Senior Technical Architect H-1B salaries — 1,569 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 253
- Filings · FY2025
- $142k
- Median base · FY2025
- $115k–$192k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Hexaware Technologies
- Top sponsor · 437 all-time
Senior Technical Architect: 1,569 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $142k across 253 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $115k and $192k. The biggest sponsors are Hexaware Technologies, Salesforce, HCL America; most filings are in Reston, VA.
How much does a Senior Technical Architect 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. $142k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Technical Architect sponsorship changed?
41 certified filings in FY2016 → 159 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 159 | −37% | $135k |
| FY2025 | 253 | +40% | $142k |
| FY2024 | 181 | +10% | $128k |
| FY2023 | 164 | −4% | $135k |
| FY2022 | 170 | +28% | $138k |
| FY2021 | 133 | −6% | $117k |
| FY2020 | 142 | +2% | $119k |
| FY2019 | 139 | +36% | $117k |
| FY2018 | 102 | +20% | $114k |
| FY2017 | 85 | +107% | $112k |
| FY2016 | 41 | — | $110k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Technical Architects?
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 | Hexaware Technologies | 437 | $110k |
| 2 | Salesforce | 208 | $205k |
| 3 | HCL America | 153 | $118k |
| 4 | Perficient | 97 | $150k |
| 5 | Tavant Technologies | 65 | $140k |
| 6 | Salesforce Com | 58 | $145k |
| 7 | Coforge | 25 | $135k |
| 8 | Cloud BC Labs | 23 | $125k |
| 9 | Incedo | 15 | $140k |
| 10 | Jda Software | 15 | $111k |
Where are H-1B Senior Technical Architect jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reston, VA | 82 | $118k |
| 2 | Mclean, VA | 68 | $118k |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 52 | $110k |
| 4 | Herndon, VA | 43 | $120k |
| 5 | Plano, TX | 41 | $128k |
| 6 | Alpharetta, GA | 39 | $105k |
| 7 | Atlanta, GA | 36 | $105k |
| 8 | Irving, TX | 29 | $128k |
| 9 | New York, NY | 29 | $140k |
| 10 | Frisco, TX | 27 | $128k |
Common questions about Senior Technical Architect H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Technical Architect?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Technical Architect is $142k (FY2025), from 253 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $107k and $157k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Technical Architects?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Technical Architect are Hexaware Technologies, Salesforce, HCL America.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Technical Architect jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Technical Architect roles are Reston, VA, Mclean, VA, Chicago, IL.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Technical Architect 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 →