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Architects salary in Professional services, Washington

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

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

Public records from 66 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $75,400. 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 — entry29$71,365
Level II — qualified16$85,000
Level III — experienced4$100,500
Level IV — fully competent4$114,800

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
NBBJ LPDesigner6$71,481
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLPArchitectural Designer (Architectural Intern)5$84,739
Perkins & Will, Inc.Designer II5$66,851
HDR Architecture, Inc.Project Architect3$101,941
Design Collective Inc.Junior Architectural Designer3$59,000
Freiheit Architecture, Inc. P.S.Architectural Designer 22$71,365
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.Architect2$96,500
Miller Hayashi Architects PLLCArchitectual Staff2$84,240
Arcadis Inc.Architectural Designer II2$80,413
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.Architectural Specialist2$93,505

Recent sample filings

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

  • Architectural Designer 2 at Freiheit Architecture, Inc. P.S.
    $71,365
    BellevueDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502495
  • Project Architect at HDR Architecture, Inc.
    $130,000
    SeattleDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497042
  • Architect at Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.
    $105,000
    SeattleDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25350-484778
  • Architectural Designer (Architectural Intern) at Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
    $84,739
    SeattleDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25343-468276
  • Architectural Designer 2 at Freiheit Architecture, Inc. P.S.
    $71,365
    BellevueDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-382075
  • Designer at NBBJ LP
    $72,072
    SeattleDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-373308
  • Architectual Staff at Miller Hayashi Architects PLLC
    $85,280
    SeattleDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-363171
  • Architect I at SHED Seattle, LLC
    $75,000
    SeattleDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-364420

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.