H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Professional

Occupation profile for Design Professional covers 72 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $73,500.

FY2026 certified median
$73,500
Total filings
72
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$69,701–$78,000
Top employer
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202427$65,250$63,253$71,750
FY202524$67,995$66,000$69,350
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$73,500$69,701$78,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design ProfessionalFY2024 $65,250; FY2025 $67,995; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,500$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$65,250FY2025$67,995FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$73,500Certified median offer, Design ProfessionalFY2024 $65,250; FY2025 $67,995; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $73,500$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$65,250FY2025$67,995FY2026*$73,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.33 filings
  2. MBH Architects Inc.11 filings
  3. TVS Services Inc.4 filings
  4. Integrus Architecture, P.S.3 filings
  5. EwingCole, Inc.2 filings
  6. NAC, Inc.2 filings
  7. VMDO Architects, P.C.2 filings
  8. AEC Holdco, LLC1 filings
  9. BSA LifeStructures Inc.1 filings
  10. Fentress Architects, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Alameda11 filings
  2. Chicago8 filings
  3. Seattle7 filings
  4. Atlanta6 filings
  5. New York6 filings
  6. Los Angeles5 filings
  7. San Francisco3 filings
  8. Kansas City3 filings
  9. Philadelphia3 filings
  10. Houston3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. · Design Professional33 filings
  2. MBH Architects Inc. · Design Professional11 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-1011$78,998$105,019$131,040$157,061
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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-1011$77,646$97,510$117,354$137,218
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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-1011$67,309$84,282$101,275$118,248
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814017-1011$69,722$88,858$108,014$127,150
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-1011$63,981$83,907$103,813$123,739
2026-27Charlottesville, VAArea 1682017-1011$63,315$80,184$97,053$113,922