Black Sesame Technologies

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 24 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Jose, CA
Median base salary$163,664+33% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$157.3k–$200.8k
Level I (entry-level) share42%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$154,274the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $137.7k25th $157.3kmedian $163.7k75th $200.8k90th $236.5k

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Percentiles from Black Sesame Technologies's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

Pay by level

$154.7kLevel I
Entry-level · 42% of filings
$162.6kLevel II
Mid-level · 42% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 13% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 4% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $154,650 10
Mid-level · Level II $162,569 10
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Black Sesame Technologies files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

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Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$163,66424

Salary details

Median salary$163,664
Middle 50%$157.3k–$200.8k
vs. all employers+33%comparison median $122,699
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $107,990 and $286,271.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,700
25th$157,271
50th (median)$163,664
75th$200,783
90th$236,502

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $155k $180k FY2020: median $147,000 (11 filings) FY2021: median $163,268 (19 filings) FY2022: median $155,000 (16 filings) FY2023: median $162,500 (24 filings) FY2024: median $167,160 (14 filings) FY2025: median $163,664 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 24
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$147,000$136,000$150,00011
FY2021$163,268$147,500$169,63619
FY2022$155,000$135,936$171,25016
FY2023$162,500$142,750$183,15024
FY2024$167,160$150,299$176,81414
FY2025$163,664$157,271$186,43116
FY2026–––8

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$163,664
Median prevailing wage$154,274
Median difference+9.1%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage4%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Black Sesame Technologies

Black Sesame Technologies's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Jose, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Research Scientist (Computer Science), Data Scientist and Electrical Engineer and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Black Sesame Technologies sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Black Sesame Technologies filed 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Black Sesame Technologies pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Black Sesame Technologies's H-1B filings is $163,664; half of filings fall between $157,271 and $200,783. Bonus and stock are not included.