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Architectural Associate salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Architectural Associate pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Architectural Associate in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $72,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry6$70,000
Level II — qualified2$84,970

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Architectural Associate in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Archeo Design Studio, Inc.Architectural Associate1$80,000
Reflection Window Company, LLCArchitectural Associate1$72,000
Brook Architecture IncorporatedArchitectural Associate1$72,488
MGLM Architects, Ltd.Architectural Assistant1$62,500
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects Inc.Architectural Associate II1$79,939
COREY DUNNE PCARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATE1$70,000
Charles Vincent George ArchitectsArchitectural Staff 21$60,000
Panto Ulema Inc.Architectural Associate1$90,000
Torch Architecture, Inc.Architectural Associate1$70,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Architectural Associate at Archeo Design Studio, Inc.
    $80,000
    ChicagoDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-379040
  • Architectural Associate at Reflection Window Company, LLC
    $72,000
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jul 15, 2025I-200-25189-158820
  • Architectural Associate at Brook Architecture Incorporated
    $72,488
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jun 17, 2025I-200-25161-076051
  • Architectural Assistant at MGLM Architects, Ltd.
    $62,500
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-965273
  • Architectural Associate II at Eckenhoff Saunders Architects Inc.
    $79,939
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-966611
  • ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATE at COREY DUNNE PC
    $70,000
    CHICAGOWage Level IDecided May 14, 2025I-200-25127-949851
  • Architectural Staff 2 at Charles Vincent George Architects
    $60,000
    NapervilleWage Level IDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-944578
  • Architectural Associate at Panto Ulema Inc.
    $90,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Apr 28, 2025I-200-25112-887868

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.