Architect I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 41 certified H-1B applications for Architect I roles between Nov 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $76,500. The typical offer was 8% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $76,500
Middle half earn: $70,000 to $98,100
Top 10% earn over: $166,999
Certified filings: 41

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Pay by employer


CO Architects	6	$83,300	+9%	$76,350 – $91,399
Solomon Cordwell Buenz	6	$61,392	−20%	$61,053 – $72,397
CSG Systems Inc. d/b/a CSG	4	$171,000	+124%	$166,499 – $177,080
Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC	2	$85,000	+11%	$85,000 – $85,000
Sky Solutions LLC	2	$115,388	+51%	$108,639 – $122,138
Leuterio Thomas LLC	2	$70,999	−7%	$68,498 – $73,500
Clearscapes, PA	2	$66,330	−13%	$66,008 – $66,653
Lehman Smith McLeish, PLLC	2	$85,000	+11%	$85,000 – $85,000
HMFH Architects, Inc.	1	$74,740	−2%	$74,740 – $74,740
FGM Architects Inc.	1	$62,338	−19%	$62,338 – $62,338
HKS, Inc.	1	$73,000	−5%	$73,000 – $73,000
M3Bi LLC	1	$120,000	+57%	$120,000 – $120,000
NAC, Inc.	1	$75,000	−2%	$75,000 – $75,000
Insight Direct USA, Inc.	1	$180,000	+135%	$180,000 – $180,000
Ineight, Inc.	1	$171,744	+125%	$171,744 – $171,744
Sarfatty Associates, LTD	1	$64,000	−16%	$64,000 – $64,000
Overland International, Inc.	1	$78,110	+2%	$78,110 – $78,110
SHED Seattle, LLC	1	$75,000	−2%	$75,000 – $75,000
Sayeon LLC	1	$114,795	+50%	$114,795 – $114,795
Stone Group Architects, Inc.	1	$70,000	−8%	$70,000 – $70,000
STUDIOS Architecture	1	$75,000	−2%	$75,000 – $75,000
Ward Blake Architects, LLC	1	$60,320	−21%	$60,320 – $60,320
WJL Architecture and Engineering DPC	1	$92,000	+20%	$92,000 – $92,000

Where these jobs are

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


Los Angeles, CA	6	$83,300	$76,350 – $91,399
Chicago, IL	4	$61,298	$60,663 – $65,192
New York, NY	4	$88,500	$82,500 – $97,699
Seattle, WA	3	$75,000	$68,097 – $75,000
Atlanta, GA	2	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Oxon Hill, MD	2	$70,999	$68,498 – $73,500
Raleigh, NC	2	$66,330	$66,008 – $66,653
Cambridge, MA	1	$74,740	$74,740 – $74,740
Aurora, IL	1	$183,322	$183,322 – $183,322
Loxahatchee, FL	1	$165,000	$165,000 – $165,000
Jackson, WY	1	$60,320	$60,320 – $60,320
Herndon, VA	1	$128,888	$128,888 – $128,888
Evanston, IL	1	$64,000	$64,000 – $64,000
New York City, NY	1	$78,110	$78,110 – $78,110
Naperville, IL	1	$166,999	$166,999 – $166,999
Melissa, TX	1	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
Milwaukee, WI	1	$62,338	$62,338 – $62,338
Phoenix, AZ	1	$120,000	$120,000 – $120,000
Northville, MI	1	$73,000	$73,000 – $73,000
San Francisco, CA	1	$86,710	$86,710 – $86,710

By experience level


Level I	23	$75,000
Level II	7	$114,795
Level III	1	$175,000
Level IV	4	$175,872

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

By year


2023	2	$78,000
2024	12	$74,269
2025	21	$85,000
2026	6	$75,500