Cloud Solution Architecture at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Cloud Solution Architecture on an H-1B?
$168k Microsoft has filed 360 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Cloud Solution Architecture with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2021 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $168k. Most of those filings fall between $152k and $182k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
360
Median base salary
$168k
Middle 50%
$152k to $182k
Filings and pay by year
Cloud Solution Architecture at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 22 | $182k |
| FY2025 | 125 | $174k |
| FY2024 | 102 | $161k |
| FY2023 | 47 | $176k |
| FY2022 | 57 | $165k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $150k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 34 | $187k |
| Irving, TX | 33 | $150k |
| Bellevue, WA | 24 | $184k |
| Redmond, WA | 21 | $164k |
| Charlotte, NC | 13 | $145k |
| Irvine, CA | 12 | $180k |
| Austin, TX | 11 | $165k |
| Iselin, NJ | 10 | $181k |
| San Francisco, CA | 10 | $204k |
| Houston, TX | 9 | $170k |
| Frisco, TX | 8 | $158k |
| Chicago, IL | 7 | $202k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 11 | $108k |
| Level II | 44 | $141k |
| Level III | 253 | $168k |
| Level IV | 52 | $200k |