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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in Los Angeles, CA: H-1B salaries

420 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Los Angeles, CA. Median offered base salary $77,998; middle half $69,763–$90,000.

Applications (LCAs)420

Median offered salary$77,998

Middle half of salaries$69,763–$90,000

10th–90th percentile$64,075–$103,522

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$70,000
Level II (qualified)	$92,000
Level III (experienced)	$114,712
Level IV (fully competent)	$138,320

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
CO Architects	24	$75,100
Rios Inc.	23	$87,000
Cannon Design, Inc.	14	$94,000
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP	13	$70,000
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC	12	$73,730
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.	11	$89,625
Nbbj LP	10	$73,430
HDR Architecture, Inc.	10	$89,190
WSA Design, Inc.	9	$70,000
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP	9	$74,900
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.	9	$97,400
Trimble Inc.	8	$103,262
Perkins & Will, Inc.	8	—
NAC, Inc.	8	$78,698
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	8	$74,250
Build Block, Inc.	7	$75,000
Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation	7	$114,712
HKS, Inc.	7	$82,000
Tom Wiscombe Architecture, Inc.	7	$85,000
Callisonrtkl Inc.	6	—
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo NA, Inc.	6	—
Arcadis Inc.	6	$74,516
Kelly Architects, A Professional Corporation	5	$64,459
Sean Lockyer Architects, Inc.	4	$87,500
AUX Office Inc	4	$69,882
Aaron Brumer and Associates, Architects, Inc.	4	$69,000
Grimshaw, Inc.	3	$70,000
Home EC, Inc.	3	$135,000
Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, Inc.	3	$75,260
City Design Studio, LLC	3	$75,000
Gasoline Retail Facilities Consulting	3	$74,880
Arcadis, A California Partnership	3	$66,560
Woods Dangaran	3	$65,000
Rottet Studio LLC	3	$83,774
Rivers and Christian	3	$83,000
Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.	3	$90,072
Stewart, Romberger & Kite	3	$87,839
5 Design, Inc.	3	$82,285
Grimshaw Architects Inc.	3	$73,000
Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.	3	$86,400

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).