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Principal Architect, It insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings72All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$119,48566 eligible salary records
Employer names8Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$105,409–$147,336Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0491318FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2017: 1 filings17FY 2018: 5 filings18FY 2019: 3 filings19FY 2020: 3 filings20FY 2021: 10 filings21FY 2022: 6 filings22FY 2023: 6 filings23FY 2024: 11 filings24FY 2025: 16 filings25FY 2026: 10 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*10 filings$156,998 median · n=8

*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 · 66 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
Principal Architect, It Applications41
$106,454 median · n=38 eligible
Sr. Principal Architect, It Applications9
$129,203 median · n=8 eligible
Principal Architect, It Transformation5
$143,735 median · n=4 eligible
Principal Architect, It Infrastructure3
$102,835 median · n=3 eligible
Senior Principal Architect, It Transformation3
$184,000 median · n=3 eligible
Principal Architect, It2
$158,100 median · n=2 eligible
Principal Architect, It Network Infrastructure2
$107,275 median · n=2 eligible
Principal Architect, It Solutions1
$161,855 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
Fort Worth, TX50
$111,176 median · n=47 eligible
Flower Mound, TX4
$146,191 median · n=4 eligible
Tempe, AZ4
$122,866 median · n=3 eligible
Fort Worth, TEXAS2
$99,736 median · n=2 eligible
Ann Arbor, MI1
$147,470 median · n=1 eligible
Belmont, CA1
— median · n=0 eligible
Boise, ID1
$176,000 median · n=1 eligible
Ipswich, MA1
$155,000 median · n=1 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
91.7%Certified LCAs
Certified66 91.7%
Certified - Withdrawn5 6.9%
Withdrawn1 1.4%

Denominator: all 72 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
American Airlines, Inc.56
$111,093 median · n=52 eligible
Stryker Corporation11
$148,626 median · n=10 eligible
Ca, Inc.1
$161,855 median · n=1 eligible
Ebsco Publishing1
$161,200 median · n=1 eligible
Ebsco Publishing, Inc.1
$155,000 median · n=1 eligible
Micron Technology, Inc.1
$176,000 median · n=1 eligible
Ringcentral, Inc.1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 7 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
$119,485Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$93,798
25th percentile$105,409
Median (50th)$119,485
75th percentile$147,336
90th percentile$156,998

n=66 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

72 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
Stryker CorporationPrincipal Architect, It Transformation

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-26173-037808
Reported wage: $156,998–$196,700 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-08-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Flower Mound, TX06/22/202608/03/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-26148-956742
Reported wage: $156,998–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-11-22
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX05/28/202611/23/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-26091-748245
Reported wage: $156,998–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-08
Employment end: 2029-09-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX04/01/202609/22/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-26012-552915
Reported wage: $156,998–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-20
Employment end: 2029-02-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX01/12/202602/02/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$134,971 /yr

I-200-25314-393949
Reported wage: $134,971–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $134,971
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-18
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX11/10/202505/01/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$134,971 /yr

I-200-25314-394002
Reported wage: $134,971–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $134,971
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-18
Employment end: 2029-04-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX11/10/202504/10/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-25335-446029
Reported wage: $156,998–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-08
Employment end: 2029-04-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX12/01/202504/10/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-25335-446045
Reported wage: $156,998–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-08
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX12/01/202505/01/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Sr. Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-25316-401610
Reported wage: $156,998–$244,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-19
Employment end: 2029-04-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX11/12/202504/20/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Sr. Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-25307-363811
Reported wage: $156,998–$244,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-11-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX11/03/202511/17/2025
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Network Infrastructure

Filing details

$112,000 /yr

I-200-25258-309225
Reported wage: $112,000–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $112,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-22
Employment end: 2029-02-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX09/15/202502/11/2026
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$134,971 /yr

I-200-25253-299837
Reported wage: $134,971–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $134,971
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-17
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX09/10/202510/01/2025
American Airlines, Inc.Sr. Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$134,000 /yr

I-200-25176-128352
Reported wage: $134,000–$244,000 / year
Annualized: $134,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-02
Employment end: 2028-07-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX06/25/202507/28/2025
Stryker CorporationSenior Principal Architect, It Transformation

Filing details

$142,600 /yr

I-200-25113-897401
Reported wage: $142,600–$242,400 / year
Annualized: $142,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-30
Employment end: 2028-08-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Flower Mound, TX04/23/202508/15/2025
Stryker CorporationPrincipal Architect, It Transformation

Filing details

$136,136 /yr

I-200-25112-891424
Reported wage: $136,136–$143,500 / year
Annualized: $136,136
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-29
Employment end: 2028-05-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Flower Mound, TX04/22/202505/10/2025
Stryker CorporationSenior Principal Architect, It Data & Analytics, Sap Otc

Filing details

$149,781 /yr

I-200-25069-762906
Reported wage: $149,781–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $149,781
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-17
Employment end: 2028-03-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Flower Mound, TX03/10/202503/17/2025
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Infrastructure

Filing details

$118,685 /yr

I-200-25055-719813
Reported wage: $118,685–$219,000 / year
Annualized: $118,685
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-03
Employment end: 2028-08-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX02/24/202508/03/2025
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$127,878 /yr

I-200-25013-614870
Reported wage: $127,878–$213,000 / year
Annualized: $127,878
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-21
Employment end: 2028-06-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX01/13/202506/07/2025
Stryker CorporationSenior Principal Architect, It Transformation

Filing details

$185,732.05 /yr

I-200-24358-567638
Reported wage: $185,732.05–$195,732.05 / year
Annualized: $185,732
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-02
Employment end: 2028-06-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Plain City, OH12/23/202406/06/2025
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$128,877 /yr

I-200-24316-467364
Reported wage: $128,877–$213,000 / year
Annualized: $128,877
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-18
Employment end: 2028-04-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Tempe, AZ11/11/202404/09/2025
Stryker CorporationPrincipal Architect, It Transformation

Filing details

$163,000 /yr

I-200-24285-400420
Reported wage: $163,000–$173,000 / year
Annualized: $163,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-05
Employment end: 2027-10-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Portage, MI10/10/202410/21/2024
Stryker CorporationPrincipal Architect, It Transformation, Lead To Cash

Filing details

$180,000 /yr

I-200-24298-431596
Reported wage: $180,000–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-31
Employment end: 2027-11-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Lewis Center, OH10/24/202411/18/2024
Stryker CorporationPrincipal Architect, It Transformation

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-24291-414057
Reported wage: $140,000–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-24
Employment end: 2028-03-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Salt Lake City, UT10/17/202403/07/2025
American Airlines, Inc.Principal Architect, It Applications

Filing details

$127,878 /yr

I-200-24288-405237
Reported wage: $127,878–$213,000 / year
Annualized: $127,878
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-21
Employment end: 2028-03-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Fort Worth, TX10/14/202403/28/2025
Stryker CorporationSenior Principal Architect, It Transformation

Filing details

$184,000 /yr

I-200-24276-381167
Reported wage: $184,000–$194,000 / year
Annualized: $184,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-09
Employment end: 2028-02-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Warrington, PA10/02/202403/01/2025

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.