Architectural Designer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 968 certified H-1B applications for Architectural Designer roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $72,151.

Median salary offered: $72,151
Middle half earn: $66,000 to $81,700
Top 10% earn over: $91,733
Certified filings: 968

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP	22	$80,136	$77,828 – $84,925
Payette Associates, Inc.	22	$76,000	$73,000 – $84,000
STV Incorporated	20	$80,967	$69,667 – $88,899
Urbahn Architects PLLC	11	$74,464	$72,009 – $77,834
Stantec Architecture Inc.	10	$81,018	$69,232 – $84,125
Cannon Design, Inc.	10	$64,749	$59,683 – $68,878
Handel Architects LLP	9	$74,000	$72,000 – $74,825
CetraRuddy Architecture DPC	8	$80,000	$73,750 – $86,250
S9 Architecture and Engineering DPC	8	$73,000	$72,250 – $73,000
Noa Studio Inc.	7	$68,640	$68,640 – $68,640
Array Architects, Inc.	7	$82,500	$68,222 – $88,250
Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C.	7	$68,000	$65,000 – $75,000
Ennead Architects LLP	7	$83,000	$79,000 – $84,500
Lehman Smith McLeish, PLLC	7	$105,000	$92,500 – $113,500
HLW International LLP	7	$84,000	$77,500 – $86,000
Grimshaw, Inc.	7	$80,000	$71,000 – $88,000
Nan, Inc.	6	$86,500	$85,000 – $88,000
WRNS Studio	6	$85,500	$82,000 – $86,000
Massa Multimedia Architecture PC	6	$67,250	$64,580 – $67,500
Laguarda Low Architects, LLC.	5	$67,434	$67,434 – $68,640
INOA Architecture Inc	5	$74,000	$72,000 – $79,800
Bonetti Kozerski Architecture DPC	5	$85,000	$85,000 – $125,000
SLCE Architects, LLP	5	$76,045	$72,000 – $76,045
ZURU Tech US LLC	5	$64,459	$64,459 – $71,365
LaBella Associates, D.P.C.	5	$64,459	$64,293 – $70,491
MultiStudio, Inc.	4	$70,005	$67,008 – $73,500
Marchetto Higgins Stieve, PC	4	$81,950	$72,672 – $88,899
Grand Visionary Inc.	4	$72,218	$72,164 – $76,342
AEC Holdco, LLC	4	$67,837	$60,674 – $77,250
Arcadis U.S., Inc.	4	$70,886	$70,668 – $73,169
TSKP Studio, LLC	4	$65,670	$65,113 – $66,747
Claire Weisz Architects LLP	4	$75,750	$72,625 – $87,000
BKSK Architects LLP	4	$88,000	$84,000 – $90,000
Practice for Architecture Urbanism, DPC	4	$88,000	$69,375 – $107,000
BLDG Projects, Inc	4	$70,741	$64,147 – $76,862
exp U.S. Services Inc.	4	$64,126	$63,253 – $67,000
Sorensen Architects, Inc.	4	$70,000	$68,750 – $72,536
Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Incorporated	4	$65,050	$61,500 – $69,000
WSA Design, Inc.	4	$64,480	$62,400 – $67,600
Backen & Backen	3	$87,000	$84,278 – $88,500
Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) PC	3	$64,480	$63,440 – $64,480
Studio PCH, Inc.	3	$65,000	$62,500 – $78,416
Tesla, Inc.	3	$115,000	$114,419 – $115,000
ELITE Engineering and Constructions LLC	3	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Larson & Darby, Inc.	3	$61,610	$60,055 – $62,505
KSS Architects LLP	3	$77,000	$71,666 – $78,500
M Royce Architecture	3	$82,300	$71,150 – $85,550
EOA, Inc.	3	$83,013	$69,192 – $83,013
Dhillon Engineering, Inc.	3	$72,800	$72,800 – $79,092
JG Neukomm Architecture, PLLC.	3	$78,000	$72,717 – $84,500

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
New York, NY	261	$74,963	$68,000 – $83,000
Los Angeles, CA	57	$70,000	$65,000 – $75,000
Boston, MA	46	$75,500	$71,250 – $82,180
San Francisco, CA	37	$85,696	$80,080 – $87,000
Brooklyn, NY	29	$74,900	$68,000 – $83,200
Chicago, IL	24	$67,040	$63,813 – $76,120
Washington, DC	19	$79,477	$71,432 – $102,500
Philadelphia, PA	13	$64,272	$62,000 – $70,000
Seattle, WA	11	$79,643	$73,424 – $84,870
Atlanta, GA	11	$70,000	$64,043 – $79,000
Santa Monica, CA	11	$80,000	$68,640 – $86,400
Houston, TX	11	$68,744	$60,000 – $73,248
Denver, CO	10	$70,892	$68,485 – $81,154
San Diego, CA	10	$82,295	$75,000 – $94,822
Irvine, CA	9	$64,480	$59,238 – $78,000
Honolulu, HI	8	$85,000	$78,000 – $88,000
Venice, CA	8	$73,650	$63,750 – $89,558
Coral Gables, FL	7	$83,013	$76,565 – $93,000
Rochester, NY	7	$70,491	$65,340 – $74,714
South Pasadena, CA	7	$72,218	$72,000 – $76,109

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	562	$70,000
Level II	249	$78,000
Level III	89	$76,045
Level IV	38	$85,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	45	$72,000
2024	337	$70,000
2025	349	$72,363
2026	237	$75,000