H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Architectural Associate

Occupation profile for Architectural Associate covers 51 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $70,117.

FY2026 certified median
$70,117
Total filings
51
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$67,122–$80,000
Top employer
Wannemacher Jensen Architects, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$66,600$62,000$68,000
FY202524$72,000$63,700$75,400
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$70,117$67,122$80,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Architectural AssociateFY2024 $66,600; FY2025 $72,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,117$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$66,600FY2025$72,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$70,117Certified median offer, Architectural AssociateFY2024 $66,600; FY2025 $72,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $70,117$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$66,600FY2025$72,000FY2026*$70,117
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Wannemacher Jensen Architects, Inc.4 filings
  2. Archeo Design Studio, Inc.2 filings
  3. Brook Architecture Incorporated2 filings
  4. Fougeron Architecture2 filings
  5. Julian Weber Architecture and Design, LLC2 filings
  6. SARFATTY ASSOCIATES, LTD2 filings
  7. Schemata Workshop, Inc.2 filings
  8. Studio EA, LLC2 filings
  9. AKM Construction Services Corp.1 filings
  10. Aluminum Technology Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago8 filings
  2. Seattle6 filings
  3. Miami3 filings
  4. San Francisco2 filings
  5. Evanston2 filings
  6. Hudson2 filings
  7. Fremont1 filings
  8. Hacienda Heights1 filings
  9. Los Angeles1 filings
  10. Oakland1 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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-1011$61,173$77,126$93,101$109,054
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-1011$75,400$88,400$101,379$114,379
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-1011$78,998$105,019$131,040$157,061
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-1011$69,243$86,382$103,542$120,682
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-1011$69,971$87,443$104,894$122,366
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-1011$71,968$92,872$113,797$134,701
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258017-3011$56,014$66,747$77,459$88,192
    2026-27Baton Rouge, LAArea 1294017-1011$56,264$74,298$92,352$110,386
    2026-27Charleston-North Charleston, SCArea 1670017-1011$65,042$83,949$102,835$121,742
    2026-27Charlottesville, VAArea 1682017-3011$48,963$55,973$62,962$69,971