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Architect

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

1,181

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$129,300

Median Salary

National Average

-87.1%

Growth

Growth 2021-2025 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$67,434

25th Percentile

$91,250

Median (50th)

$131,685

75th Percentile

$162,000

90th Percentile

$188,000

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Top Employers Hiring Architect
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
NVIDIA CORPORATION 119 $164,358 $121,500 - $275,000 94.1%
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 14 $152,405 $116,725 - $200,000 100.0%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 9 $162,378 $121,000 - $210,080 100.0%
ASML US LP 8 $125,622 $87,500 - $156,685 87.5%
PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 7 $138,133 $100,152 - $178,069 100.0%
POPULOUS GROUP LLC 7 $130,972 $69,201 - $143,520 85.7%
OPTUM SERVICES, INC. 6 $119,651 $81,536 - $185,000 100.0%
TAVANT TECHNOLOGIES INC 6 $130,429 $128,315 - $141,000 83.3%
SAPIENT CORPORATION 5 $146,084 $112,500 - $185,000 100.0%
RED HAT, INC. 5 $155,240 $130,000 - $177,200 100.0%
Lord Aeck Sargent Planning & Design, Inc. 5 $67,820 $60,299 - $78,500 100.0%
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 $161,834 $139,000 - $200,000 100.0%
LVA LUIS VIDAL USA INC. 4 $87,250 $70,000 - $102,000 100.0%
Marpillero Pollak Architects 4 $64,808 $62,005 - $67,434 100.0%
Studio Roda Inc 4 $64,762 $57,499 - $70,117 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 257 $109,405 $34,278 - $235,000
Senior 135 $161,914 $54,038 - $275,000
Principal 71 $155,531 $80,642 - $281,875
Lead 33 $144,857 $84,781 - $273,875
Junior 14 $62,267 $53,435 - $80,080
I 13 $118,313 $52,520 - $170,000
III 12 $112,775 $74,000 - $155,000
Staff 12 $89,242 $57,990 - $197,846
II 11 $140,787 $96,678 - $191,970
V 2 $123,396 $121,909 - $124,883
Director 1 $109,595 $109,595 - $109,595
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 561 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 561 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Santa Clara CA 110 $162,438
New York NY 54 $97,332
Chicago IL 14 $98,539
San Francisco CA 13 $133,446
Johnston RI 13 $148,743
Miami FL 11 $63,913
Austin TX 11 $186,997
Atlanta GA 11 $117,990
Boston MA 10 $132,914
San Jose CA 10 $172,641
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 139 $128,039 92.8%
FY 2022 154 $134,070 94.8%
FY 2023 137 $123,683 89.1%
FY 2024 111 $133,922 96.4%
FY 2025 18 $114,002 94.4%
FY 2026 2 $115,710 100.0%
Company Comparison - Architect

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
NVIDIA CORPORATION 119 $164,358 94.1%
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 14 $152,405 100.0%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 9 $162,378 100.0%
ASML US LP 8 $125,622 87.5%
PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 7 $138,133 100.0%
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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.