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Companies hiring Music Directors and Composers in California: 65 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
50 employers had 65 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Music Directors and Composers (occupation code 27-2041) with a worksite in California, decided through June 29, 2026; the median offered wage is $69,555 a year.
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Employers hiring Music Directors and Composers in California
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfinished Music Studio LLC | Redwood City, Belmont | 4 | Music Director | $56,160 | $54,725 | June 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| H-MUSIC&Arts Inc | Foster City | 3 | Music Director | $83,450 | $83,450 | June 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Golden State Youth Orchestra | Palo Alto | 3 | Music Director | $75,000 | $73,445 | April 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| EMAN Music LLC | Los Angeles | 2 | Musical Director and Composer | $49,800 | $49,400 | November 26, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Tag Music LLC | Los Angeles | 2 | Music Director | $542,400 | $89,596 | February 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | Los Angeles | 2 | Senior Music Designer; Music Editor | $89,711 | $89,710 | August 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Amplified Cactus LLC | Los Angeles | 2 | Composer | $43,250 | $40,186 | July 16, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Redback USA Inc. | Los Angeles | 2 | Music Director; Music Director | $84,000 | $83,460 | May 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop, LLC | Santa Monica | 2 | Composer | $69,098 | $47,154 | May 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Music Land School of Music, LLC | Fremont | 2 | Piano Department Director; Vocal Department Director | $48,000 | $44,970 | May 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Stanford | 2 | System Administrator 2 | $115,000 | $67,787 | March 16, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Tlove Partners Inc | San Rafael | 1 | Musical Director | $128,960 | $110,053 | November 19, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Lilac Coat Production LLC | San Francisco | 1 | Music Consultant and Director | $156,000 | $136,635 | November 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Cph Productions Inc. | Los Angeles | 1 | Music Director Producer | $84,203 | $76,170 | January 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Citizen Music Inc | Santa Monica | 1 | Producer | $65,000 | $49,026 | February 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Pacific Symphony | #100 | 1 | Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra & Santiago Strings Manager | $49,920 | $49,026 | April 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Souneo Music LLC | Arcadia | 1 | Audio Production Specialist | $76,960 | $76,170 | May 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Practice Queens LLC | Mountain View | 1 | Music Director | $52,000 | $49,150 | May 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Dream Media USA, Inc | South El Monte | 1 | Composer | $50,000 | $49,026 | June 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Berendo Street Baptist Church Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles | 1 | Church Music Accompanist | $49,774 | Not listed | November 10, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Korean Traditional Music Institute Of America, Inc. | Los Angeles | 1 | Music Director | $76,398 | Not listed | November 10, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Shalom Church Of Southern California | Torrance | 1 | Music Director | $90,522 | Not listed | February 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Beautiful Hill Presbyterian Church | Santa Fe Springs | 1 | Music Director | $76,398 | Not listed | February 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Thanksgiving Church | Buena Park | 1 | Music Director | $47,154 | Not listed | April 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Calvary Faith Church | Los Angeles | 1 | Music Director | $90,522 | Not listed | June 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| San Bernardino Symphony Association | San Bernardino | 1 | Associate Conductor | $59,613 | Not listed | June 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Musicow US, Inc. | Beverly Hills | 1 | A&R Manager | $73,216 | Not listed | June 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Los Angeles Academy for Artists & Music Production LLC | Santa Monica | 1 | In-House Producer | $50,000 | $49,026 | August 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Gospel Community Church of Southern California | La Habra | 1 | Worship Music Director | $49,774 | Not listed | June 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| World Vision Korean Methodist Church | Irvine | 1 | Music Director | $77,000 | Not listed | July 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Full Gospel Churches Fellowship, Inc. | Los Angeles | 1 | Music Director | $77,000 | Not listed | August 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Grace Korean Church at Norwalk | Fullerton | 1 | Music Director | $35,500 | Not listed | December 5, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Stream Of Praise Music Ministries | Tustin | 1 | Video Director And Music Program Producer | $31,346 | Not listed | February 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Safari Riot Noise, LLC | North Hollywood | 1 | Producer | $86,965 | Not listed | March 27, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Wefluens LLC | Los Angeles | 1 | Music Directors and Composers | $91,520 | $90,522 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Korean Presbyterian Church of Fresno | Fresno | 1 | Music Director, KPCF | $46,072 | $46,072 | May 27, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School | Santa Cruz | 1 | Choral Director | $81,521 | $76,461 | April 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 1 | Music Director | $33,717 | $33,717 | April 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Irvine Onnuri Church | Irvine | 1 | Music Director | $47,154 | $47,154 | April 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Riviera Holdings | Bell Canyon | 1 | Music Director | $41,496 | $41,496 | September 6, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Joy Music House | Los Angeles | 1 | Music Composer | $52,000 | $47,154 | July 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Ilsley Music, Inc. | Santa Monica | 1 | Composer Assistant | $103,043 | $103,022 | June 27, 2024 | dol.gov |
| 986 Degrees Corporation | Pasadena | 1 | Music Composer | $49,774 | $49,774 | June 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera | Pacific Palisades | 1 | Ensemble Leader | $64,480 | $49,774 | June 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Perfi8Th Inc. | Laguna Hills | 1 | Music Director and Composer | $103,022 | $103,022 | May 3, 2024 | dol.gov |
| St Genevieve High School | Panorama City | 1 | Band Director | $49,774 | $49,774 | April 25, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Piano Lab Inc | Irvine | 1 | Music Director | $79,040 | $76,398 | November 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Doscomp LLC | Canyon Country | 1 | Audio Designer | $50,000 | $49,774 | November 3, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Wavetogether Inc | San Gabriel | 1 | Music Director | $49,920 | $49,878 | April 7, 2023 | dol.gov |
| CHROMA Music LLC | Los Angeles | 1 | Lead Composer | $48,000 | $31,699 | November 28, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 29, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.