Lead Architect, H-1B salary
What 317 H-1B filings report for “Lead Architect” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Architect?
$136k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Architect, typically $99k to $186k, across 317 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Georgia at $160k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Georgia31$160k+$24k
- 2Texas52$138k+$2k
- 3New York23$137k+$1k
- 4New Jersey31$123k−$13k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $136kfor 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 Lead Architect?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Architect roles are Tata Consultancy Services, CVS Health, IBM, Lumen, and Birlasoft, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Architect 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 Services18 filings$101k
- 2CVS Health15 filings$186k
- 3IBM15 filings$137k
- 4Lumen15 filings$110k
- 5Birlasoft14 filings$134k
- 6Ameritas Life Insurance12 filings$110k
- 7ADP11 filings$124k
- 8Highmark Health10 filings$162k
- 9K-Makin Technologies8 filings$146k
- 10lululemon8 filings$216k
- 11Endava8 filings$110k
- 12CCI Corporate Services6 filings$165k
- 13Cox Automotive6 filings$170k
- 14Aetna5 filings$159k
- 15Hexaware5 filings$113k
- 16Photon Infotech5 filings$138k
- 17Cable Television Laboratories4 filings$171k
- 18Impaqtive US4 filings$116k
- 19MetLife4 filings$122k
- 20Appway3 filings$129k
- 21Mphasis3 filings$230k
- 22Radiant Logic3 filings$187k
- 23RouteOne3 filings$178k
- 24TEKsystems3 filings$184k
- 25Addon Technologies3 filings$123k
- 26Charter Communications3 filings$120k
- 27Fractal Analytics3 filings$134k
- 28Nasdaq3 filings$210k
- 29PeopleSERVE3 filings$160k
- 30Salesforce3 filings$144k
- 31DST Technologies3 filings$87k
- 32Hatch3 filings$143k
- 33Summit Technology Consulting Group LLC3 filings$145k
- 34Ring2 filings$143k
- 35Digital Management2 filings$151k
- 36Globalpoint2 filings$94k
- 37Hay Runner Rockport Design and Construction LLC2 filings$110k
- 38Tenarai2 filings$134k
- 39Microland2 filings$73k
- 40Nautical Commerce, Inc.2 filings$156k
- 41Seeburger2 filings$112k
- 42Slate Design Build2 filings$114k
- 43Stanley Black & Decker2 filings$151k
- 44T. Rowe Price2 filings$150k
- 45V-Soft Consulting2 filings$95k
- 46Apergy2 filings$110k
- 47Bayer2 filings$190k
- 48Datalysys2 filings$100k
- 49Accion Labs1 filings$123k
- 50After1 filings$136k
Related titles in this family
1,033 filings carry “Lead Architect” in the title, across 284 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Lead Architect37 filings$144k
- 2Vice President, Sr Lead Architect33 filings$180k
- 3Technical Lead/Architect32 filings$118k
- 4Vice President, Lead Architect28 filings$158k
- 5Business Solutions Lead Architect21 filings$113k
- 6Pega Lead Architect16 filings$100k
- 7Sr. Lead Architect13 filings$130k
- 8Senior Lead - Architecture11 filings$155k
- 9Lead Architect (Grade 5)10 filings$142k
- 10Lead Architect - Pega10 filings$113k
- 11Project Lead/Architect10 filings$111k
- 12Lead Architect Data Analytics & BI8 filings$122k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead Architect”; 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.