H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Architect

Occupation profile for Principal Architect covers 296 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,000.

FY2026 certified median
$175,000
Total filings
296
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$156,998–$209,683
Top employer
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024115$155,688$133,859$176,868
FY2025112$157,123$147,691$183,703
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)69$175,000$156,998$209,683

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal ArchitectFY2024 $155,688; FY2025 $157,123; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,688FY2025$157,123FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,000Certified median offer, Principal ArchitectFY2024 $155,688; FY2025 $157,123; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,688FY2025$157,123FY2026*$175,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Citizens Financial Group, Inc.15 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments13 filings
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC11 filings
  4. Cisco Systems, Inc.9 filings
  5. CitiusTech Inc.9 filings
  6. Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.9 filings
  7. NVIDIA Corporation9 filings
  8. ADP Technology Services, Inc.7 filings
  9. Coforge Limited7 filings
  10. Optum Services, Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Charlotte13 filings
  2. Durham12 filings
  3. Irving10 filings
  4. Westlake10 filings
  5. Alpharetta9 filings
  6. Santa Clara8 filings
  7. Chicago7 filings
  8. Princeton6 filings
  9. New York6 filings
  10. Plano6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. · Principal Architect15 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Principal Architect13 filings
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC · Principal Architect11 filings
  4. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Principal Architect9 filings
  5. NVIDIA Corporation · Principal Architect9 filings
  6. CitiusTech Inc. · Principal Architect9 filings
  7. Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. · Principal Architect9 filings
  8. ADP Technology Services, Inc. · Principal Architect7 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1252$91,915$111,530$131,165$150,779