Architectural Designer I, H-1B salary
What 463 H-1B filings report for “Architectural Designer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Architectural Designer I?
$67k median H-1B base salary for an Architectural Designer I, typically $52k to $80k, across 463 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $68k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York348$68k+$1k
- 2California27$64k−$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $67kfor 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 Architectural Designer I?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Architectural Designer I roles are Kohn Pedersen Fox, Perkins Eastman, Robert A. M. Stern, Populous, and Architectural Intelligence D.P.C., based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Architectural Designer I filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Kohn Pedersen Fox262 filings$70k
- 2Perkins Eastman94 filings$58k
- 3Robert A. M. Stern17 filings$70k
- 4Populous9 filings$67k
- 5Architectural Intelligence D.P.C.5 filings$63k
- 6Architectual Expressions4 filings$60k
- 7Senga Architects4 filings$46k
- 8AECOM4 filings$67k
- 9Andrew Franz Architect3 filings$68k
- 10DPS Group3 filings$69k
- 11Pickard Chilton3 filings$55k
- 12Swbr Architecture, Engineering & Landscape Architecture3 filings$45k
- 13Ab Design Studio2 filings$72k
- 14Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects2 filings$74k
- 15Ballinger Company2 filings$61k
- 16Exyte2 filings$60k
- 17Hummel Architects2 filings$56k
- 18Hutker Architects2 filings$59k
- 19Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture LLC2 filings$66k
- 20Martin Kimmel Architecture Site, Inc.2 filings$61k
- 21Morris Adjmi Architects D.P.C.2 filings$48k
- 22Olson Kundig2 filings$73k
- 23PDMS Design Group, Inc.2 filings$42k
- 24REX Architecture PC2 filings$105k
- 25Rolluda Architects2 filings$43k
- 26Aria Group Architects2 filings$60k
- 27Childs Bertman Tseckares2 filings$58k
- 28Greenberg Farrow Architecture2 filings$50k
- 29AC Martin1 filings$64k
- 30Anacapa Architecture1 filings$64k
- 31Arcadis1 filings$67k
- 32Architects Hawaii Ltd1 filings$69k
- 33Arete Collective LP1 filings$60k
- 34Bermello Ajamil and Partners1 filings$58k
- 35Diller Scofidio Renfro Architects, D.P.C.1 filings$66k
- 36Gorman Architectural1 filings$64k
- 37Ingrao Inc1 filings$60k
- 38K Dixon Architecture1 filings$80k
- 39Kaas Wilson Architects, LLC1 filings$50k
- 40LK Architecture1 filings$52k
- 41Ls3p Associates Ltd1 filings$53k
- 42LVA Luis Vidal1 filings$66k
- 43MultiStudio1 filings$67k
- 44Lamar Johnson Collaborative1 filings$85k
- 45Woolpert1 filings$72k
- 46Workplace Architecture & Design1 filings$65k
- 47XAtelier1 filings$72k
- 48EXP1 filings$70k
Related titles in this family
778 filings carry “Architectural Designer I” in the title, across 31 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Architectural Designer II203 filings$80k
- 2Architectural Designer III46 filings$89k
- 3Architectural Designer (Intermediate)13 filings$78k
- 4Architectural Designer (Intern)8 filings$50k
- 5Architectural Designer III/Associate Principal4 filings$120k
- 6Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architect)3 filings$65k
- 7Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architectural Designer)3 filings$65k
- 8Architectural Designer/Interiors3 filings$56k
- 9Architectural Designer - Intern Architect (Pre-Licensure)3 filings$63k
- 10Associate Architectural Designer (Interiors)3 filings$58k
- 11Junior Architectural Designer/Intern Architect3 filings$55k
- 12Architectural Designer (Industrial Designer)2 filings$45k
Figures are for the exact title “Architectural Designer I”; 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.