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Architects salary in Professional services, New York

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

Architects (Pro services) in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 501 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $82,000. 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 — entry248$74,001
Level II — qualified136$91,000
Level III — experienced33$112,000
Level IV — fully competent5$133,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Architects (Pro services) in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PCArchitectural Designer I27$92,000
B.I.G. Architecture D.P.C.Junior Designer22$80,469
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPDesigner16$87,589
Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C.Project Manager15$100,000
Grimshaw, Inc.Architectural Designer11$90,000
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLPArchitectural Designer10$81,985
Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLPAssociate9$88,000
Handel Architects LLPArchitectural Designer 29$75,000
Populous Group, LLCArchitecture Designer III7$102,003
FOGARTY FINGER ARCHITECTURE PLLCIntermediate Architectural Designer7$82,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Project Architect at PM Architecture PC
    $90,000
    New YorkDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-501495
  • Architectural Designer at Emporium Design LLC
    $68,000
    New YorkDecided Dec 29, 2025I-201-25353-498692
  • Assistant Project Manager at DBI Projects, LLC
    $95,000
    NEW YORKDecided Dec 26, 2025I-203-25352-494913
  • ="Designer (internal title "Senior Associate Principal")" at Kohn Pederson Fox Associates PC
    $120,000
    New YorkDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-475112
  • Architectural Designer at STV Incorporated
    $91,314
    New YorkDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-472267
  • Architect at Arup Architecture US, Inc.
    $113,600
    New YorkDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-473527
  • Architectural Designer at STV Incorporated
    $68,500
    New YorkDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25345-474004
  • Building and Structural Designer at SRA Architecture & Engineering, PC
    $68,000
    New YorkDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-465432

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.