Senior Designer, H-1B salary
What 1,161 H-1B filings report for “Senior Designer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Designer?
$94k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Designer, typically $66k to $156k, across 1,161 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $156k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington128$156k+$62k
- 2California328$100k+$6k
- 3New York395$91k−$3k
- 4Texas32$88k−$6k
- 5Michigan47$86k−$8k
- 6Massachusetts34$79k−$15k
- 7Illinois48$78k−$16k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $94kfor 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 Designer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Designer roles are Microsoft, HCLTech, Walmart, Arcadis, and HOK, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Designer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Microsoft118 filings$159k
- 2HCLTech83 filings$84k
- 3Walmart39 filings$136k
- 4Arcadis38 filings$69k
- 5HOK27 filings$74k
- 6Skidmore, Owings & Merrill22 filings$95k
- 7AKQA15 filings$86k
- 8KPIT12 filings$108k
- 9Abercrombie & Fitch12 filings$90k
- 1072andSunny11 filings$135k
- 11Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design11 filings$67k
- 12R/GA10 filings$84k
- 13GAP9 filings$130k
- 14McKinsey9 filings$137k
- 15Atelier Ten8 filings$78k
- 16Critical Mass8 filings$118k
- 17Oliver Wyman8 filings$83k
- 18IDEO7 filings$98k
- 19Magna7 filings$100k
- 20Siegel & Gale7 filings$89k
- 21Thornton Tomasetti7 filings$80k
- 22Silent Volume7 filings$125k
- 23ZF Group7 filings$86k
- 24MASS Design Group6 filings$82k
- 25Coen Partners6 filings$62k
- 26Corgan6 filings$90k
- 27Nabih Youssef & Associates6 filings$99k
- 28BUCK Design6 filings$87k
- 29Character SF6 filings$92k
- 30Bvn5 filings$155k
- 31Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates5 filings$68k
- 32Nutanix5 filings$180k
- 33Rag & Bone5 filings$125k
- 34IwamotoScott Architecture5 filings$67k
- 35B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.5 filings$106k
- 36Deckers5 filings$100k
- 37Yabu Pushelberg5 filings$94k
- 38CallisonRTKL Architects5 filings$81k
- 39Paramount Skydance5 filings$100k
- 40Astronaut Monastery4 filings$84k
- 41Bungie4 filings$152k
- 42Fantasy Interactive4 filings$125k
- 43Rapt Studio4 filings$93k
- 44Publicis Sapient4 filings$114k
- 45Sypartners4 filings$95k
- 46Wieden and Kennedy4 filings$130k
- 47plasticland4 filings$95k
- 48Atlassian4 filings$138k
- 49Droga54 filings$93k
- 50GlobalLogic4 filings$68k
Related titles in this family
1,490 filings carry “Senior Designer” in the title, across 180 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Designer I24 filings$171k
- 2Senior Designer, User Experience14 filings$133k
- 3Senior Designer ( Interior)8 filings$94k
- 4Senior Designer UI/UX8 filings$148k
- 5Senior Designer - Product7 filings$125k
- 6Senior Designer, Design6 filings$140k
- 7User Interface/User Experience Senior Designer6 filings$196k
- 8Product Design-Senior Designer5 filings$87k
- 9Senior Designer II5 filings$78k
- 10Senior Designer, Interaction Design5 filings$95k
- 11Senior Designer UX5 filings$146k
- 12Senior Designer (Design Research)4 filings$89k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.