Architectural Designer
Median salary
$73,462
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$67,787 – $84,382
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+1.61%
-1.48% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
474 filings
Architectural Designer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$62,095
P25$67,787
Median$73,462
P75$84,382
P90$92,257
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$70,481292 LCAs
Level II$85,384119 LCAs
Level III$77,00036 LCAs
Level IV$100,00013 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Architectural Designer 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.
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 76%Architectural and Civil Drafters 19%Designers, All Other 3%Interior Designers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011 | 76.37% | 362 | $68,500 | $74,670 | $85,000 |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 | 18.57% | 88 | $64,480 | $71,808 | $78,869 |
| Designers, All Other 27-1029 | 2.53% | 12 | $60,225 | $73,750 | $76,010 |
| Interior Designers 27-1025 | 1.69% | 8 | $58,785 | $69,250 | $74,906 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Architectural Designer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Pc | 11 | $81,000 | +8.5% |
| Stv | 10 | $78,333 | +4.9% |
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.
- Architectural Designer I31 LCAs · median $73,008
- Junior Architectural Designer23 LCAs · median $66,000
- Architectural Designer II19 LCAs · median $80,000
- Architectural Designer (Architectural Intern)8 LCAs · median $77,540
- Senior Architectural Designer5 LCAs · median $102,000
- Architectural Designer III5 LCAs · median $109,554