H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Designer I

Occupation profile for Designer I covers 70 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $71,304.

FY2026 certified median
$71,304
Total filings
70
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,900–$76,748
Top employer
Perkins & Will, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202423$65,400$62,323$71,630
FY202527$68,424$63,370$73,139
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)20$71,304$66,900$76,748

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Designer IFY2024 $65,400; FY2025 $68,424; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,304$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$65,400FY2025$68,424FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$71,304Certified median offer, Designer IFY2024 $65,400; FY2025 $68,424; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $71,304$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$65,400FY2025$68,424FY2026*$71,304
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Perkins & Will, Inc.11 filings
  2. Perkins Eastman Architects DPC10 filings
  3. Site Design Group, Ltd.7 filings
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC6 filings
  5. CO Architects4 filings
  6. Perkins&Will, Inc.3 filings
  7. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.2 filings
  8. Alfred Benesch & Company2 filings
  9. BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc.2 filings
  10. Taney Engineering2 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago13 filings
  2. Los Angeles10 filings
  3. New York6 filings
  4. Seattle5 filings
  5. San Francisco4 filings
  6. Washington3 filings
  7. Boston3 filings
  8. Santa Monica2 filings
  9. Denver2 filings
  10. Las Vegas2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Perkins & Will, Inc. · Designer I11 filings
  2. Perkins Eastman Architects DPC · Designer I10 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-1011$74,485$95,098$115,731$136,344
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-1012$53,560$63,502$73,424$83,366
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-1011$61,173$77,126$93,101$109,054
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-1011$71,968$92,872$113,797$134,701
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-1011$78,998$105,019$131,040$157,061
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266027-1024$54,434$68,286$82,160$96,013
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-1011$77,168$96,221$115,294$134,347
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-1011$85,446$102,128$118,789$135,470
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-1011$68,994$84,864$100,755$116,626
2026-27Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVArea 2982017-2051$79,747$98,030$116,314$134,597