Occupation salary profile

Designers, All Other

SOC 27-1029 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

All designers not listed separately.

National median · BLS
$64,950
▼ -1.92% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$73,382
▼ -5.01% YoY · 77 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$79,090
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
9,480
Jobs (BLS)
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Pay range for Designers, All Other

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 77 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$43,030$52,000
25th$51,020$60,300
Median (50th)$64,950$73,382
75th$95,860$85,499
90th — top pay$129,110$126,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $73,382 for Designers, All Other — 13% above the BLS national median of $64,950.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Designers, All Other

BLS projects employment of designers, all other to grow 1.2% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 2,100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
29,500 → 29,900
+400 jobs
Projected change
+1.2%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
2,100
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
67.4% of workers (2025)
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $73,382
Change vs prior year -5.01%
After inflation (CPI-U) -7.89%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 28 36.4% $51,499 $55,806 $65,753
Level II 30 39% $69,529 $74,940 $79,500
Level III 10 13% $81,250 $91,000 $115,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Designers, All Other

The 2 most-filed job titles inside SOC 27-1029, from 77 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Designer generic 16 20.78% $62,644 $71,011 $75,516 -5.56%
Architectural Designer 12 15.58% $60,225 $73,750 $76,010 +18.95%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.