Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 90 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Strongsville, Mentor, Beachwood, Middleburg Heights.

Median salary$100,318
Middle 50%$99.3k–$100.3k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $100,000
Filings90FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,341 and $131,984.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,341
25th$99,341
50th (median)$100,318
75th$100,318
90th$111,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $81,000 (43 filings) FY2021: median $100,375 (24 filings) FY2022: median $93,425 (34 filings) FY2023: median $98,384 (41 filings) FY2024: median $98,384 (72 filings) FY2025: median $100,318 (64 filings) FY2026: median $99,341 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 43 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 34 filings FY22 FY2023: 41 filings FY23 FY2024: 72 filings FY24 FY2025: 64 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 72
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$81,000$80,018$94,00043
FY2021$100,375$80,000$111,97424
FY2022$93,425$86,570$125,00034
FY2023$98,384$89,669$135,00041
FY2024$98,384$98,384$100,31872
FY2025$100,318$100,318$100,31864
FY2026$99,341$99,341$99,34126

Cost of living

Cleveland's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $100,318 is worth about $106,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Cleveland, OH area earned a median of $104,870 in May 2025 (960 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,318, 4% 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
Cognizant$100,31867
CGItoo few4
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few4
HCLTechtoo few2
Capgemini Americatoo few2
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Ohio Farmers Insurance Companytoo few2
Vantage Agoratoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $61,500 11
Mid-level · Level II $80,704 116
Senior · Level III $100,318 90
Expert · Level IV $119,954 71

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$61,069$61,50011
Mid-level · Level II$80,704$80,704116
Senior · Level III$100,318$100,31890
Expert · Level IV$119,184$119,95471

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.