Designer II H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (SOC 17-1011).
Employers filed 42 wage applications for Designer II jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 27 employers. The median offered wage was $82,750, 11.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Amazon.com Services LLC filed the most (7, median $158,500).
- Filings
- 42
- Positions covered
- 70
- Employers
- 27
- Median offered
- $82,750
- Median prevailing wage
- $72,332
- Filings since FY2020
- 248
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +32%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Designer II jobs rose 32%, from $62,500 in fiscal 2020 to $82,750 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 10.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 56 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.
Designer II by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 34 | $82,750 | +6.1% | $74,080 | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 56 | $78,000 | +4.1% | $69,763 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 39 | $74,922 | +6.3% | $72,779 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 40 | $70,450 | +10.6% | $64,324 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 44 | $63,700 | −11.0% | $60,403 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 19 | $71,573 | +14.5% | $66,550 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 16 | $62,500 | n/a | $56,555 | +10.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 7 | $158,500 | +96.8% | |
| Perkins Eastman Architects DPC | 5 | $82,118 | at the minimum | |
| Perkins & Will, Inc. | 3 | $82,000 | +2.8% | |
| AB Design Studio, Inc. | 2 | $91,832 | +15.8% | |
| KP&J Architects & Engineers, LLC | 2 | $70,000 | +17.0% | |
| Studio Gang Architects Ltd. | 2 | $92,096 | +18.2% | |
| Steinberg Hart | 1 | $79,768 | at the minimum | |
| Arrowstreet, Inc. | 1 | $83,000 | +6.0% | |
| BSA LifeStructures Inc. | 1 | $71,926 | +11.2% | |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 1 | $132,515 | +93.0% | |
| Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. | 1 | $80,200 | +21.7% | |
| CO Architects | 1 | $75,100 | +7.7% | |
| WHY Architecture Workshop Inc. | 1 | $80,000 | +14.7% | |
| Sutro Architects, Inc. | 1 | $110,000 | +0.4% | |
| Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc. | 1 | $80,454 | at the minimum | |
| Cooper Carry, Inc. | 1 | $72,363 | at the minimum | |
| KTGY Group, Inc. | 1 | $79,768 | at the minimum | |
| Taney Engineering LLC | 1 | $97,760 | +7.4% | |
| Degenkolb Engineers | 1 | $106,100 | +10.0% | |
| DPS Group, Inc. | 1 | $82,500 | +5.3% | |
| LandDesign, Inc. | 1 | $88,115 | +30.1% | |
| Cannon Design, Inc. | 1 | $77,480 | +20.5% | |
Showing the 22 employers with the most filings of 27. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Designer II jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 8 | $82,000 | +2.8% | |
| New York, NY | 7 | $135,106 | +96.8% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $86,916 | +12.6% | |
| Alexandria, VA | 2 | $80,239 | +15.1% | |
| Oakland, CA | 2 | $83,356 | at the minimum | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $82,118 | at the minimum | |
| Alhambra, CA | 1 | $90,780 | at the minimum | |
| Baltimore, MD | 1 | $80,200 | +21.7% | |
| Basalt, CO | 1 | $90,000 | +41.8% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $83,000 | +6.0% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $77,480 | +20.5% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $85,000 | +12.1% | |
| Culver City, CA | 1 | $80,000 | +14.7% | |
| Evanston, IL | 1 | $70,000 | +13.7% | |
| Framingham, MA | 1 | $82,500 | +5.3% | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $97,760 | +7.4% | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $65,500 | +11.3% | |
| North Charleston, SC | 1 | $80,454 | at the minimum | |
| Orange, CA | 1 | $106,100 | +10.0% | |
| Playa Del Rey, CA | 1 | $78,000 | +11.8% | |
| Raleigh, NC | 1 | $71,926 | +11.2% | |
| San Antonio, TX | 1 | $70,000 | +20.3% | |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $120,500 | +67.1% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.