1
Fields of study
Information Technology2Client Server Technolgy1Electrical Engineering1Software Engineering1
Degrees
Master's4Other1

Patents

Granted
6
US patents
Published, not yet granted
5
applications
Most recent grant
November 27, 2018
Top area
Information and communication technology3
Other top areas
Pictorial communication2Transmission of digital information1

Pay against the local market

BrightTALK’s most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 91% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsBrightTALK payLocal BLS median‑vs market
Software DevelopersSan Francisco, CA7$154,130$152,344101%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Francisco, CA4$80,000$117,64068%
Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsSan Francisco, CA3$100,506$109,47392%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsSan Francisco, CA2$76,079$102,17074%
Computer ProgrammersSan Francisco, CA1$85,000$105,66080%
Financial and Investment AnalystsSan Francisco, CA1$125,000$106,430117%
Software DevelopersBoston, MA1$209,000$154,240136%

About BrightTALK

BrightTALK is a creator economy company based in San Francisco, CA. It was founded in 2002.

Name (DOL filings)
BrightTALK
Listed
Private
Sponsoring since
FY2017 or earlier
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Industry
Creator economy
Founded
2002
H-1B filings
19
Median base
$115,000

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