Software Architect
Median salary
$135,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$112,923 – $155,782
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-1.65%
-4.63% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
492 filings
Software Architect pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$100,000
P25$112,923
Median$135,000
P75$155,782
P90$180,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$94,00016 LCAs
Level II$113,547211 LCAs
Level III$139,572132 LCAs
Level IV$160,000116 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software 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.
Software Developers 82%Computer Occupations, All Other 13%Computer Programmers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 81.71% | 402 | $112,990 | $134,971 | $155,927 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 13.21% | 65 | $115,000 | $140,000 | $151,737 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 1.42% | 7 | $97,736 | $127,500 | $159,786 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ust Global | 43 | $120,000 | -11.1% |
| Tech Mahindra Americas | 30 | $105,997 | -21.5% |
| Mphasis | 26 | $147,500 | +5.4% |
| Cgi And | 21 | $145,500 | +7.8% |
| The Pnc Financial | 9 | $145,000 | +7.4% |
| Asml Lp | 9 | $161,720 | +19.8% |
| Aptiv General Partnership | 7 | $142,000 | +5.2% |
| System Soft | 7 | $106,000 | -21.5% |
| Amdocs | 5 | $138,375 | +2.5% |
| Cgi And | 5 | $127,500 | +0% |
| Rocket Partnership | 5 | $140,500 | +4.1% |
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 Software Architect42 LCAs · median $152,451
- Software Architect II33 LCAs · median $129,376
- Software Architect I20 LCAs · median $117,332
- Software Architect III8 LCAs · median $159,055
- Software Architect Senior6 LCAs · median $147,500