Senior Architect H-1B Salary
442 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Architect (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $146,846; the middle half of filings fall between $126,922 and $168,330. The largest sponsor for this title is NVIDIA Corporation (45 filings).
442
certified filings
$146,846
Median base salary
$126,922
25th pct
$168,330
75th pct
$200,000
90th pct
$106,053
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 people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$106,053$146,846 median$200,000
Salary by fiscal year
| Year | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 80 | $152,756 |
| FY2025 | 152 | $142,106 |
| FY2024 | 114 | $143,759 |
| FY2023 | 96 | $148,568 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 30 | $197,132 |
| New York, NY | 14 | $137,478 |
| Chicago, IL | 12 | $146,754 |
| Austin, TX | 11 | $160,805 |
| Irving, TX | 10 | $141,376 |
| Atlanta, GA | 9 | $102,877 |
| Houston, TX | 9 | $109,970 |
| Coppell, TX | 7 | $83,658 |
| Dallas, TX | 7 | $149,781 |
| Mckinney, TX | 7 | $157,704 |
| Plano, TX | 7 | $147,000 |
| Boston, MA | 6 | $128,121 |
| Charlotte, NC | 6 | $127,244 |
| Edison, NJ | 6 | $185,792 |
| Englewood, CO | 6 | $152,100 |
| Frisco, TX | 6 | $138,770 |
| Princeton, NJ | 6 | $176,066 |
| Bellevue, WA | 5 | $160,000 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 5 | $134,971 |
| Hillsboro, OR | 5 | $180,000 |
Senior Architect salary by employer
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Related job titles
Architect Senior $184,331Senior Technical Architect $136,000Senior Solution Architect $137,140Senior Solutions Architect $157,934Senior Software Architect $150,000Senior Data Architect $145,113Senior Application Architect $139,464Senior Cloud Architect $145,000IT Architect Senior $145,728Senior IT Architect $148,453