H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Application Architect

Occupation profile for Application Architect covers 769 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $145,330.

FY2026 certified median
$145,330
Total filings
769
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$128,476–$158,943
Top employer
IBM Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024264$122,640$107,099$143,416
FY2025344$133,994$112,299$151,840
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)161$145,330$128,476$158,943

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Application ArchitectFY2024 $122,640; FY2025 $133,994; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,330$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$122,640FY2025$133,994FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$145,330Certified median offer, Application ArchitectFY2024 $122,640; FY2025 $133,994; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,330$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$122,640FY2025$133,994FY2026*$145,330
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. IBM Corporation370 filings
  2. Collabera LLC35 filings
  3. Genesis Corp28 filings
  4. HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION22 filings
  5. Federal Express Corporation16 filings
  6. Western Union, LLC14 filings
  7. MITCHELL/MARTIN, INC.10 filings
  8. RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC10 filings
  9. Truist Bank9 filings
  10. DATADEX SYSTEMS7 filings

Top cities

  1. Dallas62 filings
  2. Atlanta34 filings
  3. Charlotte27 filings
  4. Durham25 filings
  5. New York21 filings
  6. Chicago17 filings
  7. Waltham17 filings
  8. Baton Rouge16 filings
  9. Plano16 filings
  10. Richardson16 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. IBM Corporation · Application Architect370 filings
  2. Collabera LLC · Application Architect35 filings
  3. Genesis Corp · Application Architect28 filings
  4. HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION · Application Architect22 filings
  5. Federal Express Corporation · Application Architect16 filings
  6. Western Union, LLC · Application Architect14 filings
  7. RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC · Application Architect10 filings
  8. MITCHELL/MARTIN, INC. · Application Architect10 filings
  9. Truist Bank · Application Architect9 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1299$72,717$98,259$123,781$149,323
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1299$71,843$99,050$126,277$153,483