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Lead / Director Architects salary in Washington

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Washington OES distribution for Architects.
DOL OFLC offered median
$115,000
Across 5 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Architects in Washington: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $115,000. 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 IV — fully competent5$115,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Architects in Washington. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.Project Architect1$121,540
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.Architectural Specialist1$115,000
Taylor Gregory Broadway Architects CorpProject Architect1$110,400
Integrus Architecture PSProject Architect1$115,000
Gannett Fleming, Inc.Project Manager, Architecture1$114,600

Recent sample filings

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

  • Project Architect at Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
    $121,540
    BellevueWage Level IVDecided Aug 14, 2025I-200-25219-229501
  • Architectural Specialist at Parsons Transportation Group Inc.
    $115,000
    SeattleWage Level IVDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-079040
  • Project Architect at Taylor Gregory Broadway Architects Corp
    $110,400
    EdmondsWage Level IVDecided Jun 4, 2025I-200-25148-026419
  • Project Architect at Integrus Architecture PS
    $115,000
    SeattleWage Level IVDecided May 14, 2025I-200-25127-948692
  • Project Manager, Architecture at Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    $114,600
    KirklandWage Level IVDecided Nov 6, 2024I-200-24304-442305

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.