Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Designer II
Occupation profile for Designer II covers 108 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,750.
- FY2026 certified median
- $83,750
- Total filings
- 108
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $80,092–$98,118
- Top employer
- Perkins & Will, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 29 | $73,798 | $65,896 | $84,418 |
| FY2025 | 50 | $78,000 | $68,763 | $90,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 29 | $83,750 | $80,092 | $98,118 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Perkins & Will, Inc.19 filings
- Perkins Eastman Architects DPC12 filings
- Amazon.com Services LLC10 filings
- Studio Gang Architects9 filings
- CO Architects5 filings
- Cooper Carry, Inc.4 filings
- The Don Vita Company Inc.3 filings
- AB Design Studio, Inc.2 filings
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.2 filings
- BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- Los Angeles15 filings
- New York15 filings
- San Francisco9 filings
- Chicago9 filings
- Boston7 filings
- Seattle6 filings
- San Rafael3 filings
- Atlanta3 filings
- Minneapolis3 filings
- Philadelphia3 filings
Filings by employer and title
- Perkins & Will, Inc. · Designer II19 filings
- Perkins Eastman Architects DPC · Designer II12 filings
- Amazon.com Services LLC · Designer II10 filings
- Studio Gang Architects · Designer II9 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.
| 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 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-1011 | $61,173 | $77,126 | $93,101 | $109,054 |
| 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 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-1011 | $85,446 | $102,128 | $118,789 | $135,470 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-1011 | $78,998 | $105,019 | $131,040 | $157,061 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-1011 | $75,400 | $88,400 | $101,379 | $114,379 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-1011 | $77,646 | $97,510 | $117,354 | $137,218 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 17-1011 | $68,994 | $84,864 | $100,755 | $116,626 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-1011 | $69,971 | $87,443 | $104,894 | $122,366 |