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Architectural Designer salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Architectural Designer 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 Designer in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $74,741. 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 — entry9$68,500
Level II — qualified4$77,241

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Streamline Architects LLCArchitectural Designer2$71,274,250
BLDG Projects, IncArchitectural Designer2$77,241
exp U.S. Services Inc.Architectural Designer2$69,000
Studio Gang ArchitectsJunior Architectural Designer2$82,794
Larson & Darby, Inc.Architectural Designer1$61,610
Jo Palma and Partners CorporationArchitectural Designer1$77,000
Senga Architects Inc.Architectural Designer II1$59,634
Base Ten Architects, Inc.Architectural Designer1$76,482
William Worn Architecture, P.C. dba: WJW ArchitectsArchitectural Designer1$67,500
Cordogan Clark & AssociatesArchitectural Designer1$59,634

Recent sample filings

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

  • Architectural Designer at Larson & Darby, Inc.
    $61,610
    RockfordDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25314-393655
  • Architectural Designer at Streamline Architects LLC
    $68,500
    MolineWage Level IDecided Sep 18, 2025I-200-25254-301935
  • Architectural Designer at Jo Palma and Partners Corporation
    $77,000
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Sep 8, 2025I-200-25241-277399
  • Architectural Designer at BLDG Projects, Inc
    $76,482
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25171-116514
  • Architectural Designer at Streamline Architects LLC
    $142,480,000
    East MolineWage Level IDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25165-093743
  • Architectural Designer at BLDG Projects, Inc
    $78,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25164-091652
  • Architectural Designer II at Senga Architects Inc.
    $59,634
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jun 16, 2025I-200-25160-068966
  • Architectural Designer at Base Ten Architects, Inc.
    $76,482
    La GrangeWage Level IIDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-021485

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.