Intermediate Designer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 53 certified H-1B applications for Intermediate Designer roles between Aug 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $75,000. The typical offer was 11% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $75,000
Middle half earn: $70,000 to $86,000
Top 10% earn over: $94,500
Certified filings: 53

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP	25	$72,000	−4%	$66,788 – $75,705
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC	6	$97,500	+30%	$93,125 – $100,000
Parts and Labor Design 2009 Corp.	3	$92,000	+23%	$92,000 – $92,000
WQB Architecture PLLC	2	$71,000	−5%	$70,500 – $71,500
Workshop/APD Architecture DPC	2	$76,650	+2%	$74,974 – $78,325
DXA Studio Architecture PLLC	2	$80,500	+7%	$77,750 – $83,250
Arcanum Architecture, Inc.	1	$109,554	+46%	$109,554 – $109,554
Chris Shao Studio LLC	1	$60,000	−20%	$60,000 – $60,000
Bells & Whistles, INC	1	$75,000	0%	$75,000 – $75,000
Interior Architects, Inc.	1	$72,654	−3%	$72,654 – $72,654
Eric Rosen Architects Inc.	1	$92,000	+23%	$92,000 – $92,000
The Ratcliff Architects	1	$71,011	−5%	$71,011 – $71,011
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects	1	$95,000	+27%	$95,000 – $95,000
Gabriel Calatrava LLC	1	$92,000	+23%	$92,000 – $92,000
Spectorgroup Architecture LLP	1	$67,164	−10%	$67,164 – $67,164
Studio JYO LLC	1	$75,000	0%	$75,000 – $75,000
Stacked Inc.	1	$85,000	+13%	$85,000 – $85,000
Urban Chalet, Inc.	1	$70,000	−7%	$70,000 – $70,000
SWA Architects, Inc.	1	$65,000	−13%	$65,000 – $65,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
New York, NY	26	$80,425	$74,250 – $92,000
Chicago, IL	11	$65,813	$64,890 – $68,684
San Francisco, CA	8	$76,205	$74,414 – $81,605
Los Angeles, CA	5	$75,000	$74,390 – $75,000
Emeryville, CA	1	$71,011	$71,011 – $71,011
Pasadena, CA	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Santa Cruz, CA	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	33	$72,000
Level II	14	$81,950
Level III	3	$92,000
Level IV	1	$92,000

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	5	$80,850
2024	15	$70,000
2025	16	$73,650
2026	17	$92,000

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