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Principal Solution Architect salary in California

A real-employer view of Principal Solution Architect 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

Principal Solution Architect in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $187,200. 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 II — qualified3$187,200
Level III — experienced2$187,648

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Principal Solution Architect in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Midland Credit Management, IncPrincipal Solution Architect2$156,125
Delta Computer Consulting, Inc.Solution Architect2$187,200
CriticalRiver Inc.Lead Solution Architect1$166,000
AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.SOLUTION ARCHITECT III1$209,295
Amazon Web Services, Inc.Solution Architect II1$202,900

Recent sample filings

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

  • Principal Solution Architect at Midland Credit Management, Inc
    $156,125
    San DiegoDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-406867
  • Lead Solution Architect at CriticalRiver Inc.
    $166,000
    PleasantonWage Level IIIDecided Aug 7, 2025I-200-25212-213779
  • SOLUTION ARCHITECT III at AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.
    $209,295
    EAST PALO ALTOWage Level IIIDecided Jul 29, 2025I-200-25203-190686
  • Solution Architect at Delta Computer Consulting, Inc.
    $187,200
    TorranceWage Level IIDecided Nov 12, 2024I-200-24309-452625
  • Solution Architect at Delta Computer Consulting, Inc.
    $187,200
    TorranceWage Level IIDecided Nov 5, 2024I-200-24303-441274
  • Solution Architect II at Amazon Web Services, Inc.
    $202,900
    Santa ClaraWage Level IIDecided Oct 2, 2024I-200-24269-362630
  • Principal Solution Architect at Midland Credit Management, Inc
    $156,125
    San DiegoDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-406865

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.