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Architectural Designer I: H-1B salaries

144 labor condition applications used the job title Architectural Designer I. Median offered base salary $75,000; middle half $68,480–$80,000.

Applications (LCAs)144

Median offered salary$75,000

Middle half of salaries$68,480–$80,000

10th–90th percentile$63,696–$84,070

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC	84	$78,000
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP	7	$76,405
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC	5	$67,434
Populous Group, LLC	5	$67,018
Architectual Expressions, LLP	4	$64,480
Andrew Franz Architect PLLC	3	$68,000
Senga Architects Inc.	3	$45,510
Exyte U.S. Inc.	2	$60,258
Hummel Architects, PLLC	2	$56,378
AB Design Studio, Inc.	2	$78,000
Olson Kundig, Inc.	2	$72,754
AECOM Technical Services Inc	2	$81,952
PDMS Design Group, Inc.	2	$41,900
Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture LLC	2	$65,686
Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects, Inc.	1	$74,000
DPS Group, Inc.	1	$72,828
Architects Hawaii Ltd	1	$68,904
Aria Group Architects, Inc.	1	$62,000
The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc.	1	$85,280
Kaas Wilson Architects LLC	1	$50,000
Ballinger Company	1	$66,000
Arcadis, A California Partnership	1	$66,560
AC Martin, Inc.	1	$64,459
LVA Luis Vidal USA Inc.	1	$65,582
LK Architecture	1	$52,000
REX Architecture PC	1	$125,000
Arete Collective LP	1	$60,480
MultiStudio, Inc.	1	$66,750
exp U.S. Services Inc.	1	$70,000
K. Dixon Architecture, Pllc	1	$80,000
Workplace Architecture & Design, PLLC	1	$65,000
XAtelier	1	$72,000
Woolpert, Inc.	1	$71,781

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$75,502
Level II (qualified)	$85,280
Level IV (fully competent)	$70,000

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.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	67	$76,000
FY2024	28	$77,250
FY2025	28	$70,250
FY2026	17	$74,000

Cities

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).