Principal Architect H-1B Salary

408 certified H-1B filings list the job title Principal Architect (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $157,518; the middle half of filings fall between $137,717 and $184,946. The largest sponsor for this title is Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (21 filings).

408
certified filings
$157,518
Median base salary
$137,717
25th pct
$184,946
75th pct
$210,376
90th pct
$119,610
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
$119,610$157,518 median$210,376

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202666$175,000
FY2025108$157,331
FY2024110$155,688
FY2023124$155,600

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Durham, NC14$131,766
Alpharetta, GA12$149,661
New York, NY11$180,000
Charlotte, NC10$159,044
Irving, TX10$158,499
Westlake, TX10$124,103
Plano, TX9$156,998
Princeton, NJ8$148,690
San Jose, CA8$188,126
Austin, TX7$132,683
Cary, NC7$154,877
Atlanta, GA5$190,000
Cumberland, RI5$147,680
Frisco, TX5$149,781
Morrisville, NC5$157,248
Pleasanton, CA5$183,310
Santa Clara, CA5$204,000
Cumming, GA4$211,559
Fremont, CA4$126,000
Houston, TX4$170,016

Principal Architect salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.21$156,998
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC21$121,222
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments13$141,275
Cisco Systems, Inc.11$195,100
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.11$175,000
NVIDIA Corporation10$272,000
ADP Technology Services, Inc.9$153,046
CitiusTech Inc.9$151,500
Optum Services, Inc.8$152,706
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC7$203,299
LPL Financial LLC7$184,937
WISSEN INC7$180,000
Coforge Limited6$155,688
Credera Enterprises Company LLC6$200,000
DataEconomy, Inc.6$225,000
GlobalLogic Inc.6$144,956
Comerica Management Company5$150,000
CVS Pharmacy Inc.5$211,596
Intelliswift Software, Inc.5$104,333
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.4$102,950
Kronos Incorporated4$133,817
Majesco4$148,524
MetLife Group, Inc.4$154,877
Quantiphi, Inc.4$164,436
Rego Consulting Corporation4$158,000
UKG Inc.4$157,492
Centroid Systems LLC3$185,000
ContiNube, Inc.3$102,000
HCA Management Services LP3$122,117
HERE North America, LLC3$134,118
Infogain Corporation3$165,000
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc.3$150,000
PubMatic, Inc.3$167,149
Scope Infotech, Inc.3$170,016
UKG Kronos Systems, LLC3$149,781
Adi Worldlink LLC2$145,000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.2$132,100
Ana-Data Consulting, Inc.2$157,477
Avco Consulting, Inc2$250,000
Brilliant Infotech Inc.2$165,000
Brillio, LLC2$130,757
Coforge Inc.2$155,605
Ecolab Inc.2$172,771
Expedia, Inc.2$179,982
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.2$166,244
Fractal Analytics, Inc.2$171,226
Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd.2$142,500
Integration Solutions, LLC2$130,000
Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC2$150,000
Jeshurun Consultancy Corporation2$77,302

Related job titles

Principal, Solutions Architect $200,000Principal Solution Architect $173,000Principal Data Architect $165,000Principal Technical Architect $165,000Principal Software Architect $180,020Principal IT Architect $155,000Architect $82,118Principal $245,000Solution Architect $128,998Technical Architect $120,328

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