Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Lakeland, FL

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Davenport, Winter Haven.

Median salary$93,673
Middle 50%$70.8k–$116.9k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $114,795
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $46,811 and $149,001.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,788
25th$70,775
50th (median)$93,673
75th$116,868
90th$134,700

Cost of living

Lakeland's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $93,673 is worth about $96,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lakeland = 97.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Lakeland, FL area earned a median of $60,170 in May 2025 (230 employed). The H-1B median here is $93,673, 56% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizanttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.