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Designer · San Francisco, CA

Designer in San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 83 certified H-1B applications for Designer roles in San Francisco, CA between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $84,163, 5% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$84,163
Middle half earn
$76,095 to $90,470
Top 10% earn over
$106,401
Certified filings
83

Pay by employer
STUDIOS Architecture8$74,500−11%$72,750 – $79,500
Perkins & Will, Inc.7$79,768−5%$75,140 – $79,768
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP6$88,300+5%$88,300 – $88,300
Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis, Architects, A Professional Corporation4$85,082+1%$84,302 – $87,578
Gap Inc.4$110,000+31%$97,407 – $125,275
MWA Architects, Inc.3$77,126−8%$76,263 – $79,570
Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation2$92,238+10%$91,203 – $93,272
Corgan Associates, Inc.2$93,987+12%$93,987 – $93,987
MG West Company2$75,000−11%$75,000 – $75,000
Mark Cavagnero Associates2$99,000+18%$94,500 – $103,500
Klopf Architecture2$85,000+1%$85,000 – $85,000
Q-Arch Design, Inc.2$65,520−22%$65,000 – $66,040
Stantec Architecture Inc.2$80,009−5%$80,004 – $80,014
Walker/Warner Architects, Inc.2$94,504+12%$91,754 – $97,255
Woods Bagot North America Inc.2$68,415−19%$67,622 – $69,208
CCS Architecture Inc.1$79,997−5%$79,997 – $79,997
HDR Architecture, Inc.1$119,246+42%$119,246 – $119,246
Hart Howerton LTD1$95,000+13%$95,000 – $95,000
Geary Print Shop Inc.1$56,077−33%$56,077 – $56,077
FP Architects New York Inc.1$77,529−8%$77,529 – $77,529
Foster and Partners NY Inc.1$77,529−8%$77,529 – $77,529
Foster Plus Partners Inc.1$77,529−8%$77,529 – $77,529
DLR Group, Inc.1$85,250+1%$85,250 – $85,250
F&P Architects New York Inc.1$80,000−5%$80,000 – $80,000
Atelier Ten USA, LLC1$77,500−8%$77,500 – $77,500
Atelier Cho Thompson, Inc.1$79,768−5%$79,768 – $79,768
Block, Inc.1$273,800+225%$273,800 – $273,800
Lewis Butler Architects1$79,768−5%$79,768 – $79,768
Jensen Architects, Inc.1$77,979−7%$77,979 – $77,979
Hero Safety, Inc.1$142,000+69%$142,000 – $142,000

By experience level
Level I37$85,000$79,760
Level II14$80,009$109,560
Level III7$93,987$139,360
Level IV4$207,450$169,150

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Francisco, CA.

By year
20233$89,627
202432$85,473
202528$81,009
202620$79,884

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-09Q-Arch Design, Inc.$64,480I
2026-06-09Q-Arch Design, Inc.$66,560I
2026-06-04Stantec Architecture Inc.$80,000I
2026-05-27Lewis Butler Architects$79,768I
2026-05-18Mach9 Robotics Inc.$130,000IV
2026-05-11Atelier Cho Thompson, Inc.$79,768I
2026-04-30Robinson Mills Williams$90,002I
2026-04-28Atelier Ten USA, LLC$77,500I
2026-04-21Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation$94,307I
2026-04-20Woods Bagot North America Inc.$66,830I
2026-04-07Perkins & Will, Inc.$75,140–
2026-04-06Perkins & Will, Inc.$75,140–
2026-04-06Perkins & Will, Inc.$75,140–
2026-03-25Klopf Architecture$85,000I
2026-03-24STUDIOS Architecture$90,000II
2026-03-19STUDIOS Architecture$75,000I
2026-03-03Walker/Warner Architects, Inc.$100,006I
2026-02-18Klopf Architecture$85,000I
2026-01-23Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP$84,163–
2026-01-23Studio Terpeluk$85,000I
2025-12-18Perkins & Will, Inc.$79,768I
2025-11-21STUDIOS Architecture$93,475III
2025-09-16Hart Howerton LTD$95,000II
2025-08-28Perkins & Will, Inc.$79,768I
2025-08-21F&P Architects New York Inc.$80,000I

The 25 most recent of 83. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Designer pages.

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