H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Architect 1

Occupation profile for Architect 1 covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $78,480.

FY2026 certified median
$78,480
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$76,000–$88,484
Top employer
Heather Young Architects
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$76,710$76,710$115,207
FY20252$73,886$69,328$78,443
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$78,480$76,000$88,484

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Architect 1FY2024 $76,710; FY2025 $73,886; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,480$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$76,710FY2025$73,886FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$78,480Certified median offer, Architect 1FY2024 $76,710; FY2025 $73,886; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,480$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$76,710FY2025$73,886FY2026*$78,480
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Heather Young Architects2 filings
  2. INEIGHT, INC.2 filings
  3. Architekton, Inc.1 filings
  4. Bruner/Cott Architects1 filings
  5. OPN ARCHITECTS, INC1 filings
  6. SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ1 filings
  7. SSOE Inc.1 filings
  8. The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto2 filings
  2. Omaha2 filings
  3. Tempe1 filings
  4. Culver City1 filings
  5. Des Moines1 filings
  6. Chicago1 filings
  7. Boston1 filings
  8. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654015-1243$99,674$118,456$137,218$156,000
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-1011$88,067$114,982$141,898$168,813
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-1011$67,226$83,429$99,611$115,814
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-1011$85,446$102,128$118,789$135,470
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-1011$61,173$77,126$93,101$109,054
    2026-27Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAArea 1978017-1011$63,398$85,280$107,182$129,064
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-1011$74,485$95,098$115,731$136,344
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-1011$77,834$92,997$108,160$123,323