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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

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP22$80,136$77,828 – $84,925
Payette Associates, Inc.22$76,000$73,000 – $84,000
STV Incorporated20$80,967$69,667 – $88,899
Urbahn Architects PLLC11$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 LLP9$74,000$72,000 – $74,825
CetraRuddy Architecture DPC8$80,000$73,750 – $86,250
S9 Architecture and Engineering DPC8$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 LLP7$83,000$79,000 – $84,500
Lehman Smith McLeish, PLLC7$105,000$92,500 – $113,500
HLW International LLP7$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 Studio6$85,500$82,000 – $86,000
Massa Multimedia Architecture PC6$67,250$64,580 – $67,500
Laguarda Low Architects, LLC.5$67,434$67,434 – $68,640
INOA Architecture Inc5$74,000$72,000 – $79,800
Bonetti Kozerski Architecture DPC5$85,000$85,000 – $125,000
SLCE Architects, LLP5$76,045$72,000 – $76,045
ZURU Tech US LLC5$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, PC4$81,950$72,672 – $88,899
Grand Visionary Inc.4$72,218$72,164 – $76,342
AEC Holdco, LLC4$67,837$60,674 – $77,250
Arcadis U.S., Inc.4$70,886$70,668 – $73,169
TSKP Studio, LLC4$65,670$65,113 – $66,747
Claire Weisz Architects LLP4$75,750$72,625 – $87,000
BKSK Architects LLP4$88,000$84,000 – $90,000
Practice for Architecture Urbanism, DPC4$88,000$69,375 – $107,000
BLDG Projects, Inc4$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 Incorporated4$65,050$61,500 – $69,000
WSA Design, Inc.4$64,480$62,400 – $67,600
Backen & Backen3$87,000$84,278 – $88,500
Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) PC3$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 LLC3$70,000$70,000 – $70,000
Larson & Darby, Inc.3$61,610$60,055 – $62,505
KSS Architects LLP3$77,000$71,666 – $78,500
M Royce Architecture3$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.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY261$74,963$68,000 – $83,000
Los Angeles, CA57$70,000$65,000 – $75,000
Boston, MA46$75,500$71,250 – $82,180
San Francisco, CA37$85,696$80,080 – $87,000
Brooklyn, NY29$74,900$68,000 – $83,200
Chicago, IL24$67,040$63,813 – $76,120
Washington, DC19$79,477$71,432 – $102,500
Philadelphia, PA13$64,272$62,000 – $70,000
Seattle, WA11$79,643$73,424 – $84,870
Atlanta, GA11$70,000$64,043 – $79,000
Santa Monica, CA11$80,000$68,640 – $86,400
Houston, TX11$68,744$60,000 – $73,248
Denver, CO10$70,892$68,485 – $81,154
San Diego, CA10$82,295$75,000 – $94,822
Irvine, CA9$64,480$59,238 – $78,000
Honolulu, HI8$85,000$78,000 – $88,000
Venice, CA8$73,650$63,750 – $89,558
Coral Gables, FL7$83,013$76,565 – $93,000
Rochester, NY7$70,491$65,340 – $74,714
South Pasadena, CA7$72,218$72,000 – $76,109

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I562$70,000
Level II249$78,000
Level III89$76,045
Level IV38$85,000

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202345$72,000
2024337$70,000
2025349$72,363
2026237$75,000