Architect
Median salary
$90,002
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$81,765 – $105,560
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+7.58%
+4.32% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.7%
3,618 filings
Architect pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$75,566
P25$81,765
Median$90,002
P75$105,560
P90$141,393
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$73,500116 LCAs
Level II$86,4452,820 LCAs
Level III$115,000385 LCAs
Level IV$176,338228 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Architect pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Computer Occupations, All Other 83%Software Developers 7%Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 6%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2%Database Architects 1%Computer Network Architects 0%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 83.28% | 3,013 | $81,099 | $86,798 | $94,682 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 6.55% | 237 | $127,504 | $149,781 | $175,425 |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011 | 5.61% | 203 | $70,058 | $82,680 | $93,000 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 1.96% | 71 | $184,000 | $186,472 | $216,091 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 0.8% | 29 | $132,129 | $148,325 | $168,498 |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1241 | 0.28% | 10 | $168,412 | $185,000 | $190,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 0.25% | 9 | $115,170 | $120,200 | $132,974 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 | 0.22% | 8 | $144,004 | $148,000 | $157,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 0.22% | 8 | $104,722 | $120,236 | $224,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.19% | 7 | $86,466 | $98,618 | $148,500 |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 | 0.14% | 5 | $62,000 | $62,000 | $62,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Architect
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | 2,868 | $86,445 | -0.4% |
| Nvidia | 71 | $186,472 | only sponsor |
| Nvidia | 39 | $187,937 | +25.5% |
| Nvidia | 26 | $181,293 | +108.9% |
| Birlasoft | 22 | $108,058 | -27.9% |
| Brillio | 20 | $134,971 | -9.9% |
| Birlasoft | 18 | $108,514 | +25% |
| Htc Global | 16 | $127,046 | +46.4% |
| Smithgroup Subsidiary Of Smithgroup | 16 | $76,500 | -7.5% |
| Core Tech Construction | 11 | $75,000 | -9.3% |
| Nvidia | 8 | $148,000 | only sponsor |
| Transunion | 8 | $148,585 | -0.8% |
| Kaar | 7 | $108,000 | +24.4% |
| M Arthur Gensler Jr & Associates | 7 | $85,500 | +3.4% |
| Specialist Resources Global | 6 | $142,940 | -4.6% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Architect185 LCAs · median $157,857
- Architect I28 LCAs · median $85,000
- Architect II27 LCAs · median $98,500
- Junior Architect18 LCAs · median $65,686
- Architect (Non-Licensed)16 LCAs · median $76,500
- Architect III12 LCAs · median $111,378
- Senior Architect I6 LCAs · median $186,024
- Senior Architect II6 LCAs · median $188,792