H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Application Architect

Occupation profile for Principal Application Architect covers 27 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,000.

FY2026 certified median
$152,000
Total filings
27
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,078–$154,409
Top employer
DFS Corporate Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$146,500$139,932$149,190
FY202514$151,275$131,368$152,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$152,000$150,078$154,409

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Application ArchitectFY2024 $146,500; FY2025 $151,275; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$146,500FY2025$151,275FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,000Certified median offer, Principal Application ArchitectFY2024 $146,500; FY2025 $151,275; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$146,500FY2025$151,275FY2026*$152,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DFS Corporate Services LLC15 filings
  2. Gainwell Technologies LLC8 filings
  3. Capital One Services, LLC1 filings
  4. CRITICALRIVER, INC.1 filings
  5. Morgan Properties Payroll Service Inc.1 filings
  6. Workday, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Riverwoods13 filings
  2. Conway3 filings
  3. Pleasanton2 filings
  4. Strongsville2 filings
  5. Unionville1 filings
  6. Bear1 filings
  7. Conshohocken1 filings
  8. Mechanicsburg1 filings
  9. Indian Land1 filings
  10. Irvine1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. DFS Corporate Services LLC · Principal Application Architect15 filings
  2. Gainwell Technologies LLC · Principal Application Architect8 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078015-1299$49,088$68,557$88,046$107,515
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741015-1299$58,698$79,810$100,901$122,013
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554015-1252$95,077$114,733$134,368$154,024
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1299$70,886$96,554$122,200$147,867