Backen & Backen H-1B wage filings
Sausalito, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Backen & Backen filed 14 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $81,557, 10.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Architectural Designer (11 filings, median $81,557).
- Filings since FY2022
- 14
- Positions covered
- 13
- Certified
- 92.9%
- Job titles
- 2
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2022
Backen & Backen made 14 filings across 4 fiscal years since 2022, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2024, with 5 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Backen & Backen by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 5 | $81,557 | +2.2% | $81,557 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 4 | $79,779 | n/a | $74,995 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Designer | 11 | $81,557 | +10.4% | |
| Architect | 3 | $86,040 | +7.7% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Sausalito, CA | 11 | $81,557 |
| Montecito, CA | 2 | $86,000 |
| St. Helena, CA | 1 | $78,000 |
By visa type: 14 H-1B. By outcome: 8 certified, 5 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Backen & Backen attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.