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Architectural Staff Level I (non-licensed) salary in New York

A real-employer view of Architectural Staff Level I (non-licensed) 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 Staff Level I (non-licensed) in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 11 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $78,000. 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 — entry2$66,843
Level III — experienced1$116,869

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Architectural Staff Level I (non-licensed) in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C.Architectural Staff Level I (non-licensed)3$82,000
Meier Partners Architects LLPArchitectural Staff Level I (not licensed)2$78,500
MG2 CorporationArchitectural Staff1$67,309
Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLPArchitectural Staff Level I (non-licensed)1$76,500
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLPArchitectural Associate (Project)1$116,869
AYON Studio Architecture . Preservation, P.C.Architectural Staff Level I (non-licensed)1$80,000
Que LLCArchitectural Associate1$65,686
Wake Design Architecture PLLCArchitectural Staff Level I1$68,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Architectural Staff at MG2 Corporation
    $67,309
    New YorkDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-426922
  • Architectural Staff Level I (non-licensed) at Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLP
    $76,500
    New YorkDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-360972
  • Architectural Associate (Project) at SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP
    $116,869
    New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Aug 27, 2025I-200-25232-256724
  • Architectural Staff Level I (non-licensed) at AYON Studio Architecture . Preservation, P.C.
    $80,000
    New YorkDecided Jul 30, 2025I-200-25204-194834
  • Architectural Associate at Que LLC
    $65,686
    New YorkWage Level IDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-079243
  • Architectural Staff Level I (not licensed) at Meier Partners Architects LLP
    $79,000
    New YorkDecided Jun 6, 2025I-200-25150-033781
  • Architectural Staff Level I (not licensed) at Meier Partners Architects LLP
    $78,000
    New YorkDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-963365
  • Architectural Staff Level I at Wake Design Architecture PLLC
    $68,000
    New YorkWage Level IDecided May 2, 2025I-200-25115-907159

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.