Designer
Median salary
$79,768
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$70,000 – $90,771
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.62%
-3.64% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
693 filings
Designer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$62,080
P25$70,000
Median$79,768
P75$90,771
P90$114,320
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$72,987301 LCAs
Level II$85,280226 LCAs
Level III$97,02668 LCAs
Level IV$112,50050 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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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 36%Graphic Designers 11%Interior Designers 10%Computer Systems Analysts 9%Architectural and Civil Drafters 6%Landscape Architects 6%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011 | 35.93% | 249 | $68,016 | $75,000 | $85,000 |
| Graphic Designers 27-1024 | 11.4% | 79 | $71,000 | $91,042 | $124,335 |
| Interior Designers 27-1025 | 10.1% | 70 | $66,560 | $75,000 | $90,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 9.24% | 64 | $85,280 | $89,710 | $98,925 |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 | 6.06% | 42 | $61,000 | $70,898 | $84,625 |
| Landscape Architects 17-1012 | 5.92% | 41 | $64,000 | $72,267 | $78,478 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 5.19% | 36 | $71,422 | $83,803 | $99,678 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers 27-1021 | 3.9% | 27 | $66,560 | $73,000 | $94,846 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 | 2.6% | 18 | $111,028 | $148,410 | $191,858 |
| Civil Engineers 17-2051 | 2.6% | 18 | $75,000 | $84,500 | $89,554 |
| Designers, All Other 27-1029 | 2.31% | 16 | $62,644 | $71,011 | $75,516 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 1.15% | 8 | $84,448 | $89,627 | $124,197 |
| Fashion Designers 27-1022 | 0.87% | 6 | $78,100 | $81,694 | $96,065 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 0.72% | 5 | $78,146 | $114,000 | $121,846 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | 64 | $89,710 | only sponsor |
| Perkins & Will | 40 | $71,864 | -4.2% |
| HCL | 33 | $83,803 | +0% |
| Skidmore Owings & Merrill | 22 | $87,589 | +16.8% |
| Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Pc | 11 | $83,000 | +10.7% |
| HCL | 8 | $89,627 | only sponsor |
| M Arthur Gensler Jr & Associates | 6 | $90,500 | +20.7% |
| Amazon | 6 | $133,600 | +46.8% |
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 Designer124 LCAs · median $93,814
- Designer II54 LCAs · median $79,884
- Junior Designer37 LCAs · median $68,000
- Designer I34 LCAs · median $69,656
- Senior Designer I15 LCAs · median $171,000
- Designer III9 LCAs · median $79,999
- Designer I (Landscape Architecture)7 LCAs · median $62,000