H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Architectural Designer I

Occupation profile for Architectural Designer I covers 76 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $72,000.

FY2026 certified median
$72,000
Total filings
76
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$68,640–$77,954
Top employer
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202431$77,250$66,779$84,000
FY202528$70,504$61,610$79,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$72,000$68,640$77,954

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Architectural Designer IFY2024 $77,250; FY2025 $70,504; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$77,250FY2025$70,504FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$72,000Certified median offer, Architectural Designer IFY2024 $77,250; FY2025 $70,504; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$77,250FY2025$70,504FY2026*$72,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC31 filings
  2. Populous Group, LLC5 filings
  3. Architectual Expressions, LLP4 filings
  4. Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP4 filings
  5. Andrew Franz Architect PLLC3 filings
  6. Senga Architects Inc.3 filings
  7. AB Design Studio, Inc.2 filings
  8. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.2 filings
  9. Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture LLC2 filings
  10. Olson Kundig, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. New York41 filings
  2. Chicago4 filings
  3. Los Angeles3 filings
  4. Forsyth3 filings
  5. Kansas City3 filings
  6. Denver2 filings
  7. Brooklyn2 filings
  8. Arlington2 filings
  9. Seattle2 filings
  10. Rowland Heights1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC · Architectural Designer I31 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-3011$47,029$55,328$63,648$71,947
2026-27Decatur, ILArea 1950017-1011$63,232$78,437$93,642$108,846
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814017-1011$69,722$88,858$108,014$127,150
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-1011$61,173$77,126$93,101$109,054
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-3011$48,194$58,989$69,784$80,579
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-1011$76,565$94,453$112,362$130,250
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-1011$75,400$88,400$101,379$114,379
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658017-1011$61,381$75,275$89,149$103,043