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Architectural and Engineering Managers: H-1B salaries and wage levels

2,457certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$186,334median offer
$156k to $220kmiddle half of offers
17%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

Wage levels by city

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer in that city
Santa Clara, CA IV $285k
under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $168k to $300k
CityLCAsMedianLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Santa Clara, CA217$224,000 $186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418

What employers offer

2,457 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$50k to $60k: 1 LCA$70k to $80k: 2 LCAs$80k to $90k: 3 LCAs$90k to $100k: 6 LCAs$100k to $110k: 27 LCAs$110k to $120k: 49 LCAs$120k to $130k: 98 LCAs$130k to $140k: 136 LCAs$140k to $150k: 180 LCAs$150k to $160k: 162 LCAs$160k to $170k: 228 LCAs$170k to $180k: 185 LCAs$180k to $190k: 196 LCAs$190k to $200k: 177 LCAs$200k to $210k: 147 LCAs$210k to $220k: 217 LCAs$220k to $230k: 188 LCAs$230k to $240k: 57 LCAs$240k to $250k: 131 LCAs$250k to $260k: 51 LCAs$260k to $270k: 46 LCAs$270k to $280k: 38 LCAs$280k to $290k: 51 LCAs$290k to $300k: 8 LCAs$300k+: 64 LCAs $50k to $60k: 1 LCA$70k to $80k: 2 LCAs$80k to $90k: 3 LCAs$90k to $100k: 6 LCAs$100k to $110k: 27 LCAs$110k to $120k: 49 LCAs$120k to $130k: 98 LCAs$130k to $140k: 136 LCAs$140k to $150k: 180 LCAs$150k to $160k: 162 LCAs$160k to $170k: 228 LCAs$170k to $180k: 185 LCAs$180k to $190k: 196 LCAs$190k to $200k: 177 LCAs$200k to $210k: 147 LCAs$210k to $220k: 217 LCAs$220k to $230k: 188 LCAs$230k to $240k: 57 LCAs$240k to $250k: 131 LCAs$250k to $260k: 51 LCAs$260k to $270k: 46 LCAs$270k to $280k: 38 LCAs$280k to $290k: 51 LCAs$290k to $300k: 8 LCAs$300k+: 64 LCAs
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 10 LCAs = 10 LCAs

Lottery entries

546 new-employment LCAs
Architectural and Engineering Managers 19%28%28%17% 546
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

1,900 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$188,614 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 NVIDIA Corporation 167 $224,000
2 Intel Corporation 159 $201,580
3 Apple Inc. 98 $213,512
4 Meta Platforms, Inc 82 $248,920
5 Asml US, LP 33 $160,243
6 Lucid USA, Inc. 33 $204,826
7 Fca US LLC 29 $166,795
8 Applied Materials, Inc 27 $191,518
9 Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. 26 $125,012
10 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 26 $213,512
11 Cummins Inc. 25 $144,248
12 Ford Motor Company 22 $170,102
13 Texas Instruments Incorporated 20 $170,500
14 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 19 $174,563
15 Zoox Inc. 16 $185,074
16 Rivian Automotive, LLC 15 $203,000
17 Siemens Industry Software Inc. 14 $224,586
18 Tesla, Inc. 14 $197,375
19 Micron Technology, Inc. 13 $205,000
20 Medtronic, Inc. 12 $154,856
21 Synopsys, Inc. 12 $203,156
22 Airbnb, Inc. 11 $214,000
23 Applied Intuition, Inc. 9 $220,000
24 WSP USA Inc. 9 $222,602
25 American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 8 $181,353
All other employers 1,558 –