Architect H-1B Salary

12,669 certified H-1B filings list the job title Architect (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $82,118; the middle half of filings fall between $74,880 and $94,952. The largest sponsor for this title is TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (11,190 filings).

12,669
certified filings
$82,118
Median base salary
$74,880
25th pct
$94,952
75th pct
$126,339
90th pct
$70,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$70,000$82,118 median$126,339

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY20261,288$93,538
FY20253,739$85,634
FY20244,217$78,478
FY20233,425$74,880

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Irving, TX625$83,658
Plano, TX415$83,658
Atlanta, GA413$80,371
Austin, TX395$77,293
San Antonio, TX393$76,440
Charlotte, NC389$81,266
Phoenix, AZ315$80,038
New York, NY305$90,002
Jersey City, NJ230$90,002
Tampa, FL208$70,221
Chicago, IL204$80,923
Bellevue, WA203$86,653
Houston, TX202$80,974
Louisville, KY197$67,517
Raritan, NJ196$90,002
Alpharetta, GA155$80,371
Santa Clara, CA147$184,000
Cary, NC146$75,816
Seattle, WA135$88,000
Deerfield, IL130$78,354

Architect salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED11,190$80,704
NVIDIA Corporation217$181,293
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.64$77,529
HTC GLOBAL SERVICES INC.46$108,534
Brillio, LLC43$115,000
CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION43$80,000
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.35$89,302
Kaar Technologies, Inc.30$108,243
Sapient Corporation28$158,300
Birlasoft Inc27$108,514
TransUnion LLC26$133,640
Optum Services, Inc.25$133,182
SLK AMERICA INC24$84,485
Birlasoft Solutions, Inc.18$107,630
Infogain Corporation16$113,813
GlobalLogic Inc.13$114,400
Gresham Smith12$70,000
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.12$88,450
PHOTON INFOTECH, INC.10$123,450
Saama Technologies, LLC10$125,000
Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd.9$82,000
INFOTRAN ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS, P.C.9$87,589
HARMAN CONNECTED SERVICES INC8$116,903
InfoCepts, LLC8$141,189
Mphasis Corporation8$155,000
HDR Architecture, Inc.7$111,114
INDOTRONIX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION7$151,840
Specialist Resources Global, Inc.7$142,940
Akamai Technologies, Inc.6$187,500
CORE TECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION6$100,000
Corgan Associates, Inc.5$94,994
Envestnet Financial Technologies, Inc.5$161,091
INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.5$123,656
K-MAKIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.5$98,904
Mindsprint Inc.5$126,200
Perkins & Will, Inc.5$81,994
Sapphire Software Solutions, Inc.5$84,000
Tesla, Inc.5$120,000
Apptad Inc4$89,690
BME & SON'S, INC.4$48,630
Champlin/Haupt Architects, Inc.4$60,549
Concept Software & Services Inc4$88,773
CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORP4$63,765
Datametica Solutions Inc.4$140,000
Elicc Americas Corporation4$88,899
GR8 Remodel, LLC4$65,936
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.4$103,969
HM Health Solutions, Inc.4$109,021
Ibase Operations Corp.4$104,600
IBM Corporation4$92,300

Related job titles

Solution Architect $128,998Technical Architect $120,328Solutions Architect $132,580Software Architect $130,707Application Architect $127,816Data Architect $128,834Senior Architect $146,846Principal Architect $157,518Cloud Architect $112,923Database Architect $122,200

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer