Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 95 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Louisville, Jeffersonville, La Grange, Sellersburg, Fisherville.

Median salary$90,813
Middle 50%$88.6k–$90.8k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $90,813
Filings95FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,587 and $152,700.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,587
25th$88,587
50th (median)$90,813
75th$90,813
90th$107,934

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $80,375 (34 filings) FY2021: median $88,546 (29 filings) FY2022: median $95,803 (46 filings) FY2023: median $76,000 (45 filings) FY2024: median $88,587 (73 filings) FY2025: median $88,587 (57 filings) FY2026: median $90,813 (38 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 46 filings FY22 FY2023: 45 filings FY23 FY2024: 73 filings FY24 FY2025: 57 filings FY25 FY2026: 38 filings FY26 73
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$80,375$78,790$106,49134
FY2021$88,546$74,693$110,00029
FY2022$95,803$78,081$110,00046
FY2023$76,000$75,774$93,51745
FY2024$88,587$85,571$98,25973
FY2025$88,587$88,587$90,81357
FY2026$90,813$90,813$90,81338

Cost of living

Louisville/Jefferson County's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $90,813 is worth about $97,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Louisville/Jefferson County = 93.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY area earned a median of $76,900 in May 2025 (590 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,813, 18% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizant$90,81337
Tata Consultancy Services$88,58719
Infosystoo few8
HCLTechtoo few4
7Technixtoo few3
Wiprotoo few3
Humanatoo few2
Microsofttoo few2
Royal Cybertoo few2
Yashco Systemstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $69,805 115
Senior · Level III $90,813 95
Expert · Level IV $135,221 101

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$67,517$69,805115
Senior · Level III$90,813$90,81395
Expert · Level IV$111,800$135,221101

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.