Project Designer, H-1B salary
What 551 H-1B filings report for “Project Designer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Project Designer?
$68k median H-1B base salary for a Project Designer, typically $50k to $95k, across 551 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $75k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California164$75k+$7k
- 2Texas28$73k+$5k
- 3New York105$70k+$2k
- 4Massachusetts22$68ksame
- 5Georgia21$65k−$3k
- 6Illinois46$61k−$7k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $68kfor 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 Project Designer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Project Designer roles are Environmental Systems Design, Perkins & Will, RIOS, Dynamik Design Partners, and RossTarrant Architects, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Project Designer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Environmental Systems Design25 filings$61k
- 2Perkins & Will14 filings$93k
- 3RIOS12 filings$87k
- 4Dynamik Design Partners10 filings$58k
- 5RossTarrant Architects10 filings$54k
- 6Ci Design8 filings$73k
- 7The Office of James Burnett8 filings$70k
- 8HOK8 filings$94k
- 9HPA8 filings$63k
- 10Mada S.P.A.M7 filings$41k
- 11Lamar Johnson Collaborative6 filings$53k
- 125 Design6 filings$75k
- 13Coen Partners6 filings$59k
- 14ENVELOPE Architecture and Design6 filings$81k
- 15Bowker Studio5 filings$65k
- 16Jones Architecture5 filings$65k
- 17MLA Green5 filings$77k
- 18Moody5 filings$55k
- 19Nicole Hollis5 filings$114k
- 20Swbr Architecture, Engineering & Landscape Architecture5 filings$38k
- 21HDR4 filings$105k
- 22Prellwitz/Chilinski Associates4 filings$70k
- 23RMichael Cross, LLC4 filings$66k
- 24Wilson & Associates4 filings$65k
- 25Wz Architecture, LP4 filings$76k
- 26Corgan4 filings$80k
- 27Project Frog4 filings$61k
- 28Arcadis4 filings$81k
- 29Hill West Architects4 filings$96k
- 30Lake-Flato Architects4 filings$61k
- 31Smith-Sinnett Architecture, P.A.4 filings$44k
- 32Szostak Design4 filings$58k
- 33Ad Associates Group, Inc.3 filings$50k
- 34Bonsall Shafferman Architects and Space Planners PC3 filings$46k
- 35CO Architects3 filings$115k
- 36Epal3 filings$76k
- 37Hybrid LLC3 filings$52k
- 38Lang Architecture3 filings$75k
- 39Maz Design3 filings$80k
- 40Nelsen3 filings$61k
- 41OTJ Architects3 filings$80k
- 42Pjc Architecture3 filings$82k
- 43R Iv Architecture Pa3 filings$52k
- 44SDA Partnership USA Inc.3 filings$70k
- 45Sgf Associates, Inc.3 filings$51k
- 46Timothy Haahs & Associates3 filings$52k
- 47TMPartners, PLLC3 filings$54k
- 48WRNS Studio3 filings$85k
- 49Architectural Design Guild3 filings$50k
- 50Goodfriend Magruder Structure, LLC3 filings$68k
Related titles in this family
890 filings carry “Project Designer” in the title, across 116 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Architectural Project Designer54 filings$75k
- 2Senior Project Designer30 filings$90k
- 3Project Designer I20 filings$57k
- 4Project Designer I - Architecture11 filings$63k
- 5Project Designer II10 filings$68k
- 6Associate Project Designer8 filings$75k
- 7Project Designer (Architecture)7 filings$70k
- 8Project Designer, Electrical7 filings$78k
- 9Project Designer, Hospitality5 filings$83k
- 10Project Designer (Mechanical Engineering)5 filings$80k
- 11Jr. Project Designer4 filings$73k
- 12Project Designer ( Architectural Projects)4 filings$66k
Figures are for the exact title “Project 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.