Blockfish — 14 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $70k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Developer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 14 all-time
Blockfish filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $70k and the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $70k. That is 25% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 14 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Software Developer in California.
How much does Blockfish 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. $70k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Blockfish's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2019 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | 0% | $149k |
| FY2025 | 1 | −50% | $70k |
| FY2024 | 2 | −33% | $89k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +200% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $100k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $80k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −75% | $95k |
| FY2019 | 4 | — | $70k |
Which wage levels does Blockfish file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 8% of Blockfish'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 13 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I69.2%9
- Level II23.1%3
- Level III7.7%1
What jobs does Blockfish 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | 3 | $141k |
| Multimedia Producer | 2 | $89k |
| Game Designer | 2 | $80k |
| Software Engineer | 1 | $156k |
| Art Director | 1 | $100k |
| Computer Programmer | 1 | $70k |
| Concept Artist | 1 | $90k |
| Database Administration and Operation | 1 | $60k |
| Marketing Specialist | 1 | $70k |
| Software Engieer - Applications | 1 | $109k |
Where does Blockfish 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 | 14 | $90k |
What has Blockfish filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Blockfish: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Software Developer | $149,365 |
| 2025 | Marketing Specialist | $69,784 |
| 2024 | Multimedia Producer | $89,419 |
| 2024 | Game Designer | $115,149 |
| 2023 | Multimedia Producer | $89,419 |
| 2023 | Software Developer | $141,378 |
| 2023 | Concept Artist | $90,000 |
| 2022 | Art Director | $100,000 |
| 2021 | Game Designer | $80,000 |
| 2020 | Software Developer | $95,430 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer | $156,000 |
| 2019 | Database Administration and Operation | $60,000 |
| 2019 | Computer Programmer | $70,000 |
| 2019 | Software Engieer - Applications | $109,242 |
Common questions about Blockfish's H-1B filings
- How much does Blockfish pay H-1B workers?
- Blockfish's median certified H-1B base salary is $70k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Blockfish sponsor?
- Blockfish has 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does Blockfish sponsor for H-1B?
- Blockfish's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Developer, Multimedia Producer, Game Designer, Software Engineer.
- Where does Blockfish hire H-1B workers?
- Blockfish'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 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →