Senior Architect, H-1B salary
What 1,104 H-1B filings report for “Senior Architect” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Architect?
$138k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Architect, typically $97k to $185k, across 1,104 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $155k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California192$155k+$17k
- 2Washington23$155k+$17k
- 3New York61$153k+$15k
- 4Massachusetts60$151k+$13k
- 5Virginia41$146k+$8k
- 6New Jersey90$144k+$6k
- 7Georgia48$143k+$5k
- 8Texas178$139k+$1k
- 9Illinois64$132k−$6k
- 10Pennsylvania40$125k−$13k
- 11Colorado30$125k−$13k
- 12Florida36$120k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $138kfor 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 Senior Architect?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Architect roles are Publicis Sapient, Nvidia, Brillio, Birlasoft, and Citizens Financial Group, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Architect filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Publicis Sapient77 filings$150k
- 2Nvidia73 filings$180k
- 3Brillio63 filings$118k
- 4Birlasoft34 filings$115k
- 5Citizens Financial Group25 filings$128k
- 6Harman International23 filings$93k
- 7IBM21 filings$147k
- 8Tibco Software20 filings$150k
- 9Charter Communications19 filings$116k
- 10Highmark Health19 filings$131k
- 11Edgile19 filings$175k
- 12LTIMindtree16 filings$138k
- 13Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, An Exelon Company15 filings$114k
- 14Tenarai15 filings$141k
- 15Dish15 filings$128k
- 16TransUnion14 filings$149k
- 17InfoCepts13 filings$138k
- 18Incessant Technologies NA12 filings$155k
- 19Ameriprise Financial12 filings$119k
- 20ASML11 filings$130k
- 21Hitach Solutions America11 filings$150k
- 22Credera Enterprises Company11 filings$160k
- 23Aetna10 filings$173k
- 24Red Hat9 filings$154k
- 25Akamai Technologies8 filings$200k
- 26Endava8 filings$111k
- 27Happiest Minds Technologies8 filings$95k
- 28Populous7 filings$144k
- 29Salesforce7 filings$185k
- 30Emids7 filings$136k
- 31Genpact7 filings$151k
- 32Nisum7 filings$155k
- 33Virtusa7 filings$107k
- 34Gartner7 filings$146k
- 35Saama6 filings$160k
- 36Slalom6 filings$155k
- 37AmeriHealth Caritas Services6 filings$130k
- 38Foot Locker Corporate Services6 filings$120k
- 39SLK America6 filings$122k
- 40Apexon6 filings$155k
- 41IQVIA5 filings$134k
- 42Mphasis5 filings$168k
- 43Orion Innovation5 filings$166k
- 44Zilker Technology5 filings$138k
- 45Lumen5 filings$91k
- 46Coforge5 filings$127k
- 47Collabrium Systems5 filings$125k
- 48Guidewire Software5 filings$139k
- 49Keurig5 filings$200k
- 50Qualitest5 filings$117k
Related titles in this family
2,036 filings carry “Senior Architect” in the title, across 313 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Architectural Designer80 filings$84k
- 2Senior Architectural Professional53 filings$76k
- 3Senior Architect, Domain31 filings$144k
- 4Senior Architect I25 filings$154k
- 5Vice President; Senior Architect24 filings$163k
- 6Senior Architect, Data20 filings$143k
- 7Senior Architect II20 filings$185k
- 8Senior Architect, Technical18 filings$142k
- 9Senior Architect, Software Engineering15 filings$162k
- 10Senior Architecture Analyst15 filings$119k
- 11Senior Vice President; Senior Architect14 filings$181k
- 12Senior Architectural Lighting Designer13 filings$72k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.