Black Sesame Technologies — 136 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 16
- Filings · FY2025
- $163k
- Median base · FY2025
- Engineer, AI Framework Software
- Top role · 7 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 136 all-time
Black Sesame Technologies filed 16 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 14% from the year before), with a median base salary of $163k and the middle 50% of offers between $157k and $186k. That is 34% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 136 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Engineer, AI Framework Software in California.
How much does Black Sesame Technologies 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. $163k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Black Sesame Technologies's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2017 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | −50% | $162k |
| FY2025 | 16 | +14% | $163k |
| FY2024 | 14 | −42% | $167k |
| FY2023 | 24 | +50% | $160k |
| FY2022 | 16 | −16% | $150k |
| FY2021 | 19 | +73% | $163k |
| FY2020 | 11 | −8% | $147k |
| FY2019 | 12 | 0% | $145k |
| FY2018 | 12 | +200% | $130k |
| FY2017 | 4 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Black Sesame Technologies file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 29% of Black Sesame Technologies'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 133 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I34.6%46
- Level II36.1%48
- Level III21.1%28
- Level IV8.3%11
What jobs does Black Sesame Technologies 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer, AI Framework Software | 7 | $135k |
| Software Engineer | 7 | $130k |
| Engineer, AI Perception Algorithm | 4 | $150k |
| Senior Research Scientist | 4 | $183k |
| Engineer, Computer Vision | 4 | $130k |
| Algorithm Engineer | 4 | $135k |
| In-House Counsel | 4 | $170k |
| Research Scientist | 4 | $145k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 | $142k |
| Sr. Engineer, AI Framework Software | 4 | $164k |
Where does Black Sesame Technologies 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 | 136 | $160k |
What has Black Sesame Technologies filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 136 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Black Sesame Technologies's H-1B filings
- How much does Black Sesame Technologies pay H-1B workers?
- Black Sesame Technologies's median certified H-1B base salary is $163k (FY2025), from 16 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Black Sesame Technologies sponsor?
- Black Sesame Technologies has 136 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Black Sesame Technologies sponsor for H-1B?
- Black Sesame Technologies's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Engineer, AI Framework Software, Software Engineer, Engineer, AI Perception Algorithm, Senior Research Scientist.
- Where does Black Sesame Technologies hire H-1B workers?
- Black Sesame Technologies's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →