H-1B salary guideSOC 17-1011Rank #35Updated Jun 2026
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (SOC 17-1011). Based on 30,947 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$90,210
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$78,949
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$108,378
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
671
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 | 4,142 | $60,403 | $67,185 | $75,000 |
| Level II | 2,790 | $65,874 | $80,000 | $91,515 |
| Level III | 901 | $73,387 | $95,576 | $114,000 |
| Level IV | 574 | $85,206 | $114,182 | $139,257 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $60,403 | $67,185 | $75,000 |
| Level II | $65,874 | $80,000 | $91,515 |
| Level III | $73,387 | $95,576 | $114,000 |
| Level IV | $85,206 | $114,182 | $139,257 |
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
5,549
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associat…
434
UST GLOBAL INC
429
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill…
268
Perkins Eastman Architects…
208
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & As…
206
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidia…
204
INFOSYS LIMITED
199
Perkins & Will, Inc.
169
Robert A.M. Stern Architec…
157
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 | $90k |
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