H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Architectural Designer

Occupation profile for Architectural Designer covers 1,034 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $75,000.

FY2026 certified median
$75,000
Total filings
1,034
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$67,840–$86,315
Top employer
Payette Associates, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024360$70,000$64,480$80,060
FY2025383$72,900$66,955$82,680
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)291$75,000$67,840$86,315

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Architectural DesignerFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $72,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$70,000FY2025$72,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$75,000Certified median offer, Architectural DesignerFY2024 $70,000; FY2025 $72,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$70,000FY2025$72,900FY2026*$75,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Payette Associates, Inc.22 filings
  2. Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP22 filings
  3. STV Incorporated21 filings
  4. Urbahn Architects PLLC11 filings
  5. Cannon Design, Inc.10 filings
  6. Stantec Architecture Inc.10 filings
  7. Handel Architects LLP9 filings
  8. CetraRuddy Architecture DPC8 filings
  9. Array Architects, Inc.7 filings
  10. Ennead Architects LLP7 filings

Top cities

  1. New York273 filings
  2. Los Angeles62 filings
  3. Boston46 filings
  4. San Francisco40 filings
  5. Brooklyn30 filings
  6. Chicago24 filings
  7. Washington22 filings
  8. Atlanta13 filings
  9. Philadelphia13 filings
  10. Seattle13 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP · Architectural Designer22 filings
  2. Payette Associates, Inc. · Architectural Designer22 filings
  3. STV Incorporated · Architectural Designer21 filings
  4. Urbahn Architects PLLC · Architectural Designer11 filings
  5. Stantec Architecture Inc. · Architectural Designer10 filings
  6. Cannon Design, Inc. · Architectural Designer10 filings
  7. Handel Architects LLP · Architectural Designer9 filings
  8. CetraRuddy Architecture DPC · Architectural Designer8 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-1011$71,968$92,872$113,797$134,701
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-1011$74,485$95,098$115,731$136,344
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-3011$53,893$66,518$79,123$91,749
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-1011$78,998$105,019$131,040$157,061
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-3011$60,944$69,618$78,270$86,944
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-3011$55,910$67,496$79,061$90,646
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-1011$77,168$96,221$115,294$134,347
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-1011$61,173$77,126$93,101$109,054
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-1011$85,446$102,128$118,789$135,470
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-1011$69,243$86,382$103,542$120,682