Mid-level Architect salary in Boston, MA

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Somerville, Newburyport, Salem, Quincy.

Also listed as: Project Architect, Architect Non Licensed

Median salary$98,530
Middle 50%$90k–$99.4k
vs. all levels here+25%comparison median $79,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,835 and $111,476.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,835
25th$90,000
50th (median)$98,530
75th$99,400
90th$104,426

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2022: median $86,341 (19 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $95,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $92,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––8
FY2021–––5
FY2022$86,341$77,438$90,00019
FY2023$95,000$92,000$100,00013
FY2024$95,000$92,309$101,81211
FY2025$92,000$89,835$100,00013
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level Architect salary of $98,530 is worth about $91,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $119,120 in May 2025 (3,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,530, 17% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
BSA Architectstoo few2
Elkus Manfredi Architectstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,333 77
Mid-level · Level II $98,530 19
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$72,987$78,33377
Mid-level · Level II$89,835$98,53019

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.