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Architect/Principal Engineer

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Architect/Principal Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings30All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$132,56722 eligible salary records
Employer names8Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$120,087–$145,914Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02479FY 2016: 6 filings16FY 2017: 2 filings17FY 2018: 8 filings18FY 2019: 3 filings19FY 2020: 6 filings20FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2022: 1 filings22FY 2023: 3 filings23Fiscal year
FY 20233 filings$161,000 median · n=3

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 22 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Architect/Principal Engineer22
$125,625 median · n=16 eligible
Architect/Principal Engineer Qa4
$124,695 median · n=2 eligible
Systems Architect/Principal Engineer (Levels Iv)2
$150,000 median · n=2 eligible
Cloud Architect/Principal Engineer1
$200,000 median · n=1 eligible
Systems Architect/Principal Engineer1
$161,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 5 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Palo Alto, CA14
$125,625 median · n=10 eligible
Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA3
$140,000 median · n=3 eligible
Missouri City, TX2
$120,349 median · n=2 eligible
Silver Spring, MD2
$150,000 median · n=2 eligible
Waltham, MA2
— median · n=0 eligible
Bothell, WA1
$200,000 median · n=1 eligible
Ellicott City, MD1
$161,000 median · n=1 eligible
San Francisco, CA1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
73.3%Certified LCAs
Certified22 73.3%
Withdrawn4 13.3%
Certified - Withdrawn3 10.0%
Denied1 3.3%

Denominator: all 30 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Tibco Software, Inc.24
$125,625 median · n=16 eligible
Lumendata, Inc.3
$150,000 median · n=3 eligible
Cloud Software Group, Inc.1
$120,349 median · n=1 eligible
Innogrit Corporation1
$172,536 median · n=1 eligible
Sciencelogic, Inc.1
$200,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 5 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$132,567Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$110,013
25th percentile$120,087
Median (50th)$132,567
75th percentile$145,914
90th percentile$159,900

n=22 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

30 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Lumendata Inc.Systems Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$161,000 /yr

I-200-23198-193937
Reported wage: $161,000 / year
Annualized: $161,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-07-24
Employment end: 2026-09-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Ellicott City, MD07/17/202309/17/2023
Innogrit CorporationArchitect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$172,536 /yr

I-200-23065-825547
Reported wage: $172,536–$205,987 / year
Annualized: $172,536
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-03-13
Employment end: 2026-05-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA03/06/202305/24/2023
Cloud Software Group, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$120,349 /yr

I-200-23034-749946
Reported wage: $120,349 / year
Annualized: $120,349
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-02-10
Employment end: 2026-03-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Missouri City, TX02/03/202303/05/2023
Tibco Software Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$120,349 /yr

I-200-22210-385225
Reported wage: $120,349 / year
Annualized: $120,349
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-08-05
Employment end: 2026-01-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Missouri City, TX07/29/202201/25/2023
Sciencelogic, Inc.Cloud Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-21223-516071
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-08-18
Employment end: 2024-09-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bothell, WA08/11/202109/20/2021
Lumendata, Inc.Systems Architect/Principal Engineer (Levels Iv)

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-20212-744931
Reported wage: $150,000–$150,000.01 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-08-06
Employment end: 2023-09-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Silver Spring, MD07/30/202009/18/2020
Lumendata, Inc.Systems Architect/Principal Engineer (Levels Iv)

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-20202-724214
Reported wage: $150,000–$150,000.01 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-07-27
Employment end: 2023-09-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Silver Spring, MD07/20/202009/18/2020
Tibco Software Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$104,000 /yr

I-200-20086-438937
Reported wage: $104,000 / year
Annualized: $104,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-02
Employment end: 2023-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Stafford, TX03/26/202009/02/2020
Tibco Software Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$145,655 /yr

I-200-20085-435741
Reported wage: $145,655 / year
Annualized: $145,655
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-01
Employment end: 2023-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/25/202009/02/2020
Tibco Software Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$140,769.2 /yr

I-200-20085-435750
Reported wage: $140,769.2 / year
Annualized: $140,769
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-01
Employment end: 2023-08-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/25/202008/16/2020
Tibco Software Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$121,250 /yr

I-200-20055-345343
Reported wage: $121,250 / year
Annualized: $121,250
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-03-02
Employment end: 2023-08-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA02/24/202008/02/2020
Tibco Software Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-19207-065955
Reported wage: $140,000–$145,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-01
Employment end: 2023-01-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA07/26/201901/02/2020
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer Qa

Filing details

$135,134.56 /yr

I-200-19122-602340
Reported wage: $135,134.56 / year
Annualized: $135,135
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-08
Employment end: 2022-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA05/02/201909/09/2019
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$142,041.12 /yr

I-200-19071-398505
Reported wage: $142,041.12–$142,041.12 / year
Annualized: $142,041
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-18
Employment end: 2022-04-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA03/12/201904/15/2019
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-18248-754382
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-09-11
Employment end: 2021-12-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA09/05/201812/01/2018
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-16131-551231
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-07-09
Employment end: 2019-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA05/10/201609/01/2016
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-18113-017154
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-27
Employment end: 2021-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA04/23/201809/01/2018
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-15177-779977
Reported wage: $125,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-23
Employment end: 2018-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA06/26/201509/30/2015
Tibco Software Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-18068-452160
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-15
Employment end: 2021-09-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/10/201809/08/2018
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-16054-567423
Reported wage: $105,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-01-18
Employment end: 2019-08-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Waltham, MA02/23/201608/15/2016
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$115,500 /yr

I-200-17286-197600
Reported wage: $115,500 / year
Annualized: $115,500
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-01-18
Employment end: 2021-02-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Waltham, MA10/13/201702/01/2018
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$114,550 /yr

I-200-16299-388858
Reported wage: $114,550 / year
Annualized: $114,550
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2017-12-01
Employment end: 2020-04-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA10/25/201604/01/2017
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-17205-886017
Reported wage: $105,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-07-28
Employment end: 2020-10-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tulsa, OK07/24/201710/01/2017
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$124,000 /yr

I-200-16062-115728
Reported wage: $124,000 / year
Annualized: $124,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-04-19
Employment end: 2019-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/02/201609/01/2016
Tibco Software, Inc.Architect/Principal Engineer

Filing details

$110,131 /yr

I-200-16152-333500
Reported wage: $110,131 / year
Annualized: $110,131
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-06-06
Employment end: 2019-09-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA05/31/201609/15/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.