Designer, H-1B salary
What 5,376 H-1B filings report for “Designer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Designer?
$72k median H-1B base salary for a Designer, typically $52k to $111k, across 5,376 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $118k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington393$118k+$46k
- 2Arkansas43$83k+$11k
- 3North Carolina58$83k+$11k
- 4Colorado28$81k+$9k
- 5Michigan120$81k+$9k
- 6New Jersey79$80k+$8k
- 7Oregon33$80k+$8k
- 8Texas358$79k+$7k
- 9Georgia246$78k+$6k
- 10Ohio89$78k+$6k
- 11Illinois238$74k+$2k
- 12Iowa35$73k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $72kfor 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 a Designer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Designer roles are Tata Consultancy Services, Microsoft, Gensler, Perkins & Will, and NBBJ, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Designer 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 Services1,302 filings$78k
- 2Microsoft300 filings$129k
- 3Gensler126 filings$69k
- 4Perkins & Will90 filings$70k
- 5NBBJ74 filings$67k
- 6HOK72 filings$62k
- 7Arcadis65 filings$58k
- 8Walmart63 filings$85k
- 9STUDIOS Architecture51 filings$74k
- 10Stantec51 filings$62k
- 11Skidmore, Owings & Merrill50 filings$86k
- 12KPIT49 filings$92k
- 13RIOS44 filings$70k
- 14EDSA41 filings$65k
- 15Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects38 filings$60k
- 16Corgan36 filings$63k
- 17LandDesign35 filings$50k
- 18Harley Ellis Devereaux35 filings$77k
- 19Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design31 filings$55k
- 20Hart Howerton23 filings$93k
- 21Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture22 filings$62k
- 22IBM20 filings$101k
- 23Kohn Pedersen Fox18 filings$81k
- 24Leroy Street Studio Architecture, D.P.C.18 filings$70k
- 25The Office of James Burnett17 filings$58k
- 26The Jerde Partnership17 filings$64k
- 27HCLTech15 filings$93k
- 28Atelier Ten14 filings$68k
- 29The Mill14 filings$61k
- 30Nutanix14 filings$124k
- 31Textiles from Europe14 filings$73k
- 32SHoP Architects14 filings$60k
- 33Altair Engineering13 filings$81k
- 34Leo A Daly13 filings$60k
- 35GAP13 filings$93k
- 36Woods Bagot12 filings$76k
- 37Work And Co12 filings$75k
- 38Abercrombie & Fitch12 filings$81k
- 39Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership11 filings$70k
- 40Safdie Architects11 filings$73k
- 41Ueno11 filings$95k
- 42HKS10 filings$81k
- 43Nike10 filings$91k
- 44Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis, Architects, A Professional10 filings$84k
- 45CO Architects10 filings$62k
- 46Mitchell Giurgola Architects9 filings$70k
- 47Robinson Mills Williams9 filings$70k
- 48Dxu9 filings$69k
- 49Am Architectural Metal & Glass8 filings$45k
- 50Cyndx Technologies8 filings$90k
Related titles in this family
60,486 filings carry “Designer” in the title, across 6,746 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Architectural Designer4,245 filings$64k
- 2Product Designer3,521 filings$123k
- 3Graphic Designer3,180 filings$53k
- 4UX Designer1,815 filings$101k
- 5Interior Designer1,635 filings$57k
- 6User Interface Designer1,540 filings$71k
- 7Landscape Designer1,498 filings$62k
- 8Industrial Designer1,271 filings$66k
- 9Senior Product Designer1,211 filings$150k
- 10Senior Designer1,161 filings$94k
- 11User Experience Designer794 filings$97k
- 12UX Designer II700 filings$136k
Figures are for the exact title “Designer”; 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.