Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Lynchburg, VA

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Forest.

Median salary$80,902
Middle 50%$76k–$85.8k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $85,842
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,962 and $90,441.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,962
25th$75,962
50th (median)$80,902
75th$85,842
90th$85,842

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $61,152 (16 filings) FY2022: median $65,562 (18 filings) FY2023: median $64,700 (12 filings) FY2024: median $66,725 (15 filings) FY2025: median $75,962 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 18
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$62,50016
FY2021–––5
FY2022$65,562$65,562$66,49118
FY2023$64,700$63,525$81,77512
FY2024$66,725$63,363$75,96215
FY2025$75,962$75,962$85,84215
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Lynchburg's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $80,902 is worth about $90,500 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 $80,902, 7% 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$75,96214
Cognizanttoo few5

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.