Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 1,660 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Cumming, Duluth, Johns Creek, Suwanee.

Median salary$86,445
Middle 50%$80.4k–$89.3k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $108,514
Filings1,660FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,371 and $153,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,371
25th$80,371
50th (median)$86,445
75th$89,275
90th$112,621

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $74,006 (1,181 filings) FY2021: median $75,670 (1,042 filings) FY2022: median $75,671 (1,153 filings) FY2023: median $72,500 (1,077 filings) FY2024: median $75,200 (1,337 filings) FY2025: median $80,371 (1,105 filings) FY2026: median $86,445 (555 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,181 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,042 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,153 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,077 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,337 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,105 filings FY25 FY2026: 555 filings FY26 1,337
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$74,006$73,798$82,0001,181
FY2021$75,670$74,006$87,4001,042
FY2022$75,671$75,670$90,0001,153
FY2023$72,500$70,949$80,0001,077
FY2024$75,200$75,130$85,0001,337
FY2025$80,371$80,371$86,4461,105
FY2026$86,445$86,445$92,800555

Cost of living

Atlanta's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $86,445 is worth about $86,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $108,730 in May 2025 (13,750 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,445, 20% 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
Tata Consultancy Services$80,371338
Infosys$86,445248
Cognizant$86,445139
HCLTech$104,61339
LTIMindtree$86,44634
UST$112,62127
Microsoft$131,65024
Compunnel Software Group$91,00023
Virtusa$104,16518
Wipro$86,44515

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,397 118
Mid-level · Level II $86,445 1,660
Senior · Level III $108,514 1,075
Expert · Level IV $135,000 1,111

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$58,802$64,397118
Mid-level · Level II$80,371$86,4451,660
Senior · Level III$108,514$108,5141,075
Expert · Level IV$130,562$135,0001,111

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.