Junior Designer, H-1B salary
What 454 H-1B filings report for “Junior Designer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Junior Designer?
$57k median H-1B base salary for a Junior Designer, typically $43k to $70k, across 454 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $58k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California183$58k+$1k
- 2New York191$57ksame
- 3Illinois37$57ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $57kfor 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 Junior Designer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Junior Designer roles are Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo; Studio T-SQ; BUCK Design; and Ken Linsteadt Architects, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Junior Designer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Skidmore, Owings & Merrill35 filings$60k
- 2Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo10 filings$56k
- 3Studio T-SQ9 filings$49k
- 4BUCK Design8 filings$68k
- 5Ken Linsteadt Architects8 filings$50k
- 6Quattrocchi Kwok Architects7 filings$67k
- 7B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.7 filings$69k
- 8Kelly Wearstler LLLP7 filings$36k
- 9Dorman Associates6 filings$62k
- 10Framestore6 filings$55k
- 11di Domenico Partners5 filings$83k
- 12Spectorgroup Architecture5 filings$56k
- 13Architecture Information PC4 filings$52k
- 14Carlton Architecture PC4 filings$50k
- 15R & A Architecture & Design4 filings$50k
- 16Cooper Robertson4 filings$56k
- 17Lm Design & Associates4 filings$41k
- 18Paul Tang Architects4 filings$65k
- 19Curve Id Inc.4 filings$50k
- 20DXA Studio Architecture4 filings$51k
- 21212box Architecture PC3 filings$44k
- 22Baldauf Catton Von Eckartsberg Architects3 filings$56k
- 23Gretel3 filings$54k
- 24Lar Ny3 filings$50k
- 25Loyalkaspar3 filings$45k
- 26Mark D English3 filings$62k
- 27Meyer Davis Studio3 filings$50k
- 28Massive Change Network, LLC3 filings$58k
- 29Platt Byard Dovell White Architects3 filings$76k
- 30Strekte Corp3 filings$65k
- 31The Mill3 filings$60k
- 32WRNS Studio3 filings$70k
- 33Gasoline Retail Facilities Consulting3 filings$61k
- 34Havas3 filings$50k
- 35Pentagram3 filings$55k
- 36Archimorphic3 filings$57k
- 37Shakespeare Gordon Studio Architects3 filings$55k
- 38209 Group2 filings$62k
- 393xn USA LLC2 filings$68k
- 40Andmore Partners2 filings$52k
- 41Adam D. Tihany International2 filings$66k
- 42Allied Works Architecture2 filings$67k
- 43Brandon Architects, Inc.2 filings$58k
- 44Bechtel2 filings$61k
- 45Boffi USA, Inc2 filings$60k
- 46Chris Shao Studio2 filings$58k
- 47Design Infini, Inc.2 filings$52k
- 48Hachette Book Group2 filings$52k
- 49HDR2 filings$66k
- 50Hugo & Marie2 filings$48k
Related titles in this family
496 filings carry “Junior Designer” in the title, across 25 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Junior Designer ( Architectural Projects)7 filings$59k
- 2Junior Designer/Emerging Professional Designer7 filings$58k
- 3Architectural Junior Designer3 filings$61k
- 4Junior Designer, Animator2 filings$60k
- 5Junior Designer/Architect2 filings$53k
- 6Junior Designer, Architecture2 filings$57k
- 7Junior Designer (Interior Designer)2 filings$50k
- 8Junior Designer Stores2 filings$50k
- 9Architectural Designer (Junior Designer)1 filings$50k
- 10Associate /Junior Designer1 filings$62k
- 11Junior Architect (Junior Designer)1 filings$58k
- 12Junior Designer - 1816.74.11 filings$58k
Figures are for the exact title “Junior 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.