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Civil Drafter insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings57All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$53,50030 eligible salary records
Employer names45Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$46,410–$60,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0481317FY 2016: 7 filings16FY 2017: 15 filings17FY 2018: 11 filings18FY 2019: 4 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2021: 2 filings21FY 2022: 2 filings22FY 2024: 5 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 6 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*6 filings$56,742 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
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 30 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
Architectural And Civil Drafter20
$48,244 median · n=12 eligible
Architectural And Civil Drafters13
$47,000 median · n=5 eligible
Civil Drafter11
$55,692 median · n=4 eligible
Architectural & Civil Drafter8
$63,773 median · n=5 eligible
Architectural/Civil Drafter Designer2
$54,000 median · n=2 eligible
Architectural Ans Civil Drafters1
$47,500 median · n=1 eligible
Architectual And Civil Drafters1
— median · n=0 eligible
Civil Drafter (Project Technician)1
$70,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 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
Los Angeles, CA4
$57,500 median · n=2 eligible
Flushing, NY3
$38,584 median · n=3 eligible
Manhattan Beach, CA3
— median · n=0 eligible
New York, NY3
$45,000 median · n=1 eligible
North Brunswick,, NJ3
— median · n=0 eligible
Pittsfield, MASSACHUSETTS3
— median · n=0 eligible
Worthington, OH3
$47,000 median · n=2 eligible
Falls Church, VA2
$43,192 median · n=2 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
78.9%Certified LCAs
Certified45 78.9%
Denied7 12.3%
Withdrawn4 7.0%
Certified - Withdrawn1 1.8%

Denominator: all 57 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Distinct Engineering Solutions Inc3
— median · n=0 eligible
Trova Design Consultants, Inc.3
— median · n=0 eligible
Esquivel Grading Paving Inc2
$73,000 median · n=2 eligible
Freese Architecture, Inc.2
— median · n=0 eligible
Gibbons Engineering, Pc2
— median · n=0 eligible
Michael Lee Architects, Inc.2
— median · n=0 eligible
Rhythm Architecture And Design LLC2
$47,000 median · n=2 eligible
Sound View Engineers & Land Surveyors, LLC2
$43,524 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 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
$53,500Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$39,890
25th percentile$46,410
Median (50th)$53,500
75th percentile$60,000
90th percentile$73,000

n=30 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

57 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
Studio A & M Architects LLCArchitectural & Civil Drafter

Filing details

$63,773 /yr

I-200-26168-026616
Reported wage: $63,773 / year
Annualized: $63,773
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-25
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Randolph, NJ06/17/202610/01/2026
Upon Professional CorporationArchitectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$56,742 /yr

I-200-26148-959715
Reported wage: $56,742–$56,750 / year
Annualized: $56,742
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Altadena, CA05/28/202610/01/2026
Upon Professional CorporationArchitectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$56,742 /yr

I-200-26140-934036
Reported wage: $56,742–$56,750 / year
Annualized: $56,742
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-28
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA05/20/202610/01/2026
Michael Lee Architects, Inc.Architectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$27.28 per hour

I-200-26112-823476
Reported wage: $27.28–$27.5 / hour
Annualized: $56,742
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-29
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Manhattan Beach, CA04/22/202610/01/2026
Michael Lee Architects, Inc.Architectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$27.28 per hour

I-200-26106-804168
Reported wage: $27.28–$27.5 / hour
Annualized: $56,742
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-17
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Manhattan Beach, CA04/16/202610/01/2026
Michael Lee ArchitectsArchitectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$27.28 per hour

I-200-26099-776978
Reported wage: $27.28–$27.5 / hour
Annualized: $56,742
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-10
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Manhattan Beach, CA04/09/202610/01/2026
USA Tianren Hotel Management Inc.Architectual And Civil Drafters

Filing details

$33 per hour

I-200-25218-225007
Reported wage: $33–$34 / hour
Annualized: $68,640
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-06
Employment end: 2028-08-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Fullerton, CA08/06/202508/20/2025
Rhythm Architecture And Design LLCArchitectural And Civil Drafters

Filing details

$47,000 /yr

I-200-25132-964122
Reported wage: $47,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $47,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-19
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Worthington, OH05/12/202510/01/2025
Rhythm Architecture And Design LLCArchitectural And Civil Drafters

Filing details

$47,000 /yr

I-200-25111-886437
Reported wage: $47,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $47,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-28
Employment end: 2028-07-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Worthington, OH04/21/202507/29/2025
Rhythm Architecture & Design, LLCArchitectural And Civil Drafters

Filing details

$47,000 /yr

I-200-25105-864878
Reported wage: $47,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $47,000
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-16
Employment end: 2028-07-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Worthington, OH04/15/202507/29/2025
Advanced Facade Inc.Architectural And Civil Drafters

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24163-099115
Reported wage: $90,000–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-18
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Far Rockaway, NY06/11/202410/01/2024
Jad & Associates LLCArchitectural / Civil Drafter

Filing details

$60,000 /yr

I-200-24152-056139
Reported wage: $60,000 / year
Annualized: $60,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-07
Employment end: 2027-10-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Anaheim, CA05/31/202411/18/2024
Taalman Architecture Inc.Architectural And Civil Drafters

Filing details

$57,013 /yr

I-200-24087-835375
Reported wage: $57,013 / year
Annualized: $57,013
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-28
Employment end: 2027-04-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Los Angeles, CA03/27/202404/10/2024
Freese Architecture, Inc.Architectural & Civil Drafter

Filing details

$24 per hour

I-200-24024-663261
Reported wage: $24–$24.5 / hour
Annualized: $49,920
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-01-31
Employment end: 2025-02-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Tulsa, OK01/24/202402/15/2024
Freese Architecture, Inc.Architectural & Civil Drafter

Filing details

$24 per hour

I-200-23324-513469
Reported wage: $24–$24.5 / hour
Annualized: $49,920
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-11-22
Employment end: 2025-12-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Tulsa, OK11/20/202312/04/2023
Sixsides Architecture, Inc.Civil Drafter

Filing details

$23 per hour

I-200-22146-215324
Reported wage: $23–$23.5 / hour
Annualized: $47,840
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-03
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Bay Harbor Islands, FL05/26/202210/01/2022
Warner Larson Inc.Architectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$50,000 /yr

I-200-22136-177642
Reported wage: $50,000 / year
Annualized: $50,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-23
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Boston, MA05/16/202210/01/2022
Sound View Engineers &Land Surveyors, LLCArchitectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$40,560 /yr

I-200-21124-285572
Reported wage: $40,560–$46,488 / year
Annualized: $40,560
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-11
Employment end: 2024-09-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Greenwich, CT05/04/202109/02/2021
Hydam Construction Inc.Civil Drafter

Filing details

$79,000 /yr

I-200-20325-921118
Reported wage: $79,000 / year
Annualized: $79,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-11-27
Employment end: 2023-11-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Thousand Oaks, CA11/19/202011/20/2020
Precision Civil Engineering, Inc.Architectural And Civil Drafter

Filing details

$18.9 per hour

I-200-20014-252229
Reported wage: $18.9–$24.6 / hour
Annualized: $39,312
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-01-21
Employment end: 2023-07-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Fresno, CA01/14/202007/15/2020
Trova Design Consultants, Inc.Civil Drafter

Filing details

$24 per hour

I-200-19070-921692
Reported wage: $24–$24 / hour
Annualized: $49,920
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-15
Employment end: 2022-09-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Pittsfield, MASSACHUSETTS03/11/201909/09/2019
Trova Design Consultants, Inc.Civil Drafter

Filing details

$24 per hour

I-200-19068-646455
Reported wage: $24–$24 / hour
Annualized: $49,920
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-09
Employment end: 2022-09-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Pittsfield, MASSACHUSETTS03/09/201909/06/2019
Trova Design Consultants, Inc.Civil Drafter

Filing details

$24 per hour

I-200-19067-798515
Reported wage: $24–$24 / hour
Annualized: $49,920
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-08
Employment end: 2022-09-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Pittsfield, MASSACHUSETTS03/08/201909/06/2019
Gibbons Engineering, PcArchitectural And Civil Drafters

Filing details

$20 per hour

I-200-19023-422618
Reported wage: $20 / hour
Annualized: $41,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-07
Employment end: 2022-04-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Tarrytown, NEW YORK03/01/201904/01/2019
Nichols-Melburg & Rossetto, Aia & Associates, Inc.Civil Drafter (Project Technician)

Filing details

$70,000 /yr

I-200-18135-778405
Reported wage: $70,000–$80,000 / year
Annualized: $70,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-21
Employment end: 2021-05-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Chico, CA05/15/201805/21/2018

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.