Lead Architect H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).

Employers filed 47 wage applications for Lead Architect jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 27 employers. The median offered wage was $175,049, 17.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. HM Health Solutions, Inc. filed the most (4, median $165,200).

Filings: 47
Positions covered: 45
Employers: 27
Median offered: $175,049
Median prevailing wage: $138,362
Filings since FY2020: 257
Median offer change since FY2020: +53%

Lead Architect, all employers47 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$175,049Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$137,000 to $185,000Where the middle half of the filings fall

$138,362Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Lead Architect jobs rose 53%, from $115,000 in fiscal 2020 to $176,047 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 22.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 54 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.

Lead Architect by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	36	$176,047	+8.8%	$134,462	+22.5%
2025	50	$161,853	+12.0%	$148,221	+8.1%
2024	54	$144,560	+4.5%	$119,808	+13.5%
2023	30	$138,362	+11.9%	$117,551	+13.6%
2022	31	$123,677	+10.9%	$114,234	+8.4%
2021	28	$111,564	−3.0%	$106,205	+14.2%
2020	28	$115,000	n/a	$101,109	+15.9%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
HM Health Solutions, Inc.	4	$165,200	+37.1%
lululemon usa inc.	4	$224,355	+34.3%
Mphasis Corporation	3	$230,000	+108.2%
RouteOne LLC	3	$178,000	+26.6%
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.	3	$114,000	+14.2%
CVS Pharmacy Inc.	3	$198,353	+28.8%
ADP, Inc.	3	$115,710	+0.8%
K-Makin Technologies, Inc.	2	$180,000	+17.6%
Birlasoft Solutions, Inc.	2	$133,453	+3.3%
Caremark LLC	2	$182,332	+18.5%
Highmark Health	1	$171,159	+12.2%
SEI Investments Company	1	$155,000	+1.1%
NTT DATA Europe & Latam, Branch in USA, Inc.	1	$140,000	+20.8%
Open Queue LLC	1	$134,514	at the minimum
Bayer U.S. LLC	1	$194,078	+2.4%
Infogain Corporation	1	$131,818	+17.2%
Refresco Beverages US, Inc.	1	$189,196	+45.2%
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC	1	$183,000	+24.1%
Aetna Resources LLC	1	$158,441	+0.8%
CCI Corporate Services LLC	1	$164,386	+25.9%
Giga Energy Inc.	1	$180,000	+30.1%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC	1	$177,044	+35.6%
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.	1	$178,499	+84.0%
TEKsystems Global Services, LLC	1	$183,891	+4.8%
Ecolab Inc.	1	$165,678	+17.6%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 27. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Lead Architect jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Seattle, WA	4	$224,355	+34.3%
Farmington Hills, MI	3	$178,000	+26.6%
Lincoln, NE	3	$114,000	+14.2%
Alpharetta, GA	2	$115,710	+0.8%
Atlanta, GA	2	$170,715	+30.8%
Havertown, PA	2	$114,400	+11.8%
Trenton, NJ	2	$180,000	+17.6%
Wexford, PA	2	$175,049	+68.9%
Arlington, VA	1	$140,000	+20.8%
Bridgeville, PA	1	$159,691	+6.8%
Buffalo Grove, IL	1	$198,353	+29.4%
Cary, NC	1	$158,441	+0.8%
Concord, NC	1	$161,216	+4.2%
Frisco, TX	1	$165,200	+37.1%
Hartford, CT	1	$183,000	+24.1%
Hillsborough, NJ	1	$230,000	+108.2%
Issaquah, WA	1	$131,818	+17.2%
Lincolnshire, IL	1	$203,448	+32.7%
Little Elm, TX	1	$165,280	+5.3%
Manvel, TX	1	$171,159	+12.2%
Mckinney, TX	1	$202,263	+28.8%
Miami, FL	1	$116,001	+20.9%
Mount Juliet, TN	1	$165,678	+17.6%
Murray, UT	1	$95,000	+10.8%
New Market, MD	1	$183,891	+4.8%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified7%

Level III, experienced28%

Level IV, fully competent65%

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.
3 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.