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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in San Francisco, CA: H-1B salaries

396 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Francisco, CA. Median offered base salary $86,114; middle half $80,080–$100,000.

Applications (LCAs)396

Median offered salary$86,114

Middle half of salaries$80,080–$100,000

10th–90th percentile$75,140–$112,931

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$85,696
Level II (qualified)	$110,006
Level III (experienced)	$137,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$136,000

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
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.	37	$90,000
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP	25	$85,000
Perkins & Will, Inc.	25	$79,768
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	24	$93,000
HDR Architecture, Inc.	21	$111,114
WRNS Studio	13	$85,000
Solomon Cordwell Buenz	11	$81,557
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.	10	$99,000
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC	8	$71,500
Handel Architects LLP	8	$85,696
Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis, Architects, A Professional Corporation	7	$85,862
Stantec Architecture Inc.	7	$83,678
SB Architects	6	$91,999
Klopf Architecture	6	$94,542
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	5	$107,520
Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation	5	—
Lewis Butler Architects	5	$83,200
Cottage Technologies, Inc.	4	$129,680
Mark Cavagnero Associates	4	$97,500
Sutro Architects, Inc.	4	$100,000
Corgan Associates, Inc.	4	$111,114
Hart Howerton LTD	4	$85,000
Richard Beard Architects, Inc.	4	$104,750
MWA Architects, Inc.	4	—
Kerman Morris Architects LLP	4	$82,540
Mork Ulnes Architects	4	$85,800
Dialog Design LP	3	$106,000
Walker/Warner Architects, Inc.	3	—
Aidlin Darling Design, Inc.	3	$86,220
Arcanum Architecture, Inc.	3	$120,000
Karl T. Korth James Sunseri Architects	3	—
Robinson Mills Williams	3	—
BSA Architects, Inc.	3	$89,000
Gelfand Partners Architects	3	$93,500
Hornberger Worstell Inc.	3	$77,390
HLW International LLP	3	$95,000
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.	3	$89,854
Page Southerland Page, Inc.	3	$85,696
Steinberg Hart	3	$85,696
OTJ Architects	3	$85,696

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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).