Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?

No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa.

Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?

No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset.

Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?

No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score.

Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?

No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck.

Is the most recent fiscal year complete?

Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.

Why are some occupations or states missing?

Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Sponsor FinderSOC 17-1011Updated September 2026

H-1B Sponsors for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

58 employers filed 10,131 H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval across the US between FY2010 and FY2026. The 50 largest are ranked below, with DOL certification outcomes and a sponsor-health signal.

Employers: 58top 50 listed
Filings: 10,13131% of all 32,271 for this role
Certified: 87.9%across those listed
Median wage: $61,173across the sponsors listed

How this total is counted: filings from employers with at least 25 for this occupation, a resolved employer and a recorded worksite state. That is 10,131 of the 32,271 total shown on the Architects occupation page (31%); the remainder is the long tail of employers below the publishing threshold.

How to read this

Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?: No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa. What an LCA is.
Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?: No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset. How certification rate works.
Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?: No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score. How sponsor health is calculated.
Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?: No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck. How the prevailing wage works.
Is the most recent fiscal year complete?: Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.
Why are some occupations or states missing?: Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Top 50 sponsors, ranked

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Employers sponsoring H-1B for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in the US, sorted by filings, descending. Column headers are sortable.
#					Wage levels
1	WIPRO LIMITEDlast filed FY2019	5,182	90.7%	$71,739	—
2	Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC	423	68.3%	$63,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 58%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 5%
3	UST GLOBAL INClast filed FY2019	396	95.2%	$72,000	—
4	INFOSYS LIMITED	302	100.0%	$94,682	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 67%, Level III: 33%
5	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP	259	91.9%	$62,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 65%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 2%
6	M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.	203	87.2%	$55,058	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
7	SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.	203	77.8%	$60,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 82%, Level II: 18%
8	Perkins & Will, Inc.	186	86.6%	$60,240	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 71%, Level II: 26%, Level III: 2%, Level IV: 2%
9	Perkins Eastman Architects DPC	186	96.2%	$52,187	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 62%, Level II: 38%
10	Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP	160	74.4%	$60,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 69%, Level II: 23%, Level III: 9%
11	Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	159	84.9%	$63,203	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 74%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 2%, Level IV: 2%
12	AECOM Technical Services Inc	125	68.8%	$55,799	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 45%, Level II: 55%
13	Corgan Associates, Inc.	124	83.9%	$60,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 81%, Level II: 12%, Level III: 7%
14	HANDEL ARCHITECTS LLP	114	98.2%	$64,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 66%, Level II: 31%, Level III: 3%
15	HDR Architecture, Inc.	102	90.2%	$72,800	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 65%, Level II: 23%, Level III: 9%, Level IV: 2%
16	HKS, Inc.	97	79.4%	$63,502	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 79%, Level II: 13%, Level III: 8%
17	Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP	93	82.8%	$61,173	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 73%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 3%, Level IV: 7%
18	B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.	87	73.6%	$67,434	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 90%, Level II: 10%
19	NBBJ LP	76	89.5%	$56,200	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
20	RAFAEL VINOLY ARCHITECTS P.C.	75	92.0%	$50,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 71%, Level IV: 29%
21	CANNON DESIGN, INC.	70	92.9%	$68,055	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 95%, Level III: 5%
22	Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Inc.last filed FY2018	69	76.8%	$50,000	—
23	CALLISONRTKL INC.last filed FY2018	66	77.3%	$52,239	—
24	Laguarda Low Architects, LLC.	66	90.9%	$55,482	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
25	MBH Architects Inc.	60	70.0%	$57,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
26	GRIMSHAW ARCHITECTS P.C.	55	85.5%	$57,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
27	Wipro Enterprises, Inc.last filed FY2017	55	61.8%	$75,462	—
28	Simpson Gumpertz and Heger Inc.	54	75.9%	$71,240	—
29	Ennead Architects LLP	53	100.0%	$58,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 64%, Level II: 36%
30	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	52	80.8%	$69,653	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 37%, Level II: 26%, Level III: 21%, Level IV: 16%
31	STV Incorporated	51	88.2%	$75,005	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 54%, Level II: 29%, Level III: 18%
32	Stantec Architecture Inc.	48	77.1%	$67,257	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 74%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 7%
33	Deloitte Consulting LLPlast filed FY2018	47	95.7%	$70,491	—
34	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	47	89.4%	$110,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 32%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 21%
35	Elkus Manfredi Architects, Ltd.	46	84.8%	$61,825	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 33%
36	Studio Gang Architects	46	91.3%	$67,080	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 56%, Level II: 44%
37	Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation	45	73.3%	$56,160	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 60%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 20%
38	ISMAEL LEYVA ARCHITECTS, P.C.	40	90.0%	$56,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 60%, Level II: 40%
39	ODA Architecture, P.C.	38	89.5%	$61,250	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 78%, Level III: 11%
40	HLW International LLP	37	83.8%	$74,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 57%, Level II: 29%, Level IV: 14%
41	Microsoft Corporationlast filed FY2019	37	86.5%	$126,070	—
42	Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture LLP	34	100.0%	$50,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
43	Nagase America LLC last filed FY2017	33	48.5%	$45,000	—
44	REI Systems Inc.	33	90.9%	$116,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 50%, Level III: 50%
45	Studio T-SQ Inc.	33	63.6%	$47,840	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
46	Populous Group, LLC	32	93.8%	$88,848	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 7%, Level IV: 7%
47	Goettsch Partners, Inc.	30	83.3%	$56,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
48	NBBJ Architecture PLLC	30	90.0%	$55,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
49	Archilier LLClast filed FY2018	29	75.9%	$57,574	—
50	DLR Group, Inc.	29	89.7%	$55,952	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%

#1WIPRO LIMITEDlast filed FY2019
Filings
5,182
Certified
90.7%
Median wage
$71,739
—
#2Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Filings
423
Certified
68.3%
Median wage
$63,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 58%, Level II: 36%, Level III: 5%
#3UST GLOBAL INClast filed FY2019
Filings
396
Certified
95.2%
Median wage
$72,000
—
#4INFOSYS LIMITED
Filings
302
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$94,682
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 67%, Level III: 33%
#5Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Filings
259
Certified
91.9%
Median wage
$62,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 65%, Level II: 33%, Level III: 2%
#6M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.
Filings
203
Certified
87.2%
Median wage
$55,058
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#7SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.
Filings
203
Certified
77.8%
Median wage
$60,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 82%, Level II: 18%
#8Perkins & Will, Inc.
Filings
186
Certified
86.6%
Median wage
$60,240
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 71%, Level II: 26%, Level III: 2%, Level IV: 2%
#9Perkins Eastman Architects DPC
Filings
186
Certified
96.2%
Median wage
$52,187
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 62%, Level II: 38%
#10Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP
Filings
160
Certified
74.4%
Median wage
$60,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 69%, Level II: 23%, Level III: 9%
#11Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.
Filings
159
Certified
84.9%
Median wage
$63,203
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 74%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 2%, Level IV: 2%
#12AECOM Technical Services Inc
Filings
125
Certified
68.8%
Median wage
$55,799
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 45%, Level II: 55%
#13Corgan Associates, Inc.
Filings
124
Certified
83.9%
Median wage
$60,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 81%, Level II: 12%, Level III: 7%
#14HANDEL ARCHITECTS LLP
Filings
114
Certified
98.2%
Median wage
$64,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 66%, Level II: 31%, Level III: 3%
#15HDR Architecture, Inc.
Filings
102
Certified
90.2%
Median wage
$72,800
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 65%, Level II: 23%, Level III: 9%, Level IV: 2%
#16HKS, Inc.
Filings
97
Certified
79.4%
Median wage
$63,502
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 79%, Level II: 13%, Level III: 8%
#17Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Filings
93
Certified
82.8%
Median wage
$61,173
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 73%, Level II: 17%, Level III: 3%, Level IV: 7%
#18B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.
Filings
87
Certified
73.6%
Median wage
$67,434
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 90%, Level II: 10%
#19NBBJ LP
Filings
76
Certified
89.5%
Median wage
$56,200
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#20RAFAEL VINOLY ARCHITECTS P.C.
Filings
75
Certified
92.0%
Median wage
$50,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 71%, Level IV: 29%
#21CANNON DESIGN, INC.
Filings
70
Certified
92.9%
Median wage
$68,055
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 95%, Level III: 5%
#22Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Inc.last filed FY2018
Filings
69
Certified
76.8%
Median wage
$50,000
—
#23CALLISONRTKL INC.last filed FY2018
Filings
66
Certified
77.3%
Median wage
$52,239
—
#24Laguarda Low Architects, LLC.
Filings
66
Certified
90.9%
Median wage
$55,482
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#25MBH Architects Inc.
Filings
60
Certified
70.0%
Median wage
$57,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#26GRIMSHAW ARCHITECTS P.C.
Filings
55
Certified
85.5%
Median wage
$57,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#27Wipro Enterprises, Inc.last filed FY2017
Filings
55
Certified
61.8%
Median wage
$75,462
—
#28Simpson Gumpertz and Heger Inc.
Filings
54
Certified
75.9%
Median wage
$71,240
—
#29Ennead Architects LLP
Filings
53
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$58,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 64%, Level II: 36%
#30Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Filings
52
Certified
80.8%
Median wage
$69,653
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 37%, Level II: 26%, Level III: 21%, Level IV: 16%
#31STV Incorporated
Filings
51
Certified
88.2%
Median wage
$75,005
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 54%, Level II: 29%, Level III: 18%
#32Stantec Architecture Inc.
Filings
48
Certified
77.1%
Median wage
$67,257
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 74%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 7%
#33Deloitte Consulting LLPlast filed FY2018
Filings
47
Certified
95.7%
Median wage
$70,491
—
#34JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Filings
47
Certified
89.4%
Median wage
$110,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 32%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 21%
#35Elkus Manfredi Architects, Ltd.
Filings
46
Certified
84.8%
Median wage
$61,825
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 33%
#36Studio Gang Architects
Filings
46
Certified
91.3%
Median wage
$67,080
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 56%, Level II: 44%
#37Harley Ellis Devereaux Corporation
Filings
45
Certified
73.3%
Median wage
$56,160
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 60%, Level II: 20%, Level III: 20%
#38ISMAEL LEYVA ARCHITECTS, P.C.
Filings
40
Certified
90.0%
Median wage
$56,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 60%, Level II: 40%
#39ODA Architecture, P.C.
Filings
38
Certified
89.5%
Median wage
$61,250
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 11%, Level II: 78%, Level III: 11%
#40HLW International LLP
Filings
37
Certified
83.8%
Median wage
$74,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 57%, Level II: 29%, Level IV: 14%
#41Microsoft Corporationlast filed FY2019
Filings
37
Certified
86.5%
Median wage
$126,070
—
#42Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture LLP
Filings
34
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$50,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#43Nagase America LLC last filed FY2017
Filings
33
Certified
48.5%
Median wage
$45,000
—
#44REI Systems Inc.
Filings
33
Certified
90.9%
Median wage
$116,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 50%, Level III: 50%
#45Studio T-SQ Inc.
Filings
33
Certified
63.6%
Median wage
$47,840
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#46Populous Group, LLC
Filings
32
Certified
93.8%
Median wage
$88,848
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 67%, Level II: 19%, Level III: 7%, Level IV: 7%
#47Goettsch Partners, Inc.
Filings
30
Certified
83.3%
Median wage
$56,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%
#48NBBJ Architecture PLLC
Filings
30
Certified
90.0%
Median wage
$55,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#49Archilier LLClast filed FY2018
Filings
29
Certified
75.9%
Median wage
$57,574
—
#50DLR Group, Inc.
Filings
29
Certified
89.7%
Median wage
$55,952
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 100%

How the sponsor-health signal is calculated

The badge blends each sponsor’s DOL certification rate (weighted toward the last five fiscal years), its denial rate, and its recent filing volume. Withdrawn filings are not counted against a sponsor, because a withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped. Sponsors with too few or too old filings show “Limited data” rather than a score. It reflects DOL paperwork outcomes only — not USCIS approval, pay quality, or an endorsement. Full methodology.

Where else Architects is sponsored

Other states with enough Architects filings to publish a sponsor breakdown.

California18 New York21 Texas5 Massachusetts6 Illinois6 Washington4 Virginia3

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Understand the data

Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.

What “certification rate” means What an LCA is (and isn’t)How the sponsor-health signal works Common H-1B sponsorship questions