H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

DESIGNER

Occupation profile for DESIGNER covers 1,258 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,000.

FY2026 certified median
$80,000
Total filings
1,258
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$71,980–$88,899
Top employer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024496$81,962$70,041$89,710
FY2025451$78,707$69,193$89,877
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)311$80,000$71,980$88,899

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, DESIGNERFY2024 $81,962; FY2025 $78,707; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$81,962FY2025$78,707FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,000Certified median offer, DESIGNERFY2024 $81,962; FY2025 $78,707; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$81,962FY2025$78,707FY2026*$80,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED278 filings
  2. Perkins & Will, Inc.38 filings
  3. EDSA, Inc.28 filings
  4. M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.26 filings
  5. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP26 filings
  6. STUDIOS Architecture25 filings
  7. NBBJ LP20 filings
  8. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC17 filings
  9. HCL AMERICA INC15 filings
  10. Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation12 filings

Top cities

  1. New York190 filings
  2. San Francisco91 filings
  3. Los Angeles80 filings
  4. Boston52 filings
  5. Chicago46 filings
  6. Brooklyn33 filings
  7. San Jose32 filings
  8. Seattle26 filings
  9. Alpharetta24 filings
  10. Columbus24 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED · DESIGNER278 filings
  2. Perkins & Will, Inc. · DESIGNER38 filings
  3. EDSA, Inc. · DESIGNER28 filings
  4. M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. · DESIGNER26 filings
  5. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP · DESIGNER26 filings
  6. STUDIOS Architecture · DESIGNER25 filings
  7. NBBJ LP · DESIGNER20 filings
  8. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC · DESIGNER17 filings
  9. HCL AMERICA INC · DESIGNER15 filings
  10. Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation · DESIGNER12 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 3562027-1024$54,080$69,930$85,800$101,650
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-1011$78,998$105,019$131,040$157,061
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-1025$45,822$61,714$77,626$93,517
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1211$77,480$98,488$119,475$140,483
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-1011$85,446$102,128$118,789$135,470
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1211$81,453$101,587$121,701$141,835
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-1011$61,173$77,126$93,101$109,054
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108027-1025$51,584$69,888$88,192$106,496