Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Architectural Designer II
Occupation profile for Architectural Designer II covers 60 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $81,900.
- FY2026 certified median
- $81,900
- Total filings
- 60
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $71,675–$89,534
- Top employer
- Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 24 | $87,000 | $84,000 | $92,000 |
| FY2025 | 17 | $80,654 | $76,237 | $90,751 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 19 | $81,900 | $71,675 | $89,534 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC15 filings
- Populous Group, LLC6 filings
- Woolpert, Inc.6 filings
- Arcadis Inc.4 filings
- AECOM Technical Services, Inc.2 filings
- .Design Group JEDI Incorporated2 filings
- En Masse Architecture and Design Ltd.2 filings
- GF55 Architects LLP2 filings
- KP&J Architects & Engineers, LLC2 filings
- Sean Lockyer Architects, Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- New York22 filings
- Chicago11 filings
- Los Angeles4 filings
- Seattle3 filings
- Evanston2 filings
- Grand Rapids2 filings
- Chandler1 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- Washington1 filings
- Atlanta1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-1011 | $71,968 | $92,872 | $113,797 | $134,701 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-1011 | $61,173 | $77,126 | $93,101 | $109,054 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-3011 | $47,029 | $55,328 | $63,648 | $71,947 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-1011 | $74,485 | $95,098 | $115,731 | $136,344 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-1011 | $75,400 | $88,400 | $101,379 | $114,379 |
| 2026-27 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIArea 24340 | 17-1011 | $61,922 | $76,315 | $90,688 | $105,082 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-1011 | $77,646 | $97,510 | $117,354 | $137,218 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 17-1011 | $75,442 | $97,968 | $120,494 | $143,021 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-3011 | $60,944 | $69,618 | $78,270 | $86,944 |
| 2026-27 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 16740 | 17-1011 | $71,760 | $88,774 | $105,810 | $122,824 |