Mid-level Architect salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Fort Worth, Irving, Mckinney, Grapevine.

Also listed as: Project Architect, Architect Non Licensed

Median salary$88,109
Middle 50%$80.2k–$88.3k
vs. all levels here+20%comparison median $73,154
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,205 and $94,457.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,205
25th$80,205
50th (median)$88,109
75th$88,305
90th$90,529

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2021: median $70,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $67,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $79,000 (14 filings) FY2024: median $77,314 (14 filings) FY2025: median $80,205 (12 filings) FY2026: median $88,109 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 17
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–––4
FY2021$70,000$69,867$75,00011
FY2022$67,000$66,102$73,00017
FY2023$79,000$77,314$84,95614
FY2024$77,314$77,314$80,71714
FY2025$80,205$80,205$85,37212
FY2026$88,109$88,109$89,29311

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Architect salary of $88,109 is worth about $85,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $93,840 in May 2025 (2,580 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,109, 6% 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
Wra Architectstoo few4
Corgan Associatestoo few3
Perkins & Willtoo few3
Ghafari Associatestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $73,130 88
Mid-level · Level II $88,109 23
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$65,582$73,13088
Mid-level · Level II$88,109$88,10923

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.