Designer II, H-1B salary
What 280 H-1B filings report for “Designer II” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Designer II?
$70k median H-1B base salary for a Designer II, typically $51k to $115k, across 280 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $80k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York29$80k+$10k
- 2Washington26$79k+$9k
- 3California81$78k+$8k
- 4Illinois21$71k+$1k
- 5Massachusetts24$69k−$1k
- 6Georgia25$50k−$20k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $70kfor 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 II?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Designer II roles are Perkins & Will, Cooper Carry, Amazon, Perkins Eastman, and CO Architects, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Designer II filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Perkins & Will46 filings$66k
- 2Cooper Carry36 filings$51k
- 3Amazon32 filings$121k
- 4Perkins Eastman13 filings$82k
- 5CO Architects11 filings$70k
- 6BlueScope Buildings10 filings$76k
- 7Studio Gang Architects9 filings$85k
- 8Reddit4 filings$133k
- 9Bruner/Cott Architects4 filings$52k
- 10Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects4 filings$64k
- 11The Don Vita Company4 filings$70k
- 12Stantec4 filings$67k
- 13Caban3 filings$58k
- 14North American Lighting3 filings$88k
- 15Red Dot Studio Architecture & Design, Inc.3 filings$61k
- 161100 Architect PC2 filings$50k
- 17Ab Design Studio2 filings$92k
- 18AECOM2 filings$65k
- 19Bop2 filings$96k
- 20Curse2 filings$115k
- 21Davis Square Architects2 filings$52k
- 22Fluor Enterprises2 filings$88k
- 23Greenberg Farrow Architecture2 filings$68k
- 24Hero Digital2 filings$110k
- 25HMC Architects2 filings$68k
- 26KP&J Architects & Engineers2 filings$70k
- 27Lancesoft2 filings$66k
- 28MVE & Partners2 filings$65k
- 29McKinney Architects2 filings$53k
- 30Nike2 filings$93k
- 31Overland Partners2 filings$62k
- 32Tom Wiscombe Architecture2 filings$88k
- 33Colliers2 filings$64k
- 34DPS Group2 filings$84k
- 35Carta2 filings$133k
- 36Hutker Architects2 filings$63k
- 37McKinsey2 filings$143k
- 38Morgante-Wilson Architects, Ltd.2 filings$45k
- 39Taney Engineering2 filings$89k
- 40Woot Services2 filings$68k
- 41AC Martin1 filings$78k
- 42Alfred Benesch & Company1 filings$94k
- 43Alife Health1 filings$115k
- 44BSA LifeStructures1 filings$72k
- 45Crystal Dynamics1 filings$78k
- 46Csn Architects, P.C.1 filings$50k
- 47CannonDesign1 filings$77k
- 48Chaoverse LLC1 filings$87k
- 49Comcast1 filings$76k
- 50Deckers1 filings$115k
Related titles in this family
3,097 filings carry “Designer II” in the title, across 263 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1UX Designer II700 filings$136k
- 2UX Designer III411 filings$147k
- 3Industrial Designer II303 filings$112k
- 4Architectural Designer II203 filings$80k
- 5Product Designer II147 filings$128k
- 6Industrial Designer III132 filings$134k
- 7Designer III81 filings$80k
- 8Architectural Designer III46 filings$89k
- 9User Experience Designer II32 filings$95k
- 10Interior Designer II30 filings$64k
- 11Structural Designer II26 filings$79k
- 12Instructional Designer II24 filings$63k
Figures are for the exact title “Designer II”; 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.