Sephora H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Sephora sponsors H-1B workers. Across 67 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $163,100. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Sephora filed 67 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 12 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $163,100.
- Median offered wage
- $163,100
- Certified filings
- 67
- Work locations
- 12 states
- Distinct roles
- 15
Most-filed roles at Sephora
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 34 | $161,637 |
| Manager | 11 | $178,700 |
| Director | 6 | $214,198 |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | $143,500 |
| Devops Engineer | 2 | $174,606 |
| Integration Architect | 2 | $209,450 |
| Quality Engineer | 1 | $155,000 |
| Software Engineer | 1 | $129,210 |
| Automation Engineer | 1 | $163,613 |
| Vice President | 1 | $257,100 |
| Business Systems Analyst | 1 | $161,637 |
| Director Of Database | 1 | $210,000 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 1 | $146,307 |
| Level II — qualified | 28 | $161,637 |
| Level III — experienced | 22 | $163,752 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 16 | $197,608 |
Where Sephora hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 53 | $163,100 |
| Texas | 3 | $209,394 |
| Virginia | 2 | $123,668 |
| Indiana | 1 | $143,500 |
| Maryland | 1 | $118,125 |
| Michigan | 1 | $138,800 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $149,178 |
| Nevada | 1 | $118,125 |
| Oregon | 1 | $140,000 |
| Florida | 1 | $188,900 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Engineer, Performance Engineering | San Francisco, California | $161,637 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Director, Tools, Database & Platform Engineering | Frisco, Texas | $209,394 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Principal Engineer | San Francisco, California | $213,512 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Order Management & Fulfillment Systems Engin | San Francisco, California | $200,907 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Engineer, Business Intelligence | San Francisco, California | $164,403 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Director of Engineering | Estero, Florida | $188,900 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Lead QA Engineer | Frisco, Texas | $150,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Quality Engineering | San Francisco, California | $163,613 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Lead Engineer | San Francisco, California | $213,512 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Director of Database, DevEx Platforms & Ops | Frisco, Texas | $210,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Lead Engineer, Finance Systems | San Francisco, California | $163,100 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Principal Integration Architect | San Francisco, California | $188,900 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems | San Francisco, California | $161,637 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Manager, Engineering, DevOps & Platform | San Francisco, California | $187,574 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Engineer, Logistics Support | Newark, Delaware | $131,602 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Engineer, Loyalty Engineering | San Francisco, California | $161,637 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Manager, Engineering, Core Data | San Francisco, California | $185,994 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Lead Engineer, Integrations | San Francisco, California | $163,100 | III | Dec 2025 |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | San Francisco, California | $161,637 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Lead Automation Engineer | San Francisco, California | $163,613 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Director, HR Systems and Technology | San Francisco, California | $214,198 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, Retail Systems | San Francisco, California | $161,637 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Manager, HRIS | Saint Joseph, Michigan | $138,800 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Lead Engineer, Data Engineering | San Francisco, California | $187,574 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Director, Cloud and Platform Engineering | San Francisco, California | $237,682 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Lead Quality Engineer | San Francisco, California | $155,000 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Lead Engineer, Cloud Engineering | San Francisco, California | $187,574 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, Machine Learning | San Francisco, California | $164,112 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Director, HR Systems and Technology | San Francisco, California | $214,198 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Manager, Personalization Data Science | San Francisco, California | $185,000 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Engineer, Data Engineering | San Francisco, California | $133,952 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | San Francisco, California | $187,574 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, Data Engineering | San Francisco, California | $161,637 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, Financial Systems | San Francisco, California | $161,637 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, ODC | Avon, Indiana | $143,500 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Principal Integration Architect | San Francisco, California | $230,000 | IV | Aug 2025 |
| Engineer, MDC/PDC | Belcamp, Maryland | $118,125 | II | Aug 2025 |
| Senior Engineering Manager | San Francisco, California | $143,500 | III | Aug 2025 |
| Senior Engineering Manager | San Francisco, California | $143,500 | III | Aug 2025 |
| Lead Engineer, Delivery | San Francisco, California | $163,100 | II | Jul 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, IT Inventory Planning and Web Apps | San Francisco, California | $143,500 | II | Jul 2025 |
| Lead Engineer | San Francisco, California | $163,100 | II | Jul 2025 |
| Engineer, UDC | Lehi, Utah | $118,125 | IV | Jul 2025 |
| Lead Engineer, Loyalty | San Francisco, California | $163,100 | III | Jun 2025 |
| Director, Social Strategy | San Francisco, California | $176,010 | II | Jun 2025 |
| Engineer, BI | Henrico, Virginia | $118,125 | II | May 2025 |
| Engineer, WDC | North Las Vegas, Nevada | $118,125 | II | May 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, Stores | San Francisco, California | $143,500 | III | Apr 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, SRE Tools & Telemetry | Glen Allen, Virginia | $129,210 | III | Apr 2025 |
| Senior Engineer, eCommerce | San Francisco, California | $146,307 | I | Mar 2025 |
Legal entities included: Sephora USA, Inc; Sephora USA, Inc..
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Mar 2026.
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