Backblaze — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $195k
- Median base · FY2025
- Associate Creative Director
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 15 all-time
Backblaze filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $195k and the middle 50% of offers between $195k and $238k. That is 37% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Associate Creative Director in California.
How much does Backblaze pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $195k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Backblaze's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2020 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −50% | $165k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −33% | $195k |
| FY2024 | 3 | −50% | $149k |
| FY2023 | 6 | +200% | $170k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $140k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −67% | $155k |
| FY2020 | 3 | — | $125k |
Which wage levels does Backblaze file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 47% of Backblaze's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 17 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I17.6%3
- Level II35.3%6
- Level III29.4%5
- Level IV17.6%3
What jobs does Backblaze sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Creative Director | 3 | $180k |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 2 | $100k |
| Sr. Product Manager | 2 | $220k |
| Software QA Engineer | 2 | $125k |
| Product Marketing Manager | 2 | $140k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 1 | $170k |
| Chief Revenue Officer | 1 | $350k |
| Cloud Security Architect | 1 | $249k |
| Infrastructure Software Engineer | 1 | $144k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $165k |
Where does Backblaze hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 15 | $170k |
| AZ | 2 | $140k |
| NJ | 1 | $165k |
What has Backblaze filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Backblaze: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Software Engineer | $165,319 |
| 2025 | Associate Creative Director | $195,150 |
| 2025 | Sr. Product Manager | $237,930 |
| 2024 | Product Marketing Manager | $149,474 |
| 2024 | Chief Revenue Officer | $350,000 |
| 2024 | Infrastructure Software Engineer | $144,200 |
| 2023 | Business Intelligence Analyst | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Business Intelligence Analyst | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Cloud Security Architect | $248,548 |
| 2023 | Associate Creative Director | $180,000 |
| 2023 | Associate Creative Director | $180,000 |
| 2023 | Sr. Software Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2022 | Sr. Product Manager | $220,000 |
| 2022 | Product Marketing Manager | $140,000 |
| 2021 | Sr. Visual Designer | $155,000 |
| 2020 | Software QA Engineer | $125,040 |
| 2020 | Software QA Automation Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2020 | Software QA Engineer | $125,040 |
Common questions about Backblaze's H-1B filings
- How much does Backblaze pay H-1B workers?
- Backblaze's median certified H-1B base salary is $195k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Backblaze sponsor?
- Backblaze has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Backblaze sponsor for H-1B?
- Backblaze's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate Creative Director, Business Intelligence Analyst, Sr. Product Manager, Software QA Engineer.
- Where does Backblaze hire H-1B workers?
- Backblaze's top H-1B worksite states are CA, AZ, NJ.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →