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Architectural and Civil Drafters: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 17-3011. 1,293 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $69,000, middle half $60,000–$78,354.

Applications (LCAs)1,293

Median offered salary$69,000

Middle half of salaries$60,000–$78,354

10th–90th percentile$54,000–$90,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	203	$56,160
Level II (qualified)	450	$65,000
Level III (experienced)	283	$72,500
Level IV (fully competent)	225	$85,000

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
Payette Associates, Inc.	36	$76,000
Design Workshop, Inc.	18	$67,500
Atelier Ten USA, LLC	17	$77,500
STUDIOS Architecture	16	$74,000
CetraRuddy Architecture DPC	13	$80,000
MBH Architects Inc.	11	$74,880
Dwell Design Studio, LLC	11	$74,797
Utile Inc.	11	$71,000
Woolpert, Inc.	11	$85,301
Valerio Architects, Inc.	10	$70,000
SLCE Architects, LLP	10	$74,022
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc	9	$78,750
Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C.	9	$70,000
Boulder Associates Architects, A Professional Corporation	9	$65,250
Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects, LTD.	8	$76,250
Massa Multimedia Architecture PC	8	$67,250
Leroy Street Studio Architecture, D.P.C.	8	$96,500
MVE & Partners, Inc.	8	$67,787
Boulder Associates, Inc.	8	$69,274
Form-Up Foundations LLC	8	$53,175
Rule Joy Trammell Rubio, LLC	7	$64,638
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc.	6	$84,802
Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C.	6	$62,000
Howeler & Yoon Architecture LLP	6	$64,270
Alignment Architects Inc	6	$78,354
O'Neil Langan Architects PC	5	$65,000
Carlton Architecture PC	5	$54,000
Tddg LLC	5	$84,000
Fogarty Finger Architecture PLLC	5	$72,000
C3D Architecture PLLC	5	$62,500
DG Architects, Inc.	5	$88,000
Dynamik Design Partners, LLC	5	$58,000
Ahuja Partnership Architects	5	$52,000
Front Architecture DPC	5	$78,000
The Alliance, Inc.	5	$64,750
Arkiterv Inc.	4	$72,679
Ward & Gray LLC	4	$159,500
MAD Office Limited	4	$73,500
AECOM Technical Services Inc	4	$89,150
GYDE Architects PC	4	$58,656
Praxis3 LLC	4	$80,000
Performance Contracting, Inc	4	$66,420
Gehry Partners, LLP	4	$87,120
The Gluck Architectural Collaborative, P.C.	4	$65,000
Orcutt Winslow LLLP	4	$62,338
Gabellini Sheppard Associates LLP	4	$69,386
DiMella Shaffer Associates, Inc.	4	$70,000
Catalyst Construction Inc.	4	$40,038
The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc.	4	$79,520
Gray Architects & Engineers PSCPC	4	$56,836

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	340	$66,114
FY2024	319	$65,160
FY2025	340	$72,000
FY2026	294	$72,000

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).