Architectural Designer H-1B salaries — 4,185 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 358
- Filings · FY2025
- $73k
- Median base · FY2025
- $67k–$83k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Ennead Architects LLP
- Top sponsor · 54 all-time
Architectural Designer: 4,185 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $73k across 358 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $67k and $83k. The biggest sponsors are Ennead Architects LLP, Callisonrtkl, Payette Associates; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Architectural Designer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $73k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Architectural Designer sponsorship changed?
501 certified filings in FY2016 → 267 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 267 | −25% | $75k |
| FY2025 | 358 | +7% | $73k |
| FY2024 | 334 | +18% | $70k |
| FY2023 | 282 | −23% | $68k |
| FY2022 | 367 | +23% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 299 | −16% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 354 | −27% | $60k |
| FY2019 | 488 | +15% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 424 | −17% | $57k |
| FY2017 | 511 | +2% | $53k |
| FY2016 | 501 | — | $50k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Architectural Designers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ennead Architects LLP | 54 | $66k |
| 2 | Callisonrtkl | 50 | $58k |
| 3 | Payette Associates | 49 | $71k |
| 4 | Nbbj | 49 | $59k |
| 5 | Laguarda Low Architects | 43 | $57k |
| 6 | Cookfox Architects Dpc | 43 | $72k |
| 7 | Stv | 41 | $70k |
| 8 | Fogarty Finger Architecture | 40 | $63k |
| 9 | Handel Architects LLP | 38 | $68k |
| 10 | M Arthur Gensler JR Associates | 35 | $59k |
Where are H-1B Architectural Designer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 1,459 | $63k |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 338 | $59k |
| 3 | Boston, MA | 192 | $65k |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 172 | $69k |
| 5 | Brooklyn, NY | 131 | $62k |
| 6 | Chicago, IL | 81 | $60k |
| 7 | Washington, DC | 80 | $70k |
| 8 | Seattle, WA | 76 | $59k |
| 9 | Oakland, CA | 43 | $65k |
| 10 | Philadelphia, PA | 40 | $59k |
Common questions about Architectural Designer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Architectural Designer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Architectural Designer is $73k (FY2025), from 358 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $54k and $72k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Architectural Designers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Architectural Designer are Ennead Architects LLP, Callisonrtkl, Payette Associates.
- Where are most H-1B Architectural Designer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Architectural Designer roles are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Boston, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Architectural Designer H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →