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Principal Architect, H-1B salary

What 903 H-1B filings report for “Principal Architect” (LCA, FY20172026): 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.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$106k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$122k–$175k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$149,760
903 filings
Top (p90)
$203k
90th percentile
p10 $106k
median $150k
p90 $203k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 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

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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.

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.