H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Architect I

Occupation profile for Principal Architect I covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,046.

FY2026 certified median
$140,046
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,046–$152,079
Top employer
Charter Communications, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$128,232$119,549$172,168
FY202510$155,688$133,973$161,886
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$140,046$140,046$152,079

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Architect IFY2024 $128,232; FY2025 $155,688; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,046$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$128,232FY2025$155,688FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,046Certified median offer, Principal Architect IFY2024 $128,232; FY2025 $155,688; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,046$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$128,232FY2025$155,688FY2026*$140,046
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Charter Communications, Inc.18 filings
  2. AMERISOURCEBERGEN SERVICES CORPORATION2 filings
  3. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States2 filings

Top cities

  1. Maryland Heights8 filings
  2. Charlotte6 filings
  3. Greenwood Village3 filings
  4. Redwood City1 filings
  5. Darien1 filings
  6. Conshohocken1 filings
  7. Coppell1 filings
  8. Liberty Hill1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Charter Communications, Inc. · Principal Architect I18 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
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1253$63,461$81,557$99,632$117,728
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486015-1252$107,307$135,283$163,259$191,235
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798011-3021$121,909$152,610$183,290$213,990
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1243$73,320$96,741$120,182$143,603
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187