Architect, H-1B salary
What 31,602 H-1B filings report for “Architect” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Architect?
$76k median H-1B base salary for an Architect, typically $64k to $119k, across 31,602 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Maryland at $114k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Maryland61$114k+$38k
- 2Nevada28$106k+$30k
- 3New Hampshire27$91k+$15k
- 4Colorado152$90k+$14k
- 5California2,707$87k+$11k
- 6Massachusetts653$86k+$10k
- 7Missouri209$83k+$7k
- 8Alabama38$82k+$6k
- 9Virginia278$80k+$4k
- 10Connecticut391$79k+$3k
- 11Washington1,117$79k+$3k
- 12District of Columbia46$78k+$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $76kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Architect?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Architect roles are Tata Consultancy Services, Nvidia, Publicis Sapient, Brillio, and Core Tech International, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Architect filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Tata Consultancy Services27,979 filings$75k
- 2Nvidia215 filings$178k
- 3Publicis Sapient189 filings$133k
- 4Brillio122 filings$102k
- 5Core Tech International104 filings$75k
- 6SLK America75 filings$82k
- 7Gensler56 filings$84k
- 8Microsoft52 filings$155k
- 9InfoCepts51 filings$122k
- 10IBM50 filings$93k
- 11Birlasoft48 filings$109k
- 12HTC Global Services47 filings$109k
- 13Harman International46 filings$99k
- 14Tenarai43 filings$108k
- 15Kaar Technologies42 filings$108k
- 16Happiest Minds Technologies42 filings$80k
- 17TransUnion38 filings$125k
- 18GlobalLogic37 filings$113k
- 19Genpact32 filings$130k
- 20Optum31 filings$132k
- 21Virtusa27 filings$124k
- 22Nielsen24 filings$127k
- 23LTIMindtree23 filings$98k
- 24Akamai Technologies21 filings$154k
- 25Nisum19 filings$147k
- 26HOK19 filings$88k
- 27Photon Infotech18 filings$119k
- 28Tibco Software18 filings$123k
- 29Emids17 filings$120k
- 30Mphasis16 filings$138k
- 31Altimetrik16 filings$107k
- 32Arquitectonica15 filings$65k
- 33Charter Communications14 filings$103k
- 34Edgile14 filings$155k
- 35Highmark Health14 filings$112k
- 36DataMetica Solutions14 filings$115k
- 37Superstructures Engineering & Architecture13 filings$63k
- 38HDR12 filings$99k
- 39Gresham Smith12 filings$72k
- 40Saama11 filings$125k
- 41Sasaki Associates11 filings$63k
- 42TELUS Digital10 filings$123k
- 43Ness10 filings$110k
- 44Indotronix9 filings$156k
- 45Infotran Engineers & Architects9 filings$88k
- 46Intuit9 filings$199k
- 47Imaginea Technologies9 filings$121k
- 48ValueLabs9 filings$90k
- 49Corgan8 filings$88k
- 50Perkins & Will8 filings$79k
Related titles in this family
216,853 filings carry “Architect” in the title, across 19,646 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Manager Jc50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects12,401 filings$107k
- 2Senior Associate Jc60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects7,233 filings$81k
- 3Technical Architect7,129 filings$110k
- 4Solution Architect7,030 filings$117k
- 5Solutions Architect6,112 filings$114k
- 6Software Architect5,508 filings$111k
- 7Architectural Designer4,245 filings$64k
- 8Technology Architect - Us4,067 filings$103k
- 9Senior Manager Jc45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects3,566 filings$132k
- 10System Architect - III2,852 filings$101k
- 11Application Architect2,747 filings$110k
- 12Computer Systems Engineer/Architect2,202 filings$86k
Figures are for the exact title “Architect”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.