H-1B salary guideSOC 17-1011Rank #35Updated Sep 2026
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (SOC 17-1011). Based on 32,271 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$86,113
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$73,174
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$101,067
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
1,792
Rank #35 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4,590 | $61,000 | $67,866 | $75,088 |
| Level II | 3,191 | $67,602 | $81,557 | $92,581 |
| Level III | 1,059 | $75,000 | $98,946 | $115,000 |
| Level IV | 637 | $85,862 | $114,899 | $140,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $61,000 | $67,866 | $75,088 |
| Level II | $67,602 | $81,557 | $92,581 |
| Level III | $75,000 | $98,946 | $115,000 |
| Level IV | $85,862 | $114,899 | $140,000 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
WIPRO LIMITED
5,611
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associat…
442
UST GLOBAL INC
430
INFOSYS LIMITED
302
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill…
283
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & As…
223
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidia…
220
Perkins Eastman Architects…
214
Perkins & Will, Inc.
191
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabau…
164
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $53k |
| FY2011 | $53k |
| FY2012 | $58k |
| FY2013 | $62k |
| FY2014 | $61k |
| FY2015 | $63k |
| FY2016 | $62k |
| FY2017 | $62k |
| FY2018 | $64k |
| FY2019 | $65k |
| FY2020 | $65k |
| FY2021 | $68k |
| FY2022 | $70k |
| FY2023 | $74k |
| FY2024 | $74k |
| FY2025 | $77k |
| FY2026 | $86k |
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