H-1B salary guideSOC 27-1021Rank #57Updated May 2026

Commercial and Industrial Designers

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Commercial and Industrial Designers (SOC 27-1021). Based on 6,322 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$105,000

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$79,628

lower quartile

P75 wage

$146,677

upper quartile

Filings

6,322

Rank #57

Summary

Commercial and Industrial Designers (SOC 27-1021) represent 6,322 H-1B filings in the U.S. program. The typical wage range spans $79,628 to $146,677 (25th to 75th percentile), with a median of $105,000 across all DOL wage levels.

Wages increase significantly with experience level. Level I positions (entry) range from $57,962 to $90,375 (median $70,595). Level II roles span $75,000 to $120,000 (median $91,520). Level III positions fall between $96,000 and $159,432 (median $132,309). Level IV (highest) reaches $112,507 to $186,000 (median $150,000).

California leads with 2,597 filings and a median wage of $125,000. New York follows with 1,068 filings at $100,000 median. Washington state has 677 filings at $152,000 median—the highest among top states. Top employers include L&T Technology Services Limited (200 filings), Microsoft Corporation (195), Meta Platforms, Inc (163), HCL AMERICA INC (81), and M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. (62).

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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	890	$57,962	$70,595	$90,375
Level II	2,441	$75,000	$91,520	$120,000
Level III	1,413	$96,000	$132,309	$159,432
Level IV	1,413	$112,507	$150,000	$186,000

Top hiring states

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

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	2,597	$125,000
2	NY	1,068	$100,000
3	WA	677	$152,000
4	TX	359	$80,000
5	IL	171	$76,586
6	MA	169	$90,210
7	MI	151	$85,000
8	NJ	144	$96,048
9	OH	121	$82,000
10	GA	94	$77,366

2,597

1,068

677

359

171

169

151

144

121

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	L&T Technology Services Limited	200
2	Microsoft Corporation	195
3	Meta Platforms, Inc	163
4	HCL AMERICA INC	81
5	M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.	62
6	Cisco Systems, Inc.	50
7	PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS, INC	22
8	BYTEDANCE INC.	14
9	Intuit Inc.	13
10	Apple Inc.	12

L&T Technology Services Li…

200

Microsoft Corporation

195

Meta Platforms, Inc

163

HCL AMERICA INC

M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & As…

Cisco Systems, Inc.

PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUC…

BYTEDANCE INC.

Intuit Inc.

Apple Inc.

Median wage by fiscal year

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

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