Designer I, H-1B salary
What 206 H-1B filings report for “Designer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Designer I?
$63k median H-1B base salary for a Designer I, typically $46k to $77k, across 206 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $67k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California45$67k+$4k
- 2New York24$67k+$4k
- 3Washington24$65k+$2k
- 4Illinois52$61k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $63kfor 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 I?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Designer I roles are Perkins Eastman, Perkins & Will, Amazon, Site Design Group, and Kara Mann Design, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full 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
- 1Perkins Eastman37 filings$67k
- 2Perkins & Will33 filings$59k
- 3Amazon26 filings$69k
- 4Site Design Group25 filings$67k
- 5Kara Mann Design9 filings$42k
- 6CO Architects7 filings$64k
- 7Taney Engineering5 filings$65k
- 8Alfred Benesch & Company3 filings$74k
- 9BlueScope Buildings3 filings$69k
- 10Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects3 filings$61k
- 11AECOM3 filings$57k
- 12AC Martin2 filings$58k
- 13Davis Square Architects2 filings$46k
- 14Hood Design Studio2 filings$42k
- 15Ifwe2 filings$90k
- 16Jordan Knighton Architects2 filings$67k
- 17McKinney Architects2 filings$47k
- 18MVE & Partners2 filings$66k
- 19Advantage Sales & Marketing1 filings$48k
- 20AUX Office1 filings$70k
- 21B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.1 filings$76k
- 22Bernardon PC1 filings$40k
- 23CBRE1 filings$70k
- 24Converse1 filings$86k
- 25Cooper Carry1 filings$38k
- 26Cuningham Group Architecture1 filings$58k
- 27Coinbase1 filings$140k
- 28Concordia LLC1 filings$42k
- 29Coscia Moos Architecture1 filings$62k
- 30Digsau Architecture, P.C.1 filings$66k
- 31DPS Group1 filings$75k
- 32Dimensional Innovations1 filings$53k
- 33Embarc1 filings$63k
- 34Hero Digital1 filings$100k
- 35Hm Dg Incorporated1 filings$44k
- 36HP1 filings$65k
- 37Hewn Studio PLLC1 filings$56k
- 38Hyundai America Technical Center1 filings$61k
- 39IDG Architects1 filings$62k
- 40LandDesign1 filings$72k
- 41Michael Baker International1 filings$53k
- 42MWA Architects1 filings$61k
- 43Michael W. Folonis Architects, A Professional Corporation1 filings$65k
- 44Morphosis Architects1 filings$75k
- 45Nelson Byrd Woltz1 filings$50k
- 46New Balance1 filings$80k
- 47Nintendo of America1 filings$61k
- 48Overland International1 filings$78k
- 49Rothschild Doyno Collaborative1 filings$60k
- 50Syska Hennessy Group1 filings$58k
Related titles in this family
5,040 filings carry “Designer I” in the title, across 592 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1UX Designer II700 filings$136k
- 2Architectural Designer I463 filings$67k
- 3UX Designer III411 filings$147k
- 4Industrial Designer II303 filings$112k
- 5Designer II280 filings$70k
- 6Architectural Designer II203 filings$80k
- 7UX Designer I198 filings$95k
- 8Product Designer II147 filings$128k
- 9Industrial Designer I134 filings$87k
- 10Industrial Designer III132 filings$134k
- 11Designer III81 filings$80k
- 12Interior Designer I60 filings$51k
Figures are for the exact title “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.