Architect H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer Systems Engineers/Architects (SOC 15-1299.08).
Employers filed 2,024 wage applications for Architect jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 167 employers. The median offered wage was $92,581, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Tata Consultancy Services Limited filed the most (1,591, median $92,394).
- Filings
- 2,024
- Positions covered
- 4,947
- Employers
- 167
- Median offered
- $92,581
- Median prevailing wage
- $92,581
- Filings since FY2020
- 23,951
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +27%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Architect jobs rose 27%, from $73,798 in fiscal 2020 to $93,538 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 4,264 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.
Architect by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1,317 | $93,538 | +9.2% | $92,581 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 3,774 | $85,634 | +9.1% | $84,157 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 4,264 | $78,478 | +4.8% | $78,354 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 3,434 | $74,880 | −2.4% | $74,880 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 4,071 | $76,690 | +3.6% | $75,670 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 3,180 | $74,006 | +0.3% | $72,842 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 3,911 | $73,798 | n/a | $73,798 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 1,591 | $92,394 | at the minimum | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 92 | $186,197 | at the minimum | |
| HTC Global Services Inc. | 19 | $127,848 | at the minimum | |
| Birlasoft Inc | 17 | $95,035 | at the minimum | |
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | 15 | $89,302 | +4.8% | |
| Brillio, LLC | 14 | $134,971 | +3.1% | |
| Core Tech Construction Corporation | 12 | $80,000 | +15.3% | |
| Birlasoft Solutions, Inc. | 11 | $109,283 | at the minimum | |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | 9 | $115,170 | at the minimum | |
| Kaar Technologies, Inc. | 9 | $108,243 | +10.7% | |
| Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. | 5 | $93,366 | at the minimum | |
| Optum Services, Inc. | 5 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Sapient Corporation | 5 | $178,717 | +15.6% | |
| SLK America Inc | 5 | $76,606 | at the minimum | |
| Minisoft Technologies LLC | 5 | $86,403 | at the minimum | |
| Photon Infotech, Inc. | 4 | $127,500 | +25.6% | |
| RELX, Inc. | 4 | $195,670 | +27.7% | |
| HM Health Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $109,021 | +10.3% | |
| Champlin/Haupt Architects, Inc. | 4 | $65,302 | at the minimum | |
| Sapphire Software Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $84,500 | +0.5% | |
| Mphasis Corporation | 4 | $164,000 | +21.8% | |
| Perkins & Will, Inc. | 4 | $77,387 | at the minimum | |
| Tesla, Inc. | 4 | $175,000 | +35.6% | |
| TransUnion LLC | 4 | $139,704 | at the minimum | |
| Elicc Americas Corporation | 4 | $88,899 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 167. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Architect jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving, TX | 84 | $92,581 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 84 | $186,472 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 78 | $86,445 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 76 | $86,798 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 72 | $92,581 | at the minimum | |
| San Antonio, TX | 55 | $91,874 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 53 | $94,682 | at the minimum | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 52 | $93,538 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 45 | $90,605 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 40 | $111,550 | at the minimum | |
| Louisville, KY | 39 | $70,800 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 35 | $111,550 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 33 | $84,967 | at the minimum | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 33 | $94,682 | at the minimum | |
| Tampa, FL | 33 | $70,800 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 32 | $82,846 | at the minimum | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 30 | $97,480 | at the minimum | |
| Milford, OH | 30 | $76,606 | at the minimum | |
| Columbus, OH | 24 | $94,266 | at the minimum | |
| Deerfield, IL | 23 | $82,846 | at the minimum | |
| Malvern, PA | 23 | $92,394 | at the minimum | |
| Raritan, NJ | 23 | $94,682 | at the minimum | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 20 | $82,285 | at the minimum | |
| Newark, NJ | 20 | $94,682 | at the minimum | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 18 | $84,198 | at the minimum | |
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.
- 6 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.
Related job titles
- Manager$118,456
- Senior Associate$92,581
- Senior Manager$147,000
- Technology Consultant 2$90,605
- Systems Engineer$98,000
- Associate Director$150,000
- Technology Consultant 1$92,581
- Computer Systems Engineer$93,538
- Computer Systems Engineer/Architect$94,682
- Architecture Consultant 2$92,581
- Technical Specialist$109,845
- System Engineer$98,000