Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
SOC code 17-1011 · 5,821 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
5,821
certified positions
$76,500
Median pay
$67,434
25th pct
$88,899
75th pct
$103,690
90th pct
$62,190
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$69,056
Median prevailing wage
$62,190$76,500 median$103,690
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 2.4%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 3,399 (64%), med $70,000Level II · Qualified — 1,472 (28%), med $88,900Level III · Experienced — 336 (6%), med $110,490Level IV · Fully competent — 109 (2%), med $130,354
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Perkins & Will, Inc. | 161 | $72,987 |
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP | 124 | $80,928 |
| Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC | 122 | $83,500 |
| Corgan Associates, Inc. | 116 | $72,295 |
| Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. | 95 | $78,998 |
| HKS, Inc. | 92 | $73,000 |
| Perkins Eastman Architects DPC | 91 | $68,900 |
| HDR Architecture, Inc. | 87 | $90,168 |
| SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc. | 76 | $78,500 |
| Cannon Design, Inc. | 73 | $78,000 |
| B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C. | 59 | $74,000 |
| Stantec Architecture Inc. | 50 | $83,845 |
| SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ | 48 | $69,093 |
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | 48 | $93,500 |
| Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP | 44 | $75,900 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,482 |
| California | 1,276 |
| Texas | 409 |
| Illinois | 392 |
| Massachusetts | 285 |
| Washington | 211 |
| Georgia | 162 |
| New Jersey | 161 |
| Florida | 150 |
| Pennsylvania | 103 |
| District of Columbia | 101 |
| Arizona | 92 |
| Virginia | 92 |
| GU | 85 |
| North Carolina | 81 |