Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Lynchburg, VA

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Forest.

Median salary$85,842
Middle 50%$76k–$94.9k
vs. national median−25%comparison median $114,795
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,381 and $135,366.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,962
25th$75,962
50th (median)$85,842
75th$94,910
90th$113,880

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $61,152 (18 filings) FY2022: median $65,562 (21 filings) FY2023: median $82,863 (20 filings) FY2024: median $75,962 (17 filings) FY2025: median $75,962 (19 filings) FY2026: median $98,218 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 21
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$61,152$61,152$62,50018
FY2021–––5
FY2022$65,562$65,562$72,00021
FY2023$82,863$64,700$105,00020
FY2024$75,962$66,725$75,96217
FY2025$75,962$75,962$88,68119
FY2026$98,218$85,842$116,78712

Cost of living

Lynchburg's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $85,842 is worth about $96,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lynchburg = 89.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Lynchburg, VA area earned a median of $86,830 in May 2025 (40 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,842, 1% lower.

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
Tata Consultancy Services$75,96215
Cognizant$94,91013

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 $80,902 20
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$75,962$80,90220

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.