Blackhawk Network — 405 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 30
- Filings · FY2025
- $138k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Software Engineer
- Top role · 52 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 232 all-time
Blackhawk Network filed 30 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 43% from the year before), with a median base salary of $138k and the middle 50% of offers between $122k and $150k. That is 11% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 405 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Staff Software Engineer in California.
How much does Blackhawk Network 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. $138k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Blackhawk Network's H-1B hiring changed by year?
34 certified filings in FY2016 → 25 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 25 | −17% | $161k |
| FY2025 | 30 | +43% | $138k |
| FY2024 | 21 | −40% | $130k |
| FY2023 | 35 | −30% | $137k |
| FY2022 | 50 | +35% | $125k |
| FY2021 | 37 | −16% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 44 | −4% | $129k |
| FY2019 | 46 | +21% | $125k |
| FY2018 | 38 | −16% | $110k |
| FY2017 | 45 | +32% | $122k |
| FY2016 | 34 | — | $117k |
Which wage levels does Blackhawk Network file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 58% of Blackhawk Network'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 208 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.3%11
- Level II37.0%77
- Level III10.6%22
- Level IV47.1%98
What jobs does Blackhawk Network sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Blackhawk Network's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | 52 | $130k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 51 | $118k |
| Software Engineer | 31 | $97k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | 28 | $143k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 15 | $169k |
| Sr. Staff Software Engineer | 11 | $153k |
| Senior Software QA Engineer | 8 | $125k |
| Director, Engineering | 6 | $201k |
| Sr. Software QA Engineer | 6 | $114k |
| Staff Systems Engineer | 6 | $119k |
Where does Blackhawk Network 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 | 232 | $138k |
| TX | 108 | $111k |
| AZ | 8 | $70k |
| WA | 8 | $130k |
| MI | 6 | $114k |
| NJ | 6 | $119k |
| ME | 5 | $86k |
| IL | 5 | $136k |
| FL | 4 | $152k |
| PA | 4 | $82k |
What has Blackhawk Network filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 405 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Blackhawk Network's H-1B filings
- How much does Blackhawk Network pay H-1B workers?
- Blackhawk Network's median certified H-1B base salary is $138k (FY2025), from 30 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Blackhawk Network sponsor?
- Blackhawk Network has 405 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Blackhawk Network sponsor for H-1B?
- Blackhawk Network's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Staff Software Engineer.
- Where does Blackhawk Network hire H-1B workers?
- Blackhawk Network's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, AZ, WA.
- 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →