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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

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

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2008).

1,544

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$69,924

Median Salary

National Average

+6.1%

Growth

Growth 2008-2019 (Filing Volume)

15

Top Employers

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

$51,913

25th Percentile

$59,467

Median (50th)

$68,390

75th Percentile

$77,765

90th Percentile

$87,000

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Top Employers Hiring Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP 60 $69,888 $46,592 - $100,984 98.3%
CALLISONRTKL INC. 36 $61,758 $48,984 - $93,142 97.2%
PERKINS + WILL, INC. 21 $70,987 $51,584 - $99,403 100.0%
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 18 $75,568 $44,366 - $99,403 94.4%
HANDEL ARCHITECTS 13 $69,115 $60,700 - $83,400 100.0%
KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES PC 12 $74,551 $61,194 - $85,729 100.0%
M. ARTHUR GENSLER JR. AND ASSOCIATES INC. 12 $73,181 $53,976 - $126,048 91.7%
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 11 $79,163 $53,290 - $112,861 81.8%
SMITHGROUPJJR, INC. 11 $69,580 $52,000 - $82,763 90.9%
CANNON DESIGN, INC. 11 $68,765 $52,000 - $104,666 100.0%
ROBERT A.M. STERN ARCHITECTS 11 $80,263 $65,000 - $113,000 100.0%
HARLEY ELLIS DEVEREAUX CORPORATION 10 $69,025 $57,720 - $100,880 100.0%
Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture, LLP 10 $64,719 $55,000 - $91,125 90.0%
HANDEL ARCHITECTS, LLP 10 $69,576 $62,000 - $85,000 70.0%
CORGAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 10 $64,383 $50,627 - $89,600 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 1,544 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
NEW YORK NY 320 $70,180
New York NY 112 $78,976
CHICAGO IL 55 $67,581
BALTIMORE MD 53 $62,551
LOS ANGELES CA 52 $74,050
HOUSTON TX 33 $64,372
DALLAS TX 24 $71,676
Chicago IL 23 $64,169
San Francisco CA 23 $79,234
SAN FRANCISCO CA 20 $78,338
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 2008 147 $59,901 95.9%
FY 2010 113 $65,795 89.4%
FY 2011 117 $65,782 87.2%
FY 2012 110 $69,019 90.9%
FY 2013 85 $70,119 88.2%
FY 2014 170 $72,487 89.4%
FY 2015 109 $71,099 92.7%
FY 2016 177 $71,341 96.0%
FY 2017 161 $71,707 90.7%
FY 2018 199 $73,097 94.5%
FY 2019 156 $74,884 92.3%
Company Comparison - Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP 60 $69,888 98.3%
CALLISONRTKL INC. 36 $61,758 97.2%
PERKINS + WILL, INC. 21 $70,987 100.0%
Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 18 $75,568 94.4%
HANDEL ARCHITECTS 13 $69,115 100.0%
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.