Senior Designer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 283 certified H-1B applications for Senior Designer roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $93,000. The typical offer was 5% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $93,000
Middle half earn: $80,000 to $109,554
Top 10% earn over: $140,640
Certified filings: 283

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Pay by employer


HCL America Inc	81	$83,803	−10%	$70,595 – $94,786
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP	15	$95,383	+3%	$92,764 – $97,342
MASS Design Group, Ltd.	6	$81,500	−12%	$78,000 – $85,000
Arcadis U.S., Inc.	6	$79,384	−15%	$78,207 – $80,000
KPIT Technologies, Inc.	4	$117,500	+26%	$114,750 – $121,250
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc.	4	$80,064	−14%	$78,866 – $81,375
Nutanix, Inc.	4	$166,995	+80%	$137,642 – $194,262
Arcadis Inc. (CallisonRTKL Inc.)	4	$81,962	−12%	$77,095 – $84,339
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	3	$161,600	+74%	$161,600 – $161,600
Mogul Stones, Inc.	3	$90,563	−3%	$84,458 – $90,563
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	3	$118,310	+27%	$110,305 – $121,170
Peartree plus Belli Architects, Inc.	3	$61,568	−34%	$56,878 – $61,568
Nabih Youssef & Associates	3	$105,000	+13%	$101,380 – $107,500
Klopf Architecture	3	$109,554	+18%	$106,818 – $109,554
Vehma International of America, Inc.	3	$103,976	+12%	$101,201 – $107,900
Bungie, Inc.	3	$148,000	+59%	$148,000 – $156,000
BUCK Design, LLC	3	$85,000	−9%	$85,000 – $86,500
Instrument LLC	3	$95,050	+2%	$94,725 – $99,605
Alignment Architects Inc	2	$93,496	+1%	$93,496 – $93,496
Pearlfisher Inc.	2	$78,000	−16%	$76,500 – $79,500
MediaMonks Inc.	2	$137,800	+48%	$137,800 – $137,800
Maplebear Inc.	2	$195,000	+110%	$192,500 – $197,500
Available Light Inc.	2	$72,875	−22%	$71,438 – $74,312
LandDesign, Inc.	2	$90,055	−3%	$87,582 – $92,528
Gap Inc.	2	$147,850	+59%	$141,375 – $154,325
Viacom International Services, Inc	2	$105,000	+13%	$105,000 – $105,000
OKC USA Holding Inc.	2	$185,000	+99%	$185,000 – $185,000
Pentagram Design, Inc.	2	$77,500	−17%	$76,250 – $78,750
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	2	$85,000	−9%	$85,000 – $85,000
Card79 LLC	2	$150,000	+61%	$150,000 – $150,000
Workshop/APD Architecture DPC	2	$90,854	−2%	$90,854 – $90,854
Uneven Labs Inc	2	$160,000	+72%	$155,000 – $165,000
2x4 Design LLC	1	$90,000	−3%	$90,000 – $90,000
Afar Media LLC	1	$75,000	−19%	$75,000 – $75,000
Adient Aerospace LLC	1	$102,294	+10%	$102,294 – $102,294
Acorns Grow Incorporated	1	$135,160	+45%	$135,160 – $135,160
Astronaut Monastery LLC	1	$140,000	+51%	$140,000 – $140,000
Fca US LLC	1	$105,072	+13%	$105,072 – $105,072
F. Schumacher & Co., LLC	1	$81,557	−12%	$81,557 – $81,557
Drive Brand Studio	1	$62,000	−33%	$62,000 – $62,000
DLR Group, Inc.	1	$125,000	+34%	$125,000 – $125,000
The Design Practice LLC	1	$93,000	0%	$93,000 – $93,000
Design Bridge and Partners, LLC	1	$105,000	+13%	$105,000 – $105,000
Deckers America, LLC	1	$141,960	+53%	$141,960 – $141,960
GALE Partners LLC	1	$106,785	+15%	$106,785 – $106,785
Hargreaves Jones Landscape Architecture D.P.C.	1	$72,322	−22%	$72,322 – $72,322
GlobalLogic Inc.	1	$66,539	−28%	$66,539 – $66,539
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	1	$82,264	−12%	$82,264 – $82,264
HCL America Solutions Inc	1	$99,673	+7%	$99,673 – $99,673
Hypebeast Inc	1	$85,000	−9%	$85,000 – $85,000

Where these jobs are

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


New York, NY	59	$97,000	$89,000 – $113,875
San Francisco, CA	21	$109,554	$99,109 – $134,900
Los Angeles, CA	16	$89,500	$84,508 – $105,000
Santa Clara, CA	14	$99,445	$94,578 – $118,732
Irvine, CA	8	$81,168	$77,314 – $91,133
Brooklyn, NY	7	$93,000	$89,000 – $117,500
San Diego, CA	7	$97,719	$85,540 – $99,693
Boston, MA	7	$81,420	$78,000 – $161,600
Chicago, IL	6	$83,250	$80,375 – $85,000
Troy, MI	6	$85,446	$70,735 – $102,588
San Jose, CA	5	$105,269	$102,336 – $140,800
Auburn Hills, MI	5	$105,072	$70,158 – $114,000
Bellevue, WA	4	$156,000	$136,575 – $185,500
Poughkeepsie, NY	4	$85,000	$82,250 – $85,000
Waller, TX	4	$74,173	$74,173 – $74,173
Chillicothe, IL	3	$83,803	$83,803 – $83,803
Jersey City, NJ	3	$80,000	$80,000 – $125,000
Portland, OR	3	$116,000	$110,080 – $128,980
Salinas, CA	3	$61,568	$56,878 – $61,568
Mountain View, CA	3	$90,563	$84,458 – $90,563

By experience level


Level I	105	$81,420
Level II	68	$90,000
Level III	56	$103,178
Level IV	50	$123,942

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

By year


2023	13	$90,000
2024	112	$90,427
2025	114	$92,760
2026	44	$104,126

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