H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Architectural Designer 2

Occupation profile for Architectural Designer 2 covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $89,000.

FY2026 certified median
$89,000
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$84,739–$95,000
Top employer
Handel Architects LLP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$74,838$69,419$94,919
FY20254$75,000$74,750$79,780
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$89,000$84,739$95,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Architectural Designer 2FY2024 $74,838; FY2025 $75,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$74,838FY2025$75,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$89,000Certified median offer, Architectural Designer 2FY2024 $74,838; FY2025 $75,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$74,838FY2025$75,000FY2026*$89,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Handel Architects LLP5 filings
  2. The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc.5 filings
  3. Freiheit Architecture, Inc. P.S.4 filings
  4. RDH Building Science Inc.2 filings
  5. GNOME ARCHITECTS LLC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Bellevue4 filings
  2. St. Louis3 filings
  3. New York3 filings
  4. San Francisco2 filings
  5. Seattle2 filings
  6. Culver City1 filings
  7. Chicago1 filings
  8. Philadelphia1 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
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-1011$75,400$88,400$101,379$114,379
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-1011$71,968$92,872$113,797$134,701
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118017-1011$65,728$83,054$100,402$117,728
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-1011$78,998$105,019$131,040$157,061
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-3011$47,029$55,328$63,648$71,947
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-1011$74,485$95,098$115,731$136,344
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798027-1029$44,678$59,925$75,150$90,397