Sephora
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 87 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Health and Personal Care Retailers
- Main U.S. filing address: San Francisco, CA
At a glance
- Most filed: Software Engineer. 36% of its filings. After that come Systems Engineer / Architect and IT Manager.
- Pays at a high floor. 54% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at Sephora's jobs and locations has a median of $161,637.
- 1st among the largest filers in its industry. Sephora's median ($163,100) is above Pillpack.
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Percentiles from Sephora's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Sephora hires for
Bar: share of Sephora's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 95% of filings (14 occupations in total).
Show all 3 jobs
| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $161,637 | 31 |
| Systems Engineer / Architect | $170,900 | 12 |
| IT Manager | $200,907 | 11 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Sephora.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 1% of filings
Mid-level · 34% of filings
Senior · 30% of filings
Expert · 34% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 1 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $161,637 | 30 |
| Senior · Level III | $163,211 | 26 |
| Expert · Level IV | $187,447 | 30 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Sephora vs. industry peers
Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Largest H-1B filers with the same industry code (NAICS 4561).
Where Sephora files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
Show all 1 metro areas
| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $163,613 | 66 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $133,012 |
| 25th | $149,589 |
| 50th (median) | $163,100 |
| 75th | $188,900 |
| 90th | $213,512 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $141,888 | $121,212 | $149,110 | 36 |
| FY2021 | $145,500 | $125,000 | $160,000 | 37 |
| FY2022 | $150,042 | $134,021 | $175,371 | 39 |
| FY2023 | $144,378 | $141,683 | $158,816 | 62 |
| FY2024 | $159,450 | $148,308 | $185,580 | 38 |
| FY2025 | $155,605 | $143,500 | $163,100 | 34 |
| FY2026 | $169,541 | $161,637 | $197,558 | 53 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
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 Sephora
Sephora's filings list its industry as Health and Personal Care Retailers (Retail Trade sector, NAICS 4561). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Francisco, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Systems Engineer / Architect and IT Manager and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, Dallas, TX and Cape Coral, FL. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).
Questions
Does Sephora sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Sephora filed 87 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 Sephora pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Sephora's H-1B filings is $163,100; half of filings fall between $149,589 and $188,900. Bonus and stock are not included.