Architectural Designer I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 70 certified H-1B applications for Architectural Designer I roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $74,000. The typical offer was 13% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $74,000
Middle half earn: $66,608 to $80,750
Top 10% earn over: $85,000
Certified filings: 70

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC	27	$81,000	+9%	$77,000 – $84,000
Populous Group, LLC	5	$67,018	−9%	$67,017 – $71,781
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP	4	$77,180	+4%	$75,889 – $78,083
Senga Architects Inc.	3	$45,510	−38%	$45,510 – $45,510
Andrew Franz Architect PLLC	3	$68,000	−8%	$67,717 – $68,000
Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture LLC	2	$65,686	−11%	$65,686 – $65,686
PDMS Design Group, Inc.	2	$41,900	−43%	$41,900 – $41,900
Architectual Expressions, LLP	2	$64,480	−13%	$62,400 – $66,560
Olson Kundig, Inc.	2	$72,754	−2%	$72,627 – $72,881
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.	2	$81,952	+11%	$81,588 – $82,316
AB Design Studio, Inc.	2	$71,635	−3%	$68,452 – $74,818
exp U.S. Services Inc.	1	$70,000	−5%	$70,000 – $70,000
Ballinger Company	1	$66,000	−11%	$66,000 – $66,000
Aria Group Architects, Inc.	1	$62,000	−16%	$62,000 – $62,000
Arete Collective LP	1	$60,480	−18%	$60,480 – $60,480
Architects Hawaii Ltd	1	$68,904	−7%	$68,904 – $68,904
Arcadis, A California Partnership	1	$66,560	−10%	$66,560 – $66,560
Ac Martin, Inc	1	$64,459	−13%	$64,459 – $64,459
K. Dixon Architecture, PLLC	1	$80,000	+8%	$80,000 – $80,000
MultiStudio, Inc.	1	$66,750	−10%	$66,750 – $66,750
LK Architecture	1	$52,000	−30%	$52,000 – $52,000
The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc.	1	$85,280	+15%	$85,280 – $85,280
Kaas Wilson Architects, LLC	1	$50,000	−32%	$50,000 – $50,000
REX Architecture PC	1	$125,000	+69%	$125,000 – $125,000
Woolpert, Inc.	1	$71,781	−3%	$71,781 – $71,781
Workplace Architecture & Design, PLLC	1	$65,000	−12%	$65,000 – $65,000
XAtelier	1	$72,000	−3%	$72,000 – $72,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
New York, NY	37	$79,000	$76,000 – $84,000
Chicago, IL	4	$45,510	$45,510 – $52,078
Los Angeles, CA	3	$66,560	$65,510 – $72,280
Kansas City, MO	3	$66,750	$65,875 – $66,884
Denver, CO	2	$69,399	$68,208 – $70,590
Brooklyn, NY	2	$65,686	$65,686 – $65,686
Arlington, TX	2	$41,900	$41,900 – $41,900
Seattle, WA	2	$72,754	$72,627 – $72,881
Forsyth, IL	1	$60,320	$60,320 – $60,320
Bloomington, MN	1	$50,000	$50,000 – $50,000
Champaign, IL	1	$68,640	$68,640 – $68,640
Holladay, UT	1	$60,480	$60,480 – $60,480
Maite, GU	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Oak Park, IL	1	$62,000	$62,000 – $62,000
Honolulu, HI	1	$68,904	$68,904 – $68,904
Overland, MO	1	$85,280	$85,280 – $85,280
Philadelphia, PA	1	$66,000	$66,000 – $66,000
San Jose, CA	1	$82,680	$82,680 – $82,680
Rowland Heights, CA	1	$72,000	$72,000 – $72,000
Santa Barbara, CA	1	$65,270	$65,270 – $65,270

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	64	$74,000
Level II	5	$87,589
Level IV	1	$70,000

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	3	$74,000
2024	28	$77,500
2025	27	$68,000
2026	12	$73,170