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Architectural and Civil Drafters: H-1B salaries and wage levels

329certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$72,046median offer
$65k to $81kmiddle half of offers
7%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

What employers offer

329 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$40k to $50k: 3 LCAs$50k to $60k: 32 LCAs$60k to $70k: 110 LCAs$70k to $80k: 84 LCAs$80k to $90k: 56 LCAs$90k to $100k: 26 LCAs$100k to $110k: 8 LCAs$110k to $120k: 2 LCAs$120k to $130k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 1 LCA $40k to $50k: 3 LCAs$50k to $60k: 32 LCAs$60k to $70k: 110 LCAs$70k to $80k: 84 LCAs$80k to $90k: 56 LCAs$90k to $100k: 26 LCAs$100k to $110k: 8 LCAs$110k to $120k: 2 LCAs$120k to $130k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 1 LCA
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 LCAs = 5 LCAs

Lottery entries

175 new-employment LCAs
Architectural and Civil Drafters 27%45%17% 175
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

267 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$72,000 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Design Workshop, Inc. 10 $67,500
2 Payette Associates, Inc. 10 $81,500
3 Woolpert, Inc. 8 $83,990
4 AEC Holdco, LLC 5 $72,800
5 Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C. 5 $68,000
6 Boulder Associates, Inc. 4 $66,950
7 CetraRuddy Architecture DPC 4 $80,000
8 Alignment Architects Inc 3 $93,496
9 Apex Homes USA INC 3 $78,354
10 Atelier Ten USA, LLC 3 $72,301
11 Balance Architects, Inc. 3 $75,000
12 Dwell Design Studio, LLC 3 $80,184
13 Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C. 3 $62,000
14 Leroy Street Studio Architecture, D.P.C. 3 $102,973
15 NJRA Architects, Inc. 3 $78,000
16 SLCE Architects, LLP 3 $76,045
17 Utile Inc. 3 $67,000
All other employers 253 –