Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Designer III
Occupation profile for Designer III covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,600.
- FY2026 certified median
- $83,600
- Total filings
- 29
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $80,275–$84,325
- Top employer
- Perkins & Will, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7 | $99,000 | $86,510 | $154,946 |
| FY2025 | 16 | $85,696 | $72,494 | $86,643 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $83,600 | $80,275 | $84,325 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Perkins & Will, Inc.12 filings
- Amazon Advertising LLC2 filings
- Amazon.com Services LLC2 filings
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.1 filings
- Atlas Lantz Architects, Inc.1 filings
- Bruner/Cott & Associates, Inc.1 filings
- Cannon Design, Inc.1 filings
- Clark Kjos Architects, LLC1 filings
- Cooper Carry, Inc.1 filings
- Greenberg Farrow Architecture Incorporated1 filings
Top cities
- San Francisco7 filings
- Boston5 filings
- Seattle5 filings
- Chicago3 filings
- Atlanta2 filings
- New York2 filings
- Bakersfield1 filings
- Los Angeles1 filings
- Pasadena1 filings
- Portland1 filings
Filings by employer and title
- Perkins & Will, Inc. · Designer III12 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 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-1011 | $78,998 | $105,019 | $131,040 | $157,061 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 27-1024 | $54,434 | $68,286 | $82,160 | $96,013 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-1011 | $85,446 | $102,128 | $118,789 | $135,470 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-1011 | $61,173 | $77,126 | $93,101 | $109,054 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-3011 | $60,944 | $69,618 | $78,270 | $86,944 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-1011 | $71,968 | $92,872 | $113,797 | $134,701 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-1011 | $77,646 | $97,510 | $117,354 | $137,218 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-3011 | $52,374 | $65,915 | $79,456 | $92,997 |
| 2026-27 | Bakersfield-Delano, CAArea 12540 | 17-2141 | $83,803 | $102,669 | $121,534 | $140,400 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 17-1011 | $68,994 | $84,864 | $100,755 | $116,626 |