System Architect III, H-1B salary
What 2,852 H-1B filings report for “System Architect III” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a System Architect III?
$101k median H-1B base salary for a System Architect III, typically $84k to $137k, across 2,852 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $127k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California462$127k+$26k
- 2Virginia47$117k+$16k
- 3Maryland23$116k+$15k
- 4District of Columbia48$116k+$15k
- 5Colorado28$111k+$10k
- 6Connecticut28$104k+$3k
- 7New Jersey133$103k+$2k
- 8Texas567$102k+$1k
- 9Pennsylvania90$100k−$1k
- 10Georgia121$99k−$2k
- 11South Carolina25$99k−$2k
- 12Washington264$98k−$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $101kfor 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 System Architect III?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for System Architect III roles are HCLTech and Geomentric America, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full System Architect III filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1HCLTech2,793 filings$102k
- 2Geomentric America57 filings$85k
- 3General Motors1 filings$170k
- 4Nascent Technologies1 filings$94k
Related titles in this family
2,857 filings carry “System Architect III” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Information System Architect III3 filings$102k
- 2Computer System Architect- III1 filings$104k
- 3System Architect III-Senior1 filings$119k
Figures are for the exact title “System Architect III”; 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.