Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architect salary

Based on 57 H-1B filings by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Llp, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Project Architect, Architect Non Licensed

Median salary$84,163
Middle 50%$74k–$88.9k
vs. all employers+6%comparison median $79,330
Filings57FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $59,634 and $127,535.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,890
25th$74,001
50th (median)$84,163
75th$88,900
90th$97,108

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $71,000 (48 filings) FY2021: median $68,000 (63 filings) FY2022: median $70,050 (51 filings) FY2023: median $74,641 (44 filings) FY2024: median $76,426 (23 filings) FY2025: median $77,598 (31 filings) FY2026: median $88,900 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 48 filings FY20 FY2021: 63 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 44 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 63
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$71,000$62,123$77,62548
FY2021$68,000$60,250$75,00063
FY2022$70,050$60,700$79,00051
FY2023$74,641$70,000$86,50344
FY2024$76,426$65,813$87,99723
FY2025$77,598$72,000$87,58931
FY2026$88,900$77,000$95,00026

By state

New York
$92,101
Illinois
$71,360
California
$80,443
District of Columbia
$89,236

Bar length: number of filings (New York 25). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

New York, NY$88,900 · 25 filings
Chicago, IL$71,385 · 17 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry $69,882 18
Level II · Qualified $88,899 27
Level III · Experienced too few 2
Level IV · Fully competent too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a architect make at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill?

In H-1B filings, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Llp's median base salary for Architect is $84,163; half of filings fall between $74,001 and $88,900. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Skidmore, Owings & Merrill sponsor H-1B visas for architects?

Yes. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Llp filed 57 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 17-1011 (Architects, Except Landscape and Naval), so this page covers every job title Skidmore, Owings & Merrill filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology