Urban Designer H-1B salaries — 226 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 20
- Filings · FY2025
- $75k
- Median base · FY2025
- $73k–$86k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Sasaki Associates
- Top sponsor · 55 all-time
Urban Designer: 226 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $75k across 20 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $73k and $86k. The biggest sponsors are Sasaki Associates, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners LLP, Johnson Fain; most filings are in Watertown, MA.
How much does a Urban 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. $75k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Urban Designer sponsorship changed?
17 certified filings in FY2016 → 17 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 17 | −15% | $82k |
| FY2025 | 20 | −9% | $75k |
| FY2024 | 22 | +120% | $69k |
| FY2023 | 10 | −55% | $68k |
| FY2022 | 22 | +22% | $60k |
| FY2021 | 18 | −10% | $64k |
| FY2020 | 20 | +5% | $60k |
| FY2019 | 19 | −47% | $62k |
| FY2018 | 36 | +44% | $56k |
| FY2017 | 25 | +47% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 17 | — | $53k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Urban 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 | Sasaki Associates | 55 | $64k |
| 2 | Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners LLP | 11 | $64k |
| 3 | Johnson Fain | 7 | $60k |
| 4 | RC Design Collaborative | 7 | $68k |
| 5 | Perkins Will | 7 | $68k |
| 6 | Skidmore Owings Merrill LLP | 5 | $71k |
| 7 | Wallace Roberts Todd | 5 | $53k |
| 8 | Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum | 5 | $63k |
| 9 | Page Southerland Page | 5 | $86k |
| 10 | Stantec Consulting Services | 4 | $66k |
Where are H-1B Urban Designer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watertown, MA | 40 | $62k |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | 27 | $72k |
| 3 | Boston, MA | 26 | $73k |
| 4 | New York, NY | 26 | $56k |
| 5 | Los Angeles, CA | 15 | $60k |
| 6 | Austin, TX | 9 | $50k |
| 7 | Chicago, IL | 9 | $71k |
| 8 | Philadelphia, PA | 7 | $53k |
| 9 | Atlanta, GA | 6 | $64k |
| 10 | Brooklyn, NY | 6 | $67k |
Common questions about Urban Designer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Urban Designer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Urban Designer is $75k (FY2025), from 20 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $56k and $73k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Urban Designers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Urban Designer are Sasaki Associates, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners LLP, Johnson Fain.
- Where are most H-1B Urban Designer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Urban Designer roles are Watertown, MA, San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Urban 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 →