Application Architect H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 270 wage applications for Application Architect jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 76 employers. The median offered wage was $137,592, 3.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. IBM Corporation filed the most (84, median $140,933).
- Filings
- 270
- Positions covered
- 224
- Employers
- 76
- Median offered
- $137,592
- Median prevailing wage
- $129,584
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,863
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +39%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Application Architect jobs rose 39%, from $100,651 in fiscal 2020 to $139,576 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 3.4% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 359 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Application Architect by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 163 | $139,576 | +7.0% | $131,748 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 345 | $130,406 | +6.3% | $116,048 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 265 | $122,640 | +4.0% | $111,467 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 235 | $117,957 | +9.0% | $101,275 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 251 | $108,202 | −0.1% | $99,008 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 245 | $108,337 | +7.6% | $100,246 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 359 | $100,651 | n/a | $96,325 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | 84 | $140,933 | +2.1% | |
| Collabera LLC | 14 | $151,840 | +13.8% | |
| Genesis Corp | 13 | $112,424 | at the minimum | |
| Western Union, LLC | 8 | $144,675 | +0.8% | |
| Datadex Systems | 7 | n/a | ||
| Artech, LLC | 6 | $124,800 | +11.7% | |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 6 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Nextile Technologies LLC | 6 | n/a | ||
| Toprow Resources | 5 | n/a | ||
| Stackle LLC | 5 | n/a | ||
| FedEx Freight, Inc. | 5 | $115,678 | +45.2% | |
| Crystal Analytics LLC | 5 | n/a | ||
| Selogix Services LLC | 5 | n/a | ||
| Digitaldrip LLC | 5 | n/a | ||
| Insight Global, LLC | 5 | $145,642 | at the minimum | |
| Federal Express Corporation | 4 | $124,617 | +10.9% | |
| Mitchell/Martin, Inc. | 3 | $153,920 | +7.7% | |
| United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC | 3 | $150,000 | +8.3% | |
| Vermont Information Processing, LLC | 3 | $142,000 | +7.6% | |
| Epitec, Inc. | 3 | $138,778 | +20.4% | |
| Randstad Digital, LLC | 2 | $148,000 | +27.8% | |
| Softrams LLC | 2 | $173,721 | +15.2% | |
| Synergech Technology Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $152,500 | +14.5% | |
| LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc. | 2 | $184,047 | +20.0% | |
| Datarek Services LLC | 2 | n/a | ||
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 76. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Application Architect jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 50 | $156,998 | +4.7% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 10 | $112,424 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 7 | $146,641 | +1.2% | |
| Denver, CO | 7 | $140,000 | +0.8% | |
| Basking Ridge, NJ | 6 | $147,680 | +11.9% | |
| Parsippany, NJ | 6 | $124,166 | at the minimum | |
| Richardson, TX | 6 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $147,760 | +42.9% | |
| Austin, TX | 4 | $153,775 | +2.4% | |
| Columbus, OH | 4 | $140,703 | +14.7% | |
| Cumming, GA | 4 | $119,995 | at the minimum | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 4 | $166,400 | +13.9% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 4 | $117,828 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 4 | $143,406 | +6.2% | |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $143,094 | +5.9% | |
| Tallahassee, FL | 4 | $117,500 | +12.7% | |
| Brookhaven, GA | 3 | $152,131 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | $188,259 | +42.2% | |
| Houston, TX | 3 | $178,209 | +19.0% | |
| Irving, TX | 3 | $156,000 | +15.6% | |
| Memphis, TN | 3 | $115,678 | +45.2% | |
| Middletown, NJ | 3 | $126,818 | at the minimum | |
| Moon Township, PA | 3 | $127,703 | +15.3% | |
| Morris Plains, NJ | 3 | $142,000 | +7.6% | |
| New York, NY | 3 | $144,000 | +29.6% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 5 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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