Principal Architect, H-1B salary
What 903 H-1B filings report for “Principal Architect” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Architect?
$150k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Architect, typically $106k to $203k, across 903 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $170k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California163$170k+$20k
- 2New York26$163k+$13k
- 3Virginia32$153k+$3k
- 4New Jersey75$152k+$2k
- 5Massachusetts32$150ksame
- 6North Carolina73$150ksame
- 7Texas155$145k−$5k
- 8Georgia63$140k−$10k
- 9Florida29$140k−$10k
- 10Rhode Island41$137k−$13k
- 11Illinois46$129k−$21k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $150kfor 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 Principal Architect?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Architect roles are Fidelity, Citizens Financial Group, ADP, UKG, and Lumen, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Architect filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Fidelity72 filings$113k
- 2Citizens Financial Group47 filings$148k
- 3ADP30 filings$124k
- 4UKG21 filings$154k
- 5Lumen19 filings$142k
- 6CitiusTech14 filings$148k
- 7Genpact14 filings$205k
- 8GlobalLogic14 filings$127k
- 9Cisco13 filings$195k
- 10Nvidia12 filings$272k
- 11Optum12 filings$150k
- 12Infinite Computer Solutions11 filings$175k
- 13Harman International11 filings$99k
- 14Nielsen11 filings$126k
- 15Brillio11 filings$115k
- 16Majesco10 filings$141k
- 17Argano10 filings$160k
- 18Wissen9 filings$180k
- 19Coforge9 filings$156k
- 20Credera Enterprises Company9 filings$200k
- 21Comerica8 filings$147k
- 22Cox Automotive7 filings$203k
- 23LPL Financial7 filings$185k
- 24HERE7 filings$133k
- 25CVS Health6 filings$215k
- 26PubMatic6 filings$162k
- 27DataEconomy6 filings$225k
- 28TJX Companies6 filings$189k
- 29Iron Mountain Information Management6 filings$150k
- 30Hexaware5 filings$108k
- 31Intelliswift Software5 filings$104k
- 32Birlasoft5 filings$119k
- 33ASML5 filings$145k
- 34Comcast5 filings$120k
- 35Ecolab5 filings$173k
- 36Aventure Systems4 filings$131k
- 37HCA Healthcare4 filings$122k
- 38Itorizon4 filings$89k
- 39MetLife4 filings$155k
- 40Quantiphi4 filings$164k
- 41Roche Diagnostics4 filings$228k
- 42Virtual Systems Solutions4 filings$163k
- 43Ciber4 filings$138k
- 44Cornerstone OnDemand4 filings$176k
- 45Edubrite Systems4 filings$150k
- 46Fractal Analytics4 filings$140k
- 47Tenarai4 filings$163k
- 48Persistent Systems4 filings$155k
- 49Aarav Solutions4 filings$140k
- 50Micron4 filings$173k
Related titles in this family
1,936 filings carry “Principal Architect” in the title, across 326 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Principal Architect67 filings$154k
- 2Associate Principal - Architecture61 filings$138k
- 3Principal Architect I48 filings$134k
- 4Principal Architect II45 filings$124k
- 5Principal Architect, IT Applications41 filings$106k
- 6Principal Architect, Technical31 filings$154k
- 7Principal Architect - Applications29 filings$123k
- 8Sr. Principal Architect24 filings$162k
- 9Principal - Architecture23 filings$155k
- 10Principal Architect, Domain21 filings$160k
- 11Principal Architect, Data20 filings$145k
- 12Principal Architect, Systems17 filings$172k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal 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.