Principal Architect H-1B wages

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

Employers filed 102 wage applications for Principal Architect jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 58 employers. The median offered wage was $166,075, 9.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments filed the most (9, median $156,998).

Filings: 102
Positions covered: 100
Employers: 58
Median offered: $166,075
Median prevailing wage: $149,635
Filings since FY2020: 692
Median offer change since FY2020: +29%

Principal Architect, all employers102 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$166,075Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$151,125 to $196,250Where the middle half of the filings fall

$149,635Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Principal Architect jobs rose 29%, from $134,722 in fiscal 2020 to $174,135 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 9.2% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 125 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.

Principal Architect by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	71	$174,135	+10.9%	$156,998	+9.2%
2025	114	$156,998	+0.8%	$138,851	+4.2%
2024	119	$155,688	−1.1%	$132,413	+6.4%
2023	125	$157,477	+7.9%	$128,315	+14.3%
2022	109	$145,943	+4.2%	$123,822	+8.9%
2021	75	$140,000	+3.9%	$121,035	+8.6%
2020	79	$134,722	n/a	$113,630	+3.6%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	9	$156,998	at the minimum
NVIDIA Corporation	5	$272,000	+25.9%
CVS Pharmacy Inc.	5	$211,596	+29.0%
LPL Financial LLC	4	$212,100	+18.6%
CitiusTech Inc.	4	$140,600	+8.2%
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	4	$156,998	at the minimum
GlobalLogic Inc.	3	$185,994	at the minimum
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc.	3	$150,000	+3.0%
Credera Enterprises Company LLC	3	$200,000	+27.4%
Optum Services, Inc.	3	$151,513	+4.1%
University of Maryland Global Campus	3	$172,000	+14.1%
Persistent Systems Limited	3	$175,000	+94.0%
HCA Management Services LP	2	$122,117	at the minimum
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.	2	$185,000	+70.5%
Michaels Stores, Inc.	2	$152,890	+1.5%
Open Office INC	2	$160,000	+17.7%
PubMatic, Inc.	2	$177,445	+10.9%
ADP Technology Services, Inc.	2	$170,862	at the minimum
Merative US LP	1	$209,367	+33.1%
Prosoft Technology Group, Inc.	1	$156,998	at the minimum
Ecolab USA Inc.	1	$178,850	+23.3%
Quantiphi, Inc.	1	$164,436	+42.2%
Majesco	1	$174,135	+33.2%
Presidio Networked Solutions, LLC	1	$175,000	+0.3%
Elevate Credit Service, LLC	1	$185,127	+17.6%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 58. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Principal Architect jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Durham, NC	6	$157,248	+6.8%
Irving, TX	5	$156,998	at the minimum
Alpharetta, GA	4	$168,566	+37.4%
Santa Clara, CA	4	$272,000	+25.9%
Addison, TX	3	$200,000	+27.4%
Adelphi, MD	3	$172,000	+14.1%
Austin, TX	3	$162,469	+7.7%
San Diego, CA	3	$219,450	+18.6%
Westlake, TX	3	$156,998	at the minimum
Atlanta, GA	2	$215,487	+53.1%
Cary, NC	2	$183,464	+16.6%
Culver City, CA	2	$160,000	+17.7%
Eden Prairie, MN	2	$175,000	+94.0%
Marlborough, MA	2	$190,899	+32.1%
Morrisville, NC	2	$176,124	+12.0%
Nashville, TN	2	$122,117	at the minimum
Phoenix, AZ	2	$171,964	+14.5%
Plano, TX	2	$158,499	+5.4%
Redwood City, CA	2	$177,445	+10.9%
St. Augustine, FL	2	$129,700	+0.4%
Woonsocket, RI	2	$204,009	+38.1%
Apopka, FL	1	$250,000	+74.7%
Aurora, IL	1	$250,000	+23.3%
Belle Mead, NJ	1	$219,848	+16.0%
Brentwood, TN	1	$151,513	+7.5%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified7%

Level III, experienced20%

Level IV, fully competent74%

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.