Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Designer 1
Occupation profile for Designer 1 covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $79,960.
- FY2026 certified median
- $79,960
- Total filings
- 17
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $76,960–$79,997
- Top employer
- MVE & Partners, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $56,000 | $51,500 | $65,183 |
| FY2025 | 8 | $65,000 | $59,956 | $71,954 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $79,960 | $76,960 | $79,997 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- MVE & Partners, Inc.3 filings
- Architectural Resource Team, Inc.2 filings
- TERVA Design Solutions, Inc.2 filings
- Alpha Engineering LLC1 filings
- Calm and Collected LLC1 filings
- DLR Group, Inc.1 filings
- Dotboxstudios LLC1 filings
- Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.1 filings
- MVE Architects1 filings
- Nelson Byrd Woltz LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Irvine3 filings
- Phoenix2 filings
- San Francisco2 filings
- Boston2 filings
- New York2 filings
- Mill Valley1 filings
- Norcross1 filings
- Deer Park1 filings
- Houston1 filings
- San Antonio1 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 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-1011 | $74,485 | $95,098 | $115,731 | $136,344 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-1011 | $85,446 | $102,128 | $118,789 | $135,470 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-3011 | $50,461 | $60,362 | $70,242 | $80,142 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-1011 | $78,998 | $105,019 | $131,040 | $157,061 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 27-1025 | $49,982 | $65,166 | $80,350 | $95,534 |
| 2026-27 | Charlottesville, VAArea 16820 | 17-1012 | $51,979 | $68,328 | $84,656 | $101,005 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-1011 | $67,309 | $84,282 | $101,275 | $118,248 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2051 | $71,386 | $91,291 | $111,176 | $131,082 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-1011 | $71,968 | $92,872 | $113,797 | $134,701 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 27-1024 | $54,080 | $69,930 | $85,800 | $101,650 |