Senior Architect salary in New York, NY
Based on 59 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Flushing, New York City, Jersey City, East Orange.
Also listed as: Project Architect, Architect Non Licensed
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $110,000 |
| 25th | $110,490 |
| 50th (median) | $114,500 |
| 75th | $119,374 |
| 90th | $125,000 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $114,999 | $108,285 | $117,750 | 15 |
| FY2021 | $113,500 | $107,000 | $120,000 | 10 |
| FY2022 | $109,000 | $100,000 | $115,000 | 19 |
| FY2023 | $117,623 | $110,000 | $121,922 | 30 |
| FY2024 | $115,000 | $110,000 | $125,000 | 21 |
| FY2025 | $114,000 | $110,240 | $115,000 | 29 |
| FY2026 | $116,897 | $111,000 | $122,290 | 30 |
Cost of living
New York's median senior Architect salary of $114,500 is worth about $101,700 at national average prices.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).
Compared with all workers here
All Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in the New York, NY area earned a median of $99,710 in May 2025 (10,240 employed). The H-1B median here is $114,500, 15% higher.
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
| Employer | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Hart Howerton Partners | too few | 3 |
| Moody-Nolan | too few | 3 |
| Bonetti Kozerski Architecture DPC | too few | 2 |
| Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates | too few | 2 |
| Mphasis | too few | 2 |
| Renee Cooley Lighting Design | too few | 2 |
| Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C. | too few | 2 |
| Superstructures Engineering & Architecture, PLLC | too few | 2 |
Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.
By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $74,963 | 394 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $91,157 | 246 |
| Senior · Level III | $114,500 | 59 |
| Expert · Level IV | $141,110 | 11 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Minimum H-1B salary by level
| Wage level | Prevailing wage (most common) | Median offered salary | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $65,686 | $74,963 | 394 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $88,899 | $91,157 | 246 |
| Senior · Level III | $110,490 | $114,500 | 59 |
| Expert · Level IV | $132,080 | $141,110 | 11 |
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.