Software Architect H-1B Salary

1,466 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Architect (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $130,707; the middle half of filings fall between $106,000 and $155,000. The largest sponsor for this title is TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC (143 filings).

1,466
certified filings
$130,707
Median base salary
$106,000
25th pct
$155,000
75th pct
$180,126
90th pct
$95,400
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
$95,400$130,707 median$180,126

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026277$140,000
FY2025376$132,350
FY2024364$123,276
FY2023449$127,193

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Plano, TX72$105,997
Albany, NY44$99,550
Austin, TX42$140,000
San Jose, CA33$192,941
Atlanta, GA31$130,000
Charlotte, NC28$101,200
Houston, TX27$108,243
Fremont, CA26$115,066
Irving, TX25$105,468
Frisco, TX24$127,400
Alpharetta, GA23$136,000
Pittsburgh, PA23$133,500
Cumming, GA19$126,880
New York, NY19$157,477
Dallas, TX18$122,439
San Francisco, CA16$206,315
Troy, MI14$140,000
Fairfax, VA11$132,503
Jersey City, NJ11$180,000
Redmond, WA11$128,503

Software Architect salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC143$112,924
Mphasis Corporation131$140,000
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.95$136,500
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.25$192,941
INNOMINDS SOFTWARE INC24$100,048
i-Link Solutions, Inc.21$114,400
IBM Corporation21$190,930
TANISHA SYSTEMS INC20$101,196
SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC16$101,100
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.15$130,707
INFOUNITE, INC.15$100,984
iTech US, Inc.11$112,923
Amdocs, Inc.10$136,746
Cisco Systems, Inc.9$150,900
Premier, Inc.9$165,230
Sony Music Entertainment9$144,857
Autodesk, Inc.8$194,064
SGS Technologie, LLC8$135,000
Sligo Software Solutions Inc8$113,050
Aryadit Solutions, Inc.7$114,000
ERP Analysts, Inc.7$120,000
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.7$100,797
Info Services, LLC7$160,000
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.7$133,500
Valeo North America, Inc.7$140,000
Aptiv Corporation6$128,005
Aptiv US Services General Partnership6$142,000
California SoftTech Inc6$113,932
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC6$126,353
Computer Aid, Inc6$141,180
CYBAGE SOFTWARE INC6$108,249
ITCAPS LLC6$104,052
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States6$164,100
Navtech Solutions Inc6$89,980
AJACE, Inc5$150,000
DOMINO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.5$100,000
Evoke Technologies5$99,923
Finzly, Inc.5$180,000
FORSYS INC.5$108,000
INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.5$122,450
Lenmar Consulting, Inc.5$115,918
Nokia of America Corporation5$148,953
Rocket Limited Partnership5$140,500
Rocket Mortgage, LLC5$155,000
Aegis Company4$94,130
Compulink Management Center, Inc.4$141,562
FORD MOTOR COMPANY4$131,130
i3 Verticals LLC4$174,045
Ideas2IT Technologies LLC4$110,760
Intellyk Inc.4$100,048

Related job titles

Senior Software Architect $150,000Software Engineer/architect $78,478Software Architect II $126,942Software Engineering Architect $153,375Software Architect I $115,650Principal Software Architect $180,020Architect $82,118Architect I - Software Testing $98,080Software Engineer $135,408Software Developer $102,000

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