H1B Report
H-1B salary guideSOC 11-9041Rank #46Updated Jun 2026

Architectural and Engineering Managers

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Architectural and Engineering Managers (SOC 11-9041). Based on 21,921 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage
$172,493
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$135,000
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$218,837
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
711
Rank #46 · 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.

LevelNP25MedianP75
Level I997$86,445$118,000$137,497
Level II3,081$127,090$160,701$193,731
Level III2,947$128,749$169,437$217,000
Level IV3,304$150,000$185,845$230,000
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75): 4 levels
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75)
LevelP25MedianP75
Level I$86,445$118,000$137,497
Level II$127,090$160,701$193,731
Level III$128,749$169,437$217,000
Level IV$150,000$185,845$230,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#StateFilingsMedian
1CA7,301$178,500
2TX1,949$125,000
3NY1,557$125,000
4WA969$180,000
5MI968$107,000
6IL800$110,000
7MA691$134,472
8FL536$92,353
9NJ509$127,400
10OR494$143,333

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$89k
FY2011$90k
FY2012$91k
FY2013$95k
FY2014$100k
FY2015$102k
FY2016$106k
FY2017$112k
FY2018$118k
FY2019$133k
FY2020$156k
FY2021$167k
FY2022$175k
FY2023$171k
FY2024$167k
FY2025$170k
FY2026$172k
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